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Indiana ATV & Motorcycle Accidents
Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ronald Todd
Currently in Indiana, you are not required to wear a helmet if you are over the age of 17 for both motorcycles and all terrain vehicles.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins released a study in Washington in 2010 stating that ATV accidents are far more likely to be fatal than off-road motorcycle accidents. ATV accident victims were 50% more likely to die from injuries sustained than from those in similar off-road motorcycle accidents.
"There's a belief that four wheels must be safer than two," says Cassandra Villegas, M.P.H., a research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for Surgery Trials and Outcomes. "But we found the opposite. People involved in ATV crashes are more likely to die or suffer serious trauma."
A severe traumatic brain injury sustained in an ATV accident can be avoided. By wearing the proper head gear, goggles and reducing your speed, you can greatly decrease your risk of a traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord damage.
Indiana accident lawyer Ronald S. Todd, P.C. has over 17 years covering brain injury cases, fatal motorcycle accidents and ATV accidents.
If you or a loved one has sustained spinal cord damage or brain injury damage from a motorcycle or ATV accident, contact our office today at (317) 375-7718 or visit us on-line at www.ronaldtoddlaw.com.
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