{"id":3676,"date":"2013-02-13T04:54:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T04:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2013-02-13T04:54:20","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T04:54:20","slug":"virginia-motorcylcle-helmet-law-is-not-repealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/13\/virginia-motorcylcle-helmet-law-is-not-repealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Motorcylcle Helmet Law is NOT repealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3678\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/14\/virginia-motorcylcle-helmet-law-is-not-repealed\/motorcycle\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3678\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3678\" title=\"motorcycle\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/motorcycle.jpg\" alt=\"Motorcycle\" width=\"124\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Virginia, motorcyclists are required by law to wear a helmet. Only three states (Illinois, Iowa, New Hampshire) do not have helmet laws for motorcyclists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, the Virginia House of Delegates tabled a bill (<a title=\"HB 2010\" href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?ses=131&amp;typ=bil&amp;val=hb2010\" target=\"_blank\">HB 2010<\/a>) that would have made helmets optional for motorcycle riders age 21 and older.\u00a0 The bill is unlikely to be considered again during this year&#8217;s session.<\/p>\n<p>That is good news, according to Herndon accident attorney Doug Landau.\u00a0 &#8220;I understand those who believe that it is a question of individual choice, but in a situation as clear-cut as this &#8212; where the evidence shows that wearing a helmet saves lives and reduces the incidence of traumatic brain injury &#8212; I would always argue on the side of safety and support mandatory helmets for all riders.\u00a0 I would take it a step further and advocate for universal helmet laws across all states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident involving a car, bus, truck, or motorcycle, and there are questions as to what laws apply, <a title=\"email front desk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landaulawshop.com\/contact.asp\" target=\"_blank\">email <\/a>or call Abrams Landau, Ltd. at once (703-796-9555).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the Virginia House of Delegates tabled a bill (HB 2010) that would have made helmets optional for motorcycle riders age 21 and older.\u00a0 The bill is unlikely to be considered again during this year&#8217;s session. That is good news, according to Herndon accident attorney Doug Landau.\u00a0 &#8220;I understand those who believe that it&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/13\/virginia-motorcylcle-helmet-law-is-not-repealed\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Virginia Motorcylcle Helmet Law is NOT repealed&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[101,569,671,732,1840,2152,2493,2613,3532,3537,3541,3544,5159,5163,5338,5521],"class_list":["post-3676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","category-uncategorized","tag-abrams-landau","tag-best-herndon-motorcycle-crash-lawyer","tag-best-reston-motorcycle-wreck-attorney","tag-best-virginia-motorcycle-accident-lawyer","tag-doug-landau","tag-fatal-motorcycle-injuries","tag-helmet-laws","tag-herndon-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-motorcycle","tag-motorcycle-helmet-usage","tag-motorcycle-injury-lawyer","tag-motorcyclist","tag-traumatic-brain-injuries","tag-traumatic-brain-injuryabrams-landau","tag-universal-helmet-law","tag-virginia-motorcycle-helmet-laws"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Virginia Motorcylcle Helmet Law is NOT repealed - Sports Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/13\/virginia-motorcylcle-helmet-law-is-not-repealed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Virginia Motorcylcle Helmet Law is NOT repealed - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last month, the Virginia House of Delegates tabled a bill (HB 2010) that would have made helmets optional for motorcycle riders age 21 and older.\u00a0 The bill is unlikely to be considered again during this year&#8217;s session. 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