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What impact has PAs new laws on helmet use had on Pennsylvania motorcycle accident injuries?

April 26, 2017Accident helmet impact injuries Laws Motorcycle PA Pennsylvania

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What impact has PAs new laws on helmet use had on Pennsylvania motorcycle accident injuries?

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• According to a June 13, 2008 article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a report from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center stated that there was a 32% increase in PA motorcycle related head injuries in the 2 years after mandatory use of helmets was repealed. • Researchers also noted a 42% increase in head injury hospitalizations, while hospital charges for Pennsylvania motorcycle accident related head injuries jumped 132 percent.