Originally Posted by
odieoh24
with the economy in the shitter, now is a perfect time to get a helmet law passed in exchange for tons of money from the u.s. govt. helmet laws are just another way the govt is slowly taking away americans freedom of choice. if a state decides they dont want to pass a mandatory helmet or seatbelt law, the govt holds highway funds "hostage" till they do. why arent seatbelts mandatory on a school bus? its all about money!! whether you're a safe rider and wear one or an idiot and dont (which i'm occasionally guilty of on trips to laconia)-it should still be your personal choice! if you look at a map showing how many states have helmet laws, you'll see the trend has more and more states relaxing their helmet laws as opposed to strengthening them.
Of the fifty states, only 4 are 100% helmet law free! :
Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire
Of the other 46 states, 20 have full helmet laws for all motorcycle riders:
Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia
19 States have helmet laws that exempt adult riders, riders over the age of majority -- 18 years old and over. Those states are:
Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming
There are 7 states that discriminate against adult bikers between the ages of 18 and 20. How bikers ever got involved in discriminating against their own kind (just younger) is beyond our comprehension. Those embarassments to the community are:
Arkansas (*), Florida, Kentucky (*), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Texas
later odieoh24