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Senate committee blocks mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists (SF New Mex)

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Senate committee blocks mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists

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    Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:00 pm | Updated: 11:29 pm, Tue Feb 24, 2015.

    By Milan Simonich
    The New Mexican     | 6 comments

    If they choose to, adult motorcyclists in New Mexico can continue riding without a helmet.

    The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted 4-3 across party lines Tuesday night to block a mandatory helmet law proposed by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque. Only motorcycle riders and passengers younger than 18 must wear a helmet under existing law.

    Committee members, on the same 4-3 vote, also defeated Ortiz y Pino’s related bill to charge a $692 registration fee to each motorcyclist who rides without a helmet. The fee for helmeted riders is $15.

    Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-committee-blocks-mandatory-helmet-law-for-motorcyclists/article_eb30ee8f-e5c9-5c52-b289-1d746166f2e9.html?_dc=519493166590.1095