Helmets: A healthy habit

"SLIM SURVIVAL CHANCE

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contends that helmets reduce the risk of motorcycle fatalities by 37 percent.
Still, helmets do not guarantee survival"

...........and now my 2 cents: How awesome it would be if people would just drop the attitude no matter how many wheels they're riding on! Wonder what that would do for the mortality rate?

Safe Family: Motorcycle Safety

With gas prices as high as we have ever seen them, more people are using motorcycles as their main form of transportation. Josh Stevenson has more in today's Safe Family report.

An Ejection System for Helmets

Read about: the latest from Shock Doctor Inc., a helmet that inflates for gentle removal in the event of a crash.

2008 Traffic Safety Conference

November 17-19, 2008
Marriott - Houston Hobby Airport
9100 Gulf Freeway
Houston, Texas

Planning is underway for the Statewide 2008 Traffic Safety Conference. Sessions will include information on:

* Law Enforcement Issues,
* Emergency Response,
* Motorcycle Safety,
* Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety, and
* Enforcement Technologies.

Harley Recalls 2008 Motorcycles

Read more on the recalls at Consumer Affairs.

The following recalled bikes are:
FLHP, FLHPE, FLHR, FLHRC, FLHRSE4, FLHT, FLHTC, FLHTCU, FLHTCUSE3, FLHTP, FLHX, & FLTR.