Motorcycle Training to Replace Helmets

Mandatory helmet laws are quickly fading away, but motorcycle training courses could take their place. That’s if national highway safety officials get their way, in an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle fatalities.

Members of the Governors Highway Safety Association claim increased motorcycle deaths are offsetting the life-saving progress brought by enforcing safety belt laws and reducing alcohol-related fatalities. Even motorcycle supporters can’t refute the sobering statistics-the motorcycle vehicle class is the only vehicle category showing a consistent increase in fatalities that have more than doubled from 1997 to 2006.

A survey conducted by the Motorcycle Industry Council found that 62 percent of motorcyclists never took a training course. The officials believe that if motorcycle training courses were mandatory, the number of motorcycle injuries and fatalities would decline. Bikers would not panic when negotiating difficult roads, they would learn how to make quick decisions, and be better riders overall.

Since it’s unlikely that helmet laws will be re-enacted, motorcycle training would make the most sense.

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