Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Legislator Renews Repeal Push Of Nevada's Helmet Law
CARSON CITY - As he has done in every Legislature since 1997, Sen. Don Gustavson intends to introduce a bill next year to repeal Nevada's 40-year-old law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.
Gustavson, R-Sparks, said he believes the bill will pass this time because of the national move to give riders the "freedom of choice" to decide whether to wear a helmet. Thirty-one states have repealed helmet laws; the most recent was Michigan in April.
"I am a fighter for what is right," Gustavson said. "The opposition is just continuing the 'nanny state' view that government should protect people from themselves."
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