Since 2003, motorcycle riders 21-years of age or older could go helmetless in Pennsylvania if they had been licensed to operate a motor vehicle for more than two years or completed a Pennsylvania motorcycle safety course. Unfortunately the helmetless law resulted in many motorcycle accident related deaths and closed head injuries resulting in permanent dysfunction. According to findings head injury deaths from motorcycle accidents increased 66% and motorcycle-related head injury hospitalization increased 78%.
As an experienced Pennsylvania motorcycle rider and motorcycle accident lawyer for over three decades, I agree that despite the freedom of riding without a helmet. Chance favors the prepared man and helmets definitely have their place as they save lives and prevent brain injuries. Studies indicate that three times as many lives would be saved by repeal of the non-helmet law. Recently, I spoke to a family of a young man who had never had a motorcycle accident but lost his l [...]
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Address Motorcycle Safety In Two New Bills That May Require Riders To Wear Helmets Again – Rider And Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Weighs In
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