On March 25, 2009 motorcycle enthusiasts filled legislative hearing rooms across Nevada in an effort to have the current motorcycle helmet law repealed.  The main battle is being fought in the Transportation Committee. One of the major arguments in favor of repealing the current helmet requirement focuses on preventing motorcycle accidents all together versus having safer crashes.  There was also explicit pleas from emergency room physicians and highway police to keep the helmet law in place.

Nevada bill AB 300 would repeal Nevada’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law for adults over the age of 21 who have completed a riding safety course and have at least one year’s worth of riding experience under their belts.  A lot of blogs are seeing this issue as a personal liberty issue.

Nevada has some of the most popular roads and byways for enjoying motorcycling.  Support for Nevada Bill AB300 is starting to experience a groundswell of support including West Coast Bikers and the issue is getting a lot of play in their forums.  What do you think - make a comment here and vote at my poll asking whether all motorcycle riders should be required by law to wear motorcycle helmets.

In the mean time the polititians continue to argue the pros and cons of repealing the motorcycle helmet requirement.

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