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PositionMotorcycles and helmets - Brief article

4,462

People killed in motorcycle crashes in 2009.

$2.9 billion

Amount saved because of helmet use in 2008.

$1.3 billion

How much more America could have saved if all motorcyclists had worn helmets in 2008.

48%

Motorcycle helmet use in 2005.

67%

Motorcycle helmet use in 2009.

850

Fewer people killed in motorcycle crashes in 2009, compared to 2008. (The first decline in fatalities in 11 years.)

Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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