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Even if we did not themselves the opportunity to wear a helmet, some local riders always say that their donation Department of Transportation approved headgear.

Cecil Clevinger, John Hagler and Lou francs - all members of the Gray Ghosts Reitverein - believers are fixed prices and a helmet.
“My experience is that these things are much heavier than my head,” said Clevinger, showing off his helmet. “I believe in them. They saved my bacon.

Clevinger has 23 motorcycles in possession since 1963, and it is blocked, but one, and the only injury was a broken wrist.

“I have a wonderful chance,” he said.

Franks met with a deer at 40 km / h, spinning 74 feet on the sidewalk and landing with a broken neck, knee and ankle.

“My helmet resembled someone, it adopted a mill,” said Frank.

But others have lost their lives in the motorcycle crashing.

Gannett News Service analyzed the records of nearly 20000 motorcycle fatalities in 2002-06 to the National Highway Transportation Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, the database.

Louisiana No. 3 spot for the largest number of motorcycles registered 10000 deaths motorbikes.

Data on the Louisiana clear from the report that the year 2006 95 people were killed and the bike breaks down in Louisiana, a mortality rate of 15.5 per 10000 persons registered motorcycles. At the national level, in 2006, 7.3 motorcyclists killed were recorded for all 10000 bikes in the street, from 5.6 in 1996.

Inévitable

No matter, which is, was the accident occurred.

A white car has a stop sign, and there were only a few seconds to Jeff Cox, on his bike, in order to cope. With nowhere to go, a collision with the Ford Expedition was inevitable.

“I know what a bug feels like a windshield,” said Pat Cox, the 26 district court judges. “There were two things going through my head as I flew into the air - No. 1, ‘God, if my time,” and No. 2,’ Make sure my family member. ”

Cox survived the Nov. 28, 2007 - an accident, Bounce-back from a broken hip, four broken ribs and an injured knee with 52 points.

“I am very humble to be here,” said Cox.

Cox was in the hospital for five days and returned to work Jan. 2

Cox took his Harley riding for nearly three years, helping more and more difficult, including boots, Kevlar motorcycle jacket, gloves and full-face helmet.

His bike was a total of the blackout, and he has not replaced.

“I should not lead to a long period,” he said. “I have small children to think. I saw that night died. I will continue to drive, perhaps not now, but at any given time. ”

It is the law

Louisiana has a helmet law requires that each motorcycle, motor cycles or motorized bicycle, consisting of a protective helmet for feed, a pillow, and the visor jugular.

However, this could change.

State Sen. Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, a bill would require that only persons under age 21 to wear a helmet.

“For me, it’s a freedom of choice whether or not to wear a helmet,” said LaFleur, “motorcycle. “I can not say to the fact that wearing a helmet is not clear that wearing a helmet. Course, if one an accident on a motorcycle that we take, it is in poor state. It indicates that the possibility of driver. ”

But the proposed legislation, Senate Bill 83, it is necessary that not everyone has the opportunity to wear a helmet, health insurance, with a minimum of 10000 dollars to cover personal injury and the evidence, when demand to criminal prosecution.

Thirty states have enacted laws Helm optional. Texas and Arkansas laws require, for all persons under 21 to wear helmets. In 2006, in the dead fails in these countries, only 35.5 percent and 23.7 percent were granted, wearing helmets, NHTA statistics.

Mississippi requires all drivers to wear helmets and had a compliance rate of 80 percent for the deaths of the bike breaks down. However, the State is the first motorcycle death of 20 persons were killed and 2006 for all registered 10000 bicycles.

Local Implementation

Shreveport Bossier City, and police said horsemen are, in general, consistent with the bar.

Bossier City issued 13 citations in 2007 for violating the helm and 13 citations for people driving motorcycles motorcycle with the absence of confirmation.

Texas no helmet, so that we still have a lot of man, which is not to produce a helmet is in Louisiana, Shreveport police Sgt. Said Brian A Winn.

The penalties for breaches of the laws of the helmet is a $ 50 fine.

Police have also caused more problems than it Sport bikes with the cruisers.

“They receive Shreveport, Barksdale and Clyde Fant, and try to show their talents and,” said Winn. “We see more than the weekends, when it is hot.”

Winn was arrested again sport bike on Interstate 49 to accelerate to 104 miles per hour.

Better training

Alleman genetic cycle Alleman-Plex, which sells motorcycles and ATVS, Shreveport, riding motorcycles for 50 years, and he believes, too much inexperience, cycling is a cause of many crashes.

“Based on a bicycle is larger than your child teaching in a Winnebago player,” he said.

Riders should start small to gain experience, graduates and the big wheels.

“If you are in a book of 900 bicycles have something and avoid missed, you can lose control,” said Alleman.

In addition to helping customers, the right choice of bicycles, Alleman Cycle Plex also applies to them a motorcycle course LSUS by the department of continuing education and help customers choose the right equipment for maximum safety.

The Northwest Passage American Biker Active Toward promotes the formation of the Louisiana motorcycle safety not only for cyclists, but to the community as a whole. One of the goals of future programs driver group students.

“We show them a video driver training and self-ed. Pour it raises awareness, motorcycles and they let you know what goes on the bike,” ABATE northwest Louisiana, said President Theresa Sullivan.

The group is also preparing to bike in May Awareness Month. Biker go to Baton Rouge, in April last Sunday in the event, and Capitol to kick off events for the month.

Although the group of bikers in charge “option to wear helmets, Sullivan believes, education encourage helmet use, no matter what the law, and that the group is working, as education.

“The more a person has the training, the more they wear helmets,” said Sullivan. “When there is a safety requirement to take this course, they show education in the direction with a helmet, boots, gloves and full sleeves. Most accidents occur at speeds nearest you. If you have a certain speed, no helmet, D’save, but at lower speeds, a helmet can save your brain.