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Hi, I'm Peter Bunny.  On my blog I will rant about all things motorcycle safety (and Other Sillines).  Bikes can be so much fun, they can also provide you the means to mangle and kill yourself in not so nice ways.

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AAA Decries Michigan's HB 4749 that Will Change Motorcycle Helmet Laws
Last Update: 2007-10-14 21:57:55
Posted on: 2007-10-14 21:57:55 by: Peter Bunny
There is a new law that is being debated in Michigan that will allow you to opt out of wearing a helmet.  AAA is out against it and cites statistics that indicate huge increases in costs and fatalities associated with repealing helmet laws.

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Wear Your Lid
Last Update: 2007-10-13 21:47:19
Posted on: 2007-10-13 21:47:19 by: Peter Bunny
Dr. Juan Fitz, and emergency medicine specialist says that the "single most important thing to do when riding a motorcycle . . . is to wear a helmet to protect your head."  He also recommends wearing other gear to protect the rest of you from impact and abraison.
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Metro Manila Development Authority to Compell Police to Wear Helmets
Last Update: 2007-09-25 08:27:57
Posted on: 2007-09-25 08:27:57 by: Peter Bunny
Evidently, there is a helmet law in Manilla but the local cops don't seem to follow it.  The Department of Health in the Philippines argues that cops need to follow the law too and set a good example.

Max Tapongot, chief of the Road Safety Unit under the agency's Traffic Operations Center said, "You reduce fatal accident by 50 percent if bikers use the standard head gears."

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Will the South Carolina Motorcycle Safety Task Force Recommend Wearing Helmets?
Last Update: 2007-09-24 21:11:18
Posted on: 2007-09-24 21:10:07 by: Peter Bunny
There is a motorcycle safety task force that is going to meet on Wednesday in South Carolina to address the increase in motorcycle related fatalities.

The big question is whether or not they are going to recommend a more stringent helmet law for South Carolina.
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Use of helmet a must for bikers, experts say
Last Update: 2007-09-23 16:22:28
Posted on: 2007-09-23 16:22:28 by: Peter Bunny
THE representative of the World Health Organization to the Philippines yesterday proposed the introduction of legislation that would require motorcyclists to wear helmet. The representative, Dr. Soe Nyunt-U, said the legislation would be the most effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities from motorcycle and bicycle crashes.
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Helmet Saves Man's Life
Last Update: 2007-09-23 16:19:54
Posted on: 2007-09-23 16:19:54 by: Peter Bunny
If this guy hadn't have been wearing a lid, it's very unlikely that he would have survived.
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NTSB Backs a Panel Urging Madatory Helmets
Last Update: 2007-09-12 08:24:31
Posted on: 2007-09-12 08:24:31 by: Peter Bunny
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"NTSB officials noted that non-helmeted riders were three times more likely to suffer a brain injury in a crash than those wearing a helmet." Duh. Really?

Nice to hear the NTSB arguing for wearing a helmet.
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