Helmets and why they save lives

            
             After someone gets into a bad motorcycle accident, what do people usually ask first? "Was he/she wearing their helmet," right? So, just from that one question, would it be more likely that wearing a helmet is safer than not. This the least that someone can do when trying to be safe on a motorcycle. Wearing a helmet should be mandatory for all people when riding on a motorcycle. .
             From 1996-1998, Louisiana had 79 motorcycle fatalities, or about 26 per year. In the three years after the law changed, helmets optional, 2000 through early December 2002, the total was 183, or about 61 per year. ("Helmet change could save lives"). This shows that many motorcycle enthusiasts do not think about safety when they climb on these "crotch rockets". Safety should be the first and last thing going through a cyclists mind when in fact they know they will be exceeding fifty miles per hour all the while, other vehicles that travel on the same roads are bigger, stronger and heavier. I know people who have whipped out on motorcycles. They were lucky because of the helmet they were wearing.
             Does everyone like to save money? Well I do, and so does Florida. That is why they have not given the public the choice to ride without helmets. "My conflict comes .
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             from my belief that adults should have the freedom to choose weather or not to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle and the possible costs to society for exercising that freedom," Jeb Bush. Helmet use saved an estimated $646 million in 1997, the latest year for which statistics were available. This shows that a state can save money when people are just plain safe, for example, riding with a helmet. Now, who does not like to save money?.
             Your brain doesn't heal like a broken leg. A severe brain injury will change your life forever, or even end it. Wearing a helmet, only the minimum, can protect your brain while riding. 77 % of local residents favor reinstating a helmet law for motorcycle riders, according to the fifth annual community survey on attitudes about safety and drug and alcohol abuse.