Helmet Laws Persuasive Speech
Do you ride a motorcycle or motorized vehicle? If you do, do you wear a helmet? If not then how would you feel if you knew that you are three times more likely to die without your helmet? In the no helmet law states, only 58 people died in a motorcycle crash with a helmet. Guess how many died without a helmet? 148 people. That's about two and a half times more than people with helmets. Are you willing to risk your life just because you won't put a helmet on? Wearing a helmet can prevent so many health issues that could be caused without a helmet. Wearing a helmet is important in many ways. A helmet can prevent death and brain injury in an accident. There are many more people that don't wear helmets compared to people that wear helmets. According
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According to iihs.org the no law states are Idaho, Vermont, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota. North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, South Carolina, and Arkansa. This means that there is absolutely no law in that state. The partial law states are Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Virginia, which means that the is a helmet law in only specific county's . In these states the death rate in motorcycle crashes is a lot more than it is in the full law states. The full law states are, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, Louisiana, North Carolina, D.C, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. This means that there is a full helmet law in that state and no matter what you have to wear one. This law saves so many laws, but can only save the lives of people in those states. A helmet benefits you in many …show more content…
One factor was the helmet law repeal. According to Detroit news.com the number of helmet less deaths have increased 26% since the helmet law repeal in 2012. The helmet laws was definitely one of the factors that lead to not wearing helmets. The deaths were an average of 109 and now it's up to an average of 138. That is almost thirty more people. In 2011 the year before the repeal five of the 109 deaths weren't wearing helmets. Now in 2016, 56 of the 138 deaths weren't wearing helmets. Only about 73% of people wear helmets compared to the 99% of people that wore helmets in 2006. Another reads on would be opinion. Some people's opinion and bias information are, it's their right to not have to wear a helmet, people like to feel the wind in their hair, and that a helmet isn't effective over thirteen miles per hour. Which as you can see is completely insane and bias. False information would be another reason why people don't wear helmets. Many motorcyclists are told or comprehend things wrongly. For example, people believe that motorcycle helmets are useless unless you are riding thirteen miles or under, because that is the speed that the company drop tests their helmets at. As you can see many things factor into wearing a helmet and not wearing a
According to iihs.org the no law states are Idaho, Vermont, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota. North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, South Carolina, and Arkansa. This means that there is absolutely no law in that state. The partial law states are Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Montana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Virginia, which means that the is a helmet law in only specific county's . In these states the death rate in motorcycle crashes is a lot more than it is in the full law states. The full law states are, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, Louisiana, North Carolina, D.C, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. This means that there is a full helmet law in that state and no matter what you have to wear one. This law saves so many laws, but can only save the lives of people in those states. A helmet benefits you in many …show more content…
One factor was the helmet law repeal. According to Detroit news.com the number of helmet less deaths have increased 26% since the helmet law repeal in 2012. The helmet laws was definitely one of the factors that lead to not wearing helmets. The deaths were an average of 109 and now it's up to an average of 138. That is almost thirty more people. In 2011 the year before the repeal five of the 109 deaths weren't wearing helmets. Now in 2016, 56 of the 138 deaths weren't wearing helmets. Only about 73% of people wear helmets compared to the 99% of people that wore helmets in 2006. Another reads on would be opinion. Some people's opinion and bias information are, it's their right to not have to wear a helmet, people like to feel the wind in their hair, and that a helmet isn't effective over thirteen miles per hour. Which as you can see is completely insane and bias. False information would be another reason why people don't wear helmets. Many motorcyclists are told or comprehend things wrongly. For example, people believe that motorcycle helmets are useless unless you are riding thirteen miles or under, because that is the speed that the company drop tests their helmets at. As you can see many things factor into wearing a helmet and not wearing a