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Webmaster Note: Steve sent his letter in response to a Victory Blog item reporting that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters urged motorcycle manufacturers to promote helmet usage and rider safety training.
Folks,
I have attended the funerals of at least eight friends from motorcycle/cage accidents. Why can't the Feds put helmets on some crash test dummies and sling them against a brick wall? Will the helmets break necks or save skulls? Has anyone done a definitive study on the injuries in fatal accidents to determine the absolute cause of death or do the authorities just see no helmet and stop there?
My wife and I both ride our machines with helmets, but cannot state with certainty that the helmets will save our lives in an accident or possibly end our lives.
Thanks,
– Steve Blackford
Webmaster Note: Enter terms such as “motorcycle helmet study” into an online search engine and you’ll find items such as these:
Motorcyclist Magazine Article
1994 NHTSA Helmet Study
1986 Goldstein Study
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