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Paternalism & Its Discontents: Motorcycle Helmet Laws, Libertarian Values, and Public Health

Marian Moser Jones, MPH and Ronald Bayer, PhD

Marian Moser Jones is with the Center for History and Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Ronald Bayer is with the Center for History and Ethics of Public Health and the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health.


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  		FIGURE 1—— Legal Protection for Motorcyclists by State, 2006.

Note. Black States have mandatory universal helmet laws; light gray states’ helmet laws cover only minors or some riders; dark gray states have no helmet laws.

Sources. R. G. Ulmer and D.F. Preusser, "Evaluation of the Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Laws in Louisiana, October 2002," U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Report No. HS 809 530; Fast Fred’s Motorcycle Rights e-zine, http://www.fastfreds.com/helmetlawmap.htm.2. Accessed November 22, 2006.

 




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