Reminds me of the old adage, " There are lies, dam lies, and then there are statistics. A classic from the past... (sorry, I can't remember the state, I think my home of Iowa during the 80s) A state had a helmet law. "X" amount of deaths occurred on motorcycles. After a few years of a this helmet law, vocal opposition from groups like ABATE caused the helmet law to be repealed. The following year, pro helmet lawyer types pointed out that helmet fatalities had DOUBLED since the law requiring use of a helmet was repealed. What the pro-helmet crowd failed to mention was that Motorcycle registrations had actually QUADRIPLED during the same time period. (effectively halving the mortality rate, not doubling it) For the record, I believe that a helmet is a good thing, I just personally don't like them, I wear them when I travel or just feel guilty about not doing so.
