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Necesitamos informacion sobre cascos

JC · Rat Bike Tramp

Encontre esto que a lo mejor es de utilidad:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
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MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
Motorcycle helmets save lives and taxpayer dollars. That's why legislation signed in
1991 created a universal mandatory motorcycle helmet law. Every state that has
adopted mandatory motorcycle helmet laws have also found this to be true.
Vital Statistics
· California Highway Patrol statistics show that in the first year the helmet law was in
effect the number of deaths attributed to motorcycle riders dropped 36 percent while
the number of registered motorcycles dropped only 9 percent.
· The number of people hospitalized for motorcycle crash injuries fell 27 percent
during the first year that California’s law was in place and an additional 9 percent the
second year.
· Hospitalizations for brain injuries attributed to motorcycle accidents decreased by 55
percent during the first year and an additional 27 percent during the second year.
· Head injuries are financially draining. The average hospitalization cost for a
motorcyclist with a head injury is more than $43,000.
All Motorcycle Riders Must Wear Helmets
Requiring helmets only for motorcycle riders under the age of 21 does little to reduce
the financial impact of injuries. In California, 80 percent of motorcycle injury costs occur
with riders over the age of 21.
Research conducted by the National Highway Traffic Administration demonstrates that
states with age-restricted helmet laws have motorcycle death rates comparable to those
with no helmet requirements.
Health Factors
· Less than half of the cost of motorcycle injuries are covered by private health
insurance organizations, meaning state taxpayers and health care providers must
pay for the remainder of costs.
· Taxpayer expenditures for motorcycle injuries covered by the Medi-Cal program
dropped by over one third — from $28 million a year to $18 million a year — after
the mandatory helmet law took effect.

Fernando · Bobber Test Jock

virginia es mi procimo Duty yo etube buscando informacion y la que encontre es que es requisito que tengas un curso de MSF http://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/dmv/6g6_mcsafety.htm#Fees

esta es de los cascos

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/general/safety/motorcycle/myths_truths.asp

http://www.bikersrights.com/states/virginia/virginia.html

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/drivers/helmets.asp

Virginia Circuit Court Declares
Helmet Law Unconstitutional!

January 21, 1999. Bikers won a major court decision in Virginia when the Virginia helmet law was declared unconstitutional by the Rockingham County Circuit Court on the basis that the statute is void for vagueness.

In the Spring of 1998, officers of the Harrisonburg Police Department began a "ticket and confiscate" campaign against anyone found wearing what they subjectively felt was an illegal helmet. Similar to CHP in California, the HPD targeted "beanie" helmets.

Bikers were stopped if their helmets appeared to be similar to the one's shown in the NHTSA training film "Fake Helmets", which was produced with the help of the Maryland State Police and public tax dollars.

Virginia attorney Tom McGrath wrote the Chief of Police and the City Attorney protesting the confiscations and the confiscations were stopped. He also filed a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, and found that the police training had consisted soley of watching the NHTSA video and reading the NHTSA companion brochure."

McGrath represented several of the ticketed motorcyclists and succeeded in getting dismissals for all except Francis Michael Collins, ("Tweeter"), who had already been found guilty. McGrath had Tweeter appeal to the Circuit Court and filed a "Motion to Dismiss" on the basis that Virginia's Helmet Law is unconstitutional, because the average citizen had not been told what the standard is.

The Court agreed with the arguement and delcared the law unconsitutional and dismissed the case! This decision pertains only to Rockingham County, but sets a major precident. Other jurisdictions can attack helmet tickets on the same basis and the bill will have to be rewritten, which is problematic for the pro-helmet lobby since next year is an election year.

espero que lo puedas usar

JC · Rat Bike Tramp

Mas info, espero te sea util: Estuve modificando las tablas para que no salieran descuadrados todos los numeros, por un buen rato, y cuando le doy "post" vuelven y salen descuadradas. Aqui esta el link de donde saque la info: http://www.abate-of-maryland.org/xhmt_pa.htm Si vas ahi, tienen tablas comparables, con todos los estados, comparando el numero de accidentes y fatalidades entre los estados que tienen ley de casco, y los que no. Aunque parezca ilogico, segun demuestra ese estudio, hay mas accidentes y muertes en los estados que SI tienen ley de casco. Muy interesante....

-- Edited by JC at 10:36, 2006-01-25

PD - JC te edite el post para que salga el enlace activado...gracias

-- Edited by Motorcycler at 12:55, 2006-01-25

Jose de Miguel · el exiliado

Luis. Yo tengo montones de esa informacion, tengo que buscarla, yo creo que esta en una computadora vieja. Anyway, la mejor informacion la tiene ABATE de Arizona, hazle un search. Como todo los estados que favorecen la ley de casco te dicen una cosa y los que no otras. Yo tenia una tabla de comparacion con cada estado, los fatalities y accidentes, comaprado con la poblacion , cantidad de motoras y expansion territorial. tambien dividido por causas, alcohol, wreckless driving, carros , etc. os estados que mas se comparan con PR eran Rhode Island y Hawaii, ninguno delos dos tienen ley de casco. Los fatailities en Puerto Rico tenian un average de 6 personas anuales, desde los scooters, pues eso se jodio. En ningun sitio te piden un sticker para autopistas, en algunos una licencia para motoras. En los Intersates, despues que el vehiculo pueda correr el minimo de millas marcado (usualmente 40mph) y registrado, puede transitar. Tan es asi, que los scooters, en varios sitios (como Florida) si son de 50 cc o menos, no tienen tablilla, ni la ley de casco aplica, ni tienes que tener licencia de conducir, aunque no pueden transitar por expresos. Deja ver que encuentro, mi "tesis" sobre los cascos tenia como 150 paginas, pero se ha ido traspapelando de una agencia de gobierno a otra.

Jose de Miguel · el exiliado

Lo que en California no te dicen es que redujo la compra y uso de motocicletas por cientos de miles cuando pusieron la ley de casco en los 90' Dejando millones de dolares en registraciones anuales sin cobrar. California es uno de los pocos estados en poner la ley de cascos en esta epoca. Mientras los demas la estan aboliendo.. el unico otro fue Louisiana que despues de varios años la volvio a poner. Me imagino que ya que se fue la inepta gobernadora despues del debacle de los huracanes, volveran a pelear sus derechos. Florida es otro de los estados con mas poblacion de motoras y la ley la derogaron hace unos años... De casualidad ahora tienen menos accidentes aunque tienen muchisimas mas motoras en la calle y dos evetnos que multiplican y triplican la cantidad de bikes en el estado, aunque te exijen cierta cantidad de seguro medico y mayoria de edad.

Motorcycler · El Abuelo de los Perroristas

Primero gracias a todos por la informacion que han presentado. Es precisamente la idea que estamos tratando de lograr. Hay que poner los datos ya que hay personas interesadas escribiendo legislacion visitando el website y lo que busquemos cada uno y pongamos les sera util en determinar una confeccion final.

Por favor sigan posteando esa es la idea... Acerdense que si no lo hacemos nosotros algun burocrata lo acabara haciendo por nosotros...

Motorcycler · El Abuelo de los Perroristas

Welcome to the 50 State Helmet Law Review. Here you will find a page on each state with whatever information we have on hand. This is a continuing work-in-progress... so if you don't see something here and you can supply any missing or new information, please email us. Thanks.

4 States 100% Free!

Colorado

Illinois

Iowa

New Hampshire

20 States Not Free

Alabama
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland

Mass.
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska

Nevada
New Jersey
New York
No. Carolina
Oregon

Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
W. Virginia

24 States Partially Free

Maine

Arizona
Connecticut
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
No. Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
So. Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin

Alaska
Delaware
Wyoming

Arkansas
Rhode Island
So. Carolina

Kentucky
Pennsylvania

2 States Partially Free

Florida

Texas

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The foregoing is provided as educational information only and is not legal advice.