>> So motorcycles riders who don't wear helmets cost the rest of us a lot. Its >> not a >> matter o free choice, rather its a matter of public health and safety. Those >> who >> object maybe should also be objecting to the Typhoid Mary laws that exist for >> public health. After all its your personal responsibility if you get sick. > >Except head trauma is not contagious. Typhoid fever is. > >I would compare it to "extreme sports" because people are more likely >to get injured while doing them. > >-Cameron >
A bit more data from the original study I mentioned: The study authors looked at hospitalizations per 10,000 registrations from motorcycle crashes by examining discharge data compiled from all acute care hospitals in the state. They found an increase of 42 percent in the head injury hospitalization rate and a 2 percent increase in the non-head injury hospitalization rate. The number of head-injured, hospitalized motorcyclists requiring further care at facilities specializing in rehabilitation and long-term care increased 87 percent after the repeal, and increased 16 percent for non-head injured motorcyclists. Total acute care hospital charges stemming from motorcycle-related head injuries increased 132 percent in the two years following repeal compared to 69 percent for non-head injuries. --------------------------- Even Typhoid Mary didn't have a kill rate like this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:339903 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
