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PositionSTATELINE - Motorcycle crashes - Brief article

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Death rates from motorcycle crashes have increased since states began reversing helmet laws, according to a Gannett News Service analysis. In 1995, the federal government decided to stop withholding highway money from states without helmet laws, and the trend to repeal those laws accelerated. In 1996, 5.6 motorcyclists were killed for every 10,000 registered motorcycles, according to federal transportation officials. In 2006, the rate had increased to 7.3. The annual death toll rose from...

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