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From: osmigo1@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ron Morgan)
Newsgroups: net.cycle,net.politics,net.auto
Subject: Re: re Seat belts, Helmets and Freedom of Choice
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Date: Thu, 31-Jul-86 00:52:40 EDT
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Since I'm no longer a motorcyclist (I want to live a long time), I'm not in-
clined to get too involved in the helmet debate, but I have an interesting
statistic from the Texas Department of Public Safety that I'd like to throw
in. It is that 90% of all motorcycle accident fatalities are caused by head
injuries, and in 80% of *those*, the deceased was *not* wearing a helmet.

Ron Morgan
"Don't use both hands, keep one on the wheel!"


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