Investor Presentaiton
• FACT #1 ... Evidence does not support the claim that laws allowing adult motorcycle riders to choose whether or not
to wear a helmet result in increased health care costs.
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Supporting Data
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In its recent review of hospital expenses around the country, the Kaiser Family Foundation broke down inpatient
hospital expenses per day in 2012.
They did this for each state and the District of Columbia.
The average daily inpatient hospital cost for states which had mandatory motorcycle helmet laws was $2,047
• The average daily inpatient hospital cost for states which allowed adult riders to choose whether or not to wear a
motorcycle helmet was $1,987
• Conclusion
⚫ That means that patients in states which had mandatory helmet laws paid an average of $60 more per day for
inpatient hospital care than did patients in states which allowed adult riders to make their own choice on the issue.View entire presentation