August 29, 2009

California Motorcycle Helmet Law Regulation Death Toll Info


According to the federal motorcycle reports, over 2,500 motorcyclists are killed each year and another 50,000 are injured in USA. More than 80% of all motorcycle accidents result in injury or death.

Many of these accidents are not the fault of motorcyclists but instead are the fault of inexperienced, inattentive, or reckless drivers.

California's helmet use law covering all riders took effect on January 1, 1992. Helmet use jumped to 99 percent from about 50 percent before the law. During the same period, the number of motorcyclist fatalities in California decreased 37 percent to 327 in 1992 from 523 in 1991.



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