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Lawmaker urges return of motorcycle helmet law
Ben Roethlisberger's accident and a new legislative study have led state Rep. Dan Frankel to say what hundreds of motorcyclists don't want to hear -- it's time to restore the mandatory helmet law for riders 21 and older. Read More
"Repealing the helmet law has led to an increase of more than 200 serious head injuries" in 2004 and 2005, he said yesterday. "This report and Ben Roethlisberger's accident should be all the wake-up calls we need." - state Rep. Dan Frankel
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And Gov. Ed Rendell told Channel 4 Action News that the repeal of Pennsylvania's helmet law has not made that big a difference in motorcycle deaths.
"If you look at the statistics, motorcycle ridership has gone up dramatically in the last three or four years and the number of deaths has gone up consistent with that," Rendell said.
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“I know you'll be surprised hearing this from a Democrat, but I generally believe that government shouldn't get involved in things of personal choice,” Rendell said.
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"Repealing the helmet law has led to an increase of more than 200 serious head injuries" in 2004 and 2005, he said yesterday. "This report and Ben Roethlisberger's accident should be all the wake-up calls we need." - state Rep. Dan Frankel
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And Gov. Ed Rendell told Channel 4 Action News that the repeal of Pennsylvania's helmet law has not made that big a difference in motorcycle deaths.
"If you look at the statistics, motorcycle ridership has gone up dramatically in the last three or four years and the number of deaths has gone up consistent with that," Rendell said.
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“I know you'll be surprised hearing this from a Democrat, but I generally believe that government shouldn't get involved in things of personal choice,” Rendell said.
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Using someone else's head for political gain ...
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