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<text id=90TT1307>
<title>
May 21, 1990: Business Notes:Sports Equipment
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
May 21, 1990 John Sununu:Bush's Bad Cop
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 69
Business Notes
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Putting a Lid On Cyclists
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<body>
<p> Each year 1,000 Americans die as a result of bicycle
accidents. In 75% of the deaths, the cause is head trauma.
Influenced by those statistics, Maryland's Howard County last
week passed a bill requiring all bicyclists to wear helmets or
face fines of as much as $100 per violation. The law is
expected to inspire similar legislation across the U.S. But
bicycle makers fear that helmet laws could hurt business. The
Bicycle Manufacturers Association of America contends that the
price of helmets--typically $20 to $80--may cut into the
sport's appeal by increasing its cost. The Maryland law was
written by county councilman Charles Feaga, who was disturbed
by the deaths of three local children in bicycling accidents.
Insists Feaga: "We did not do this to harass children or
adults. It's like passengers wearing seat belts. It's for their
own good."
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</body>
</article>
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