Motorcycle Helmet Protest Leads to Death
This is an ironic but sad story of a motorcyclist who attended a protest rally against helmet laws. He flipped over his handle bars, hit his head on the pavement and died. The American Bikers Aimed Towards Education (ABATE) encourages the voluntary use of helmets but opposes mandatory helmet laws.
Philip A. Contos, 55, hit his brakes, began fishtailing and lost control of his 1983 Harley Davidson. He shot over the handlebars, hit his head on the pavement and was taken to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, where he was pronounced dead.
