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From the Nashua Telegraph today, an article about Motorcycle deaths.  They rose pretty significantly from 2003 to 2004.  In 2003, there were 9 deaths.  In 2004, there were 27. (That's a 300% increase)  So far this year (2005), there have been 21 deaths.  New Hampshire says that the increase is not due to helmet use, but to a lack of motorcycle training.

State safety officials say a rise in motorcycle fatalities in New Hampshire is not related to the lack of a mandatory helmet law, despite recent studies suggesting such a link elsewhere in the country.

Peter Thomson, the state?s highway safety coordinator, says motorcycle deaths likely are up because more people are riding, but not taking a rider safety course. The three-day course is not required to get a license.

Source:  Nashua Telegraph

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