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For the first time in decades, adult motorcycle riders in Pennsylvania will soon be able to ride without a helmet. Governor Rendell says he'll sign a bill repealing the state's helmet law that was given final legislative approval by the House on Tuesday afternoon.
The repeal bill already passed the Senate. In the House, opponents -- including Delaware County Republican William Adolph -- made one last appeal to stop it:
"According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, helmets reduce the risk of deaths by 29 percent, and are 67 percent effective in protecting brain injuries."
But Governor Rendell's opinion is what matters now, and he puts stock in a different statistic:
"Every cycler has told me, and engineers have told me, that the helmets that they wear only help in terms of preventing brain injuries in accidents where they're going 15 miles an hour or slower."
Rendell says he will sign the bill allowing adults to ride motorcycles without a helmet, saying the public safety costs will be much lower than other legal activities such as cigarette smoking.
How many of you guys ride with out helments?