07.02.2009 1:52 pm

Gov. Jay Nixon says helmets will still be required in Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon said today that he will veto a bill that would have repealed Missouri’s helmet law for motorcyclists, keeping in place a law safety advocates say saves lives.

Motorcycle enthusiasts have been trying to repeal the…

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05.20.2009 11:28 am

Pete Rahn leads effort asking Gov. Jay Nixon to veto helmet repeal

By Tony Messenger

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bikers are currently required to wear helmets

JEFFERSON CITY — The director of Missouri’s Department of Transportation says repealing the state’s helmet law “doesn’t make sense” and will cost lives.

MoDOT director Pete Rahn appeared at a capital city hospital with ER doctors…

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Gov. Jay Nixon says helmets will still be required in Missouri

Pete Rahn leads effort asking Gov. Jay Nixon to veto helmet repeal

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