This will drive the Hoosier road warriors insane:
Bucking a tide of resistance in state capitals and a free-spirited breed of motorcyclists, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said states should require riders to wear federally approved helmets.
The recommendation comes after a five-year trend of steadily rising motorcycle deaths was reversed in 2009, when 4,462 riders died in crashes. The most recent data, from 2008, indicated that 65 percent of motorcyclists killed were not wearing helmets.
Yes, but 100 percent of those killed in motorcycle accidents were riding motorcycles, so let's just ban the things. This probably isn't worth getting too worked up over, since the NTSB doesn't have the authority to require the helments. Congress tried to tie the requirement to getting federal highway money, the same way it did seat belt use, but "after nine years of lobbying by motorcycle groups, Congress returned the decision-making power to the states."
