Motorcycle Helmet law

Motorcycles provide hours of fun, fuel-efficient, and easy to park. Unfortunately, many riders never learn critical skills needed to drive safely. Florida is known for its easy lifestyle and laid back attitude, the history of the law dates back and stil forming today. The laws are formed to protect the rider from fatal and serious injury. Wearing helmet has benefits to the rider and other citizens as well. The mandatory helmet use in intercity roads created a serious feeling that the bike was a risky sport. (Russo, 19 )

The mandatory use seems logical given that both vehicles have a body that could serve as containment in the event of collision or rollover, and that the mere loss of balance on the bike can mean giving your head against the hard ground. And the head is not as hard as the floor. (Miller, 12) However, recent measurements of helmet use by Fight for Life show that only 56% of drivers of motorcycles and mopeds use it. And partial surveys in the greater Buenos Aires and the interior towns still show much less use.

Helmets save lives by preventing strokes and head injuries, devastating and disabling. Motorcyclists who do not wear helmets have much higher risk of death or permanent injury. The General Accounting Office United States (GAO) has studied and proved that: ¨ motorcyclists who wear helmets are 73% less mortality than those who do not wear helmets. (McSwain, and Lummis, 2000, 151 ¨ motorcyclists who wear helmets are up to 85% fewer serious injuries than those who do not wear helmets.

Myths and Facts about helmet use

What is the reason they do not use those? Are mixed and matched among those who are reluctant to use it. From the simple recognition that bothers them and takes away the feeling of freedom to other reasons, however repeated, became accepted truths. Here are some of them and what is reality. (Luna, Oreskovich, and Carrico, 135)

Myth: "The motorcycle helmet laws are unconstitutional, violate individual rights."

Fact: European and American courts have consistently recognized that helmet laws do not violate individual rights. All traffic laws require individuals to act in a certain way, beyond that they want to or not. Egg., stopping at the traffic lights to give priority to pedestrians, observe the direction of travel, etc. The legitimacy of these and other provisions, based on their readiness for the protection of life and other members of society. The motorcycle helmet laws are no different to them. (Hurt, and Wager, 50 )

Safety

The main objective wearing a hamlet is for the safety of rider and the passengers. According to a research it was concluded that in 2008 64% of fatally injured motorcycle riders were not wearing helmet. The rider and the passenger must wear the approved helmet. According to network of employers for traffic safety , helmets prevent almost 39% of the fatal injuries to motorcycle, that means out of 100 39% can be saved from fatal crashes by wearing helmet during riding the ...