The Jackson Sun includes an opinion piece in today's edition concerning legislation to permit motorcyclists to drive and ride without a helmet. The Sun is against the motorcycle helmet repeal attempt. The opinion piece includes information about dire consequences that followed a helmet repeal in Pennsylvania. It states, "A study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2008 showed a 66 percent increase in deaths due to head injuries and a 25 percent increase in non-head-injury deaths in Pennsylvania after that state changed its law, according to AAA." I believe Tennessee taxpayers would be on the hook for a lot of money, if this law passed. It is the taxpayer that funds the medical costs of the brain injured motorcyclist and the care of widows and orphans. I know the motorcycle riders like the feel of the wind in their hair, but I don't know how many citizens want to pay extra money to support that cool feeling.
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