"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Arkansas got rid of the adult helmet law a few years back and in the very
same session of the legislature passed a much more stringent seat belt
law. The thing that was interesting was that they didn't really talk about
personal freedom with the helmet law. They just talked about tourism.
Seems Arkansas had lost a number of biker events because we had a helmet
law.

It might also be because some groups have successfully argued that helmets
have been the cause of death in a number of motorcycle accidents, and there
is much less evidence to support the same claim against seat belts.