Who Supports and Who Opposes Universal Helmet Laws

Those Who Support Universal Helmet Laws:

 
Taken from: Traffic Safety Facts; Laws; Motorcycle Helmet Use Laws
April 2004

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/New-fact-sheet03/MotorcycleHelmet.pdf
 
• AAA
• Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
• Allstate Insurance Company
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc.
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• American College of Preventive Medicine
• American College of Surgeons
• American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
• American Insurance Association
• American Medical Association
• American Nurses Association
• American Public Health Association
• American Trauma Society
• Association of Women"s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses
• Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
• Brain Injury Association
• Center for Rural Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Nurses Association
• Emergency Nurses CARE
• Epilepsy Foundation of America
• GEICO
• General Federation of Women"s Clubs
• Indian Health Service
• Motorcycle Industry Council
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
• National Association of Orthopedic Nurses
• National Association of Public Hospitals
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
• National Association of State EMS Directors
• National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
• National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
• National Conference of Black Mayors
• National Flight Nurses Association
• National Safety Council
• National Sheriffs Association
• Nationwide Insurance
• Native American Injury Prevention Coalition
• Prudential Insurance
• State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association
• Students Against Destructive Decisions
• State Farm Insurance
• Think First Foundation
• Wellness Councils of America
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Who Opposes Universal Helmet Laws

·  ALABAMA
Alabama Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs

·  ALASKA
ABATE of Alaska

·  ARIZONA
ABATE of Arizona

MMA of Arizona
Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs.

·  ARKANSAS
ABATE of Arkansas

·  CALIFORNIA
ABATE of California

MMA of California
Bikers of a Lesser Tolerance (BOLT) of California
United Bikers of Northern California.

·  COLORADO
ABATE of Colorado
Riders for Justice

·  CONNECTICUT
 Connecticut Motorcycle Riders Association

·  DELAWARE
ABATE of Delaware Inc

Delaware Freedom Riders
Delaware Confederation of Clubs

·  FLORIDA
ABATE of Florida Inc.

South Florida Confederation of Clubs
North Florida Confederation of Clubs

West Florida Confederation of Clubs

·  GEORGIA
ABATE of Georgia, Inc
Georgia Confederation of Clubs

·  HAWAII
Street Bikers United Hawaii

·  IDAHO

ABATE or Northern Idaho

 Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety
 ·  ILLINOIS
ABATE of Illinois

Illinois Motorcyclist's Rights Association, Inc.

Illinois Confederation of Clubs

·  INDIANA
ABATE of Indiana

·  IOWA
ABATE of Iowa

·  KANSAS
ABATE of Kansas

·  KENTUCKY
Kentucky Motorcyclists Association

·  LOUISIANA
ABATE of Louisiana

·  MAINE
United Bikers of Maine

·  MARYLAND
ABATE of Maryland

·  MASSACHUSETTS
MMA of Massachusetts

·  MICHIGAN
ABATE of Michigan

Michigan Confederation of Clubs

·  MINNESOTA
ABATE of Minnesota

St. Croix Valley Riders

·  MISSISSIPPI
ABATE of Mississippi

·  MISSOURI

ABATE for Missouri
Freedom of Road Riders

·  MONTANA
ABATE of Montana

·  NEBRASKA
ABATE of Nebraska

·  NEVADA
ABATE of Northern Nevada
Bikers of a Lesser Tolerance (BOLT) of Nevada.

Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs

·  NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Motorcyclists' Rights Organization

·  NEW JERSEY
ABATE of the Garden State

·  NEW MEXICO

ABATE Of New Mexico
New Mexico Motorcycle Rights Organization

·  NEW YORK
ABATE of New York, Inc
New York Freedom Riders

·  NORTH CAROLINA
CBA/ABATE of North Carolina

·  NORTH DAKOTA
ABATE of North Dakota

·  OHIO
ABATE of Ohio

ABATE/CMRO Concerned Motorcyclists of Ohio

Confederation of Clubs Midwest

·  OKLAHOMA
ABATE of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Confederation of Clubs

·  OREGON
ABATE of Oregon
 ·  PENNSYLVANIA
ABATE of Pennsylvania

·  RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Motorcycle Association

·  SOUTH CAROLINA
ABATE of South Carolina
South Carolina Motorcycle Rights Association

·  SOUTH DAKOTA
ABATE of South Dakota

·  TENNESSEE
CMT/ABATE, Inc

Tennessee Confederation of Clubs
Tennessee Freedom Riders 

·  TEXAS
Texas ABATE Confederation Inc

Texas Motorcycle Rights Association

Texas Confederation of Clubs

·  UTAH
ABATE of Utah

·  VERMONT
United Motorcyclists of Vermont

·  VIRGINIA

ABATE of Virginia

V.C.O.M. Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists
Virginia Freedom Riders 

·  WASHINGTON
ABATE of Washington

·  WEST VIRGINIA
ABATE of West Virginia

·  WISCONSIN
ABATE of Wisconsin

·  WYOMING
ABATE of Wyoming

·  NATIONAL
American Motorcyclist Association

Biker Nation

Biker Republic

Helmet Law Defense League
Motorcycle Riders Foundation

Motorcyclists Against Dumb Drivers
National Coalition of Motorcyclists