Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have completed a study that links the use of motorcycle helmets to a reduced chance of spinal injury in an accident.Over the past decade many states have repealed universal helmet laws; only 20 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico require mandatory helmet usage for all riders. Those remaining states either have no law or only require helmets under various age restrictions.
This report coincides with renewed efforts on both sides of the helmet law. Some states, such as Oregon, are currently considering repealing the universal helmet law. The city of Myrtle Beach, SC had its mandatory helmet law struck down by the South Carolina Supreme Court, which deemed the city ordinance unable to supercede state laws. Nationally, the National Transportation Safety Board placed this measure on its "Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements" for November 2010.
Helmet use makes motorcycle riding safer. It reduces the risk of cervical spine injury, reduces traumatic brain injuries, and greatly reduces the chance of death.
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