Bill filed in NC House looks to relax motorcycle helmet laws

Good view Charles, but let me point out some other things that are wrong with this picture. It is quoted that “it is a great thing that we require helmet use in our state because we are saving literally dozens of lives every year” said Rob Foss with the UNC Highway Safety Research Center. How can Mr. Foss assume that someone would or would not have died or did Mr. Foss state this from facts that he knows or assumptions that they would not have died. Most motorcycle accidents are caused by drivers of automobiles and most fatalities result from internal injuries not head injuries states the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. And this report states “those who specialize in brain injuries are wary a bill to relax helmet requirements would leave more people seriously injured.” Who are “those who specialize”? Also Sandra Farmer with the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina assumes that motorcyclists will need long term support and care and the emotional devastation to families. The last time I checked, motorcyclist’s along with motorist’s are insured. How does this create a financial burden more so than anyone else? So if we eliminate everything that is devastating to families your freedom of religion, your freedom of speech, your personal rights could just as well be tossed out the window. Lastly, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) ranks North Carolina’s strict helmet laws. Why is the CDC even involved in helmet laws? The last articles sent to the media by them were facts that were totally unfounded and false. Are we to assume that motorcyclists are a disease, really?