MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS ENGLISH 215 28 AUGUST 2011 Motorcyclists are more prone to die in accidents than those in automobiles. Accidents are caused by the motorcycle itself‚ the lack of experience‚ not wearing proper gear‚ riding at excessive speeds‚ and inexperienced automobile drivers. The main reason for most motorcycle accidents are caused by motorcyclist that operate their vehicles without wearing the proper protection. A safe and secure cyclist wears a helmet if riding one mile or
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Motorcycle Helmet Laws 1 Running Head: Motorcycle Helmet Laws Impact of Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws CariAnne Kestrel July 15‚ 2012 Utica College SOC 376-Z1 Criminological Research Methods Professor Gregory Fulkerson Summer 2012 Motorcycle Helmet Laws 2 Over the past 30 years‚ many states have enacted mandatory helmet laws for motorcycle drivers. There have been many states that have rescinded these laws for reasons that may not be known by those most interested
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Highway Traffic Safety Administration) estimates that helmets saved 1‚784 motorcyclists from death in 2007. If all motorcyclists had worn helmets‚ an additional 800 lives could have been saved. As an avid motorcycle operator‚ I have been in a few close calls of my own. Luckily for me‚ if something would have occurred‚ I would have at least been safer due to my motorcycle helmet. It is safe to say that thousands of lives could be saved each year by national adoption of universal helmet laws. From 1984
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of people all over the United States choose motorcycles over automobiles for the thrill‚ speed‚ and high performance capabilities. On the other hand‚ motorcycles are not at all the safest way of transportation. Motorcycles do not provide the passenger with the outer protection that cars provide‚ therefore‚ when one crashes‚ the results are usually much more serious. Injuries to the head are responsible for 76% of fatalities when dealing with motorcycle crashes many of which could have been prevented
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Motorcycles don’t posses many safety features that protect their rider. A car contains seat belts‚ airbags‚ four wheels for stability‚ and more; these are important features that help reduce accident and fatality rates. These issues only add to the main problem which is the drivers themselves‚ I am talking about both motorcycle rider and automobile driver. These two figures represent the majority of those on the streets‚ they are either inexperienced drivers or to comfortable with their driving habits
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Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Right or Wrong? Across the United States‚ every year millions of license drivers choose to ride motorcycles rather than drive automobiles for a variety of reasons; Reasons range from individual pleasure to a much more cost effective way to travel. The universal motorcycle helmet law debate over the past forty years has revolved around whether the federal government should adopt a universal helmet law that mandates all motorcyclists to wear helmets at all times
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comes to motorcycle safety‚ helmets get a lot of attention. This is for good reason. The human skull is easily injured by impacts against the road pavement. On the other hand‚ motorcycle riding glasses don’t get the same attention as helmets. Part of this is that many people think of riding glasses as being little more than sunglasses -- an accessory that increases comfort and makes you look cool. Experienced bikers know that motorcycle riding glasses are safety devices much like helmets. However
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Velo-city 2007 – Proposal for Presentation Three years of Spanish compulsory helmet: Some results of an inconvenient law Author: Name‚ Forename Contact Details: Institution‚ Postal Address‚ E-mail Please fill in wether Merallo Grande‚ Juan ConBici-Spain C/ Luis Cernuda‚ 16‚ 19208 Alovera‚ Guadalajara merallo@telefonica.net x poster presentation In 2004 a reform of the General Regulation of Traffic was approved containing some improvements for cyclists. Nevertheless‚ it also had some points
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Introduction Motorcycle are not the safest means of transportation but millions of people all across America choose them over automobile for the trill‚ speed and high performance capabilities they offer in fraction of the price of a automobile. Motorcycle do not provide the protection like automobiles do with their outer body and safety features like air bags and seat belts‚ therefore in case of an accident the injury sustained by the rider is often very serious. When dealing with motorcycle accidents
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Safety Helmets Head traumas have been a huge problem for athletes since sports first developed and today the problem has just increasingly gotten worse. There are many issues that the NFL faces‚ issues they have come up with and issues the players have come up with. Nate Jackson‚ a former NFL player‚ explains in his essay‚ “The NFL’s Head Cases‚” how there were new systems put in place for the safety of players. Some of these systems included fines‚ extra penalties‚ and warnings for future suspensions
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