Nevada

State Contact: Russell Radke

CALL TO ACTION! ACT NOW! AMEND NEVADA'S HELMET LAW!

E-mail, Call and Write the Transportation Committee Members and ask then to support AB300. Find their contact information below.

This bill eliminates the requirement of wearing protective headgear for drivers of motorcycles who: (1) are 21 years of age or older; (2) have possessed a valid motorcycle license for not less than 1 year; and (3) have completed an approved motorcycle safety course. This bill eliminates the requirement of wearing headgear for a passenger of a motorcycle who is 21 of age or older.

You can see the bill on the Legislative web site: http://www.leg.state.nv.us


These are the key points you can use in your correspondence to the Legislators:

- Nevada has a tourism based economy and amending Nevada's helmet law will encourage motorcyclists to visit Nevada.

- When states modify mandatory helmet laws - sales, ownership and riders sharply increase.

- Amending Nevada's helmet law will generate millions of dollars for Nevada without raising taxes through increased motorcycle sales and tourism.

- Helmets increase neck injuries, fatalities average 12% in all states regardless if the helmet is mandated or not.

- Motorcycles are 6% of the national traumatic brain injuries, Bicycles are 7%, Pedestrians are 13%, Occupants of Enclosed Motor Vehicles are 62%, Others are 12%. Motorcycle injuries are not a cost burden to tax payers.


Contact legislators on the Assemly Transportation Committee and ask them to support AB300

Kelvin Atkinson -Chair
5631 Indian Springs Street
North Las Vegas, NV 89031-5078 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8577
(LCB Room Number) 3119 (Home) 702-457-9995
(Fax) 702-457-9995
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) katkinson@asm.state.nv.us

Mark Manendo -Vice Chair
4629 Butterfly Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89122-6149 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8801
(LCB Room Number) 3160 (Home) 702-451-8654
(Fax) 702-451-9060
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) mmanendo@asm.state.nv.us

Jerry Claborn
6617 Network Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89156-7015 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8569
(LCB Room Number) 3140 (Home) 702-437-9948
(Fax) 702-452-4573
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) jclaborn@asm.state.nv.us

Marilyn Dondero Loop
3724 Emerald Bay Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89147 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8833
(LCB Room Number) 4110 (Home)
(Fax) 702-240-7995
(Cell) 702-556-0224 (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) mdonderoloop@asm.state.nv.us

Joseph Hogan
2208 Plaza De La Candela
Las Vegas, NV 89102-4043 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8541
(LCB Room Number) 3131 (Home) 702-365-0505
(Fax)
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) sanjoe@embarqmail.com

Ruben Kihuen
P.O. Box 427
Las Vegas, NV 89125-0427 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8553
(LCB Room Number) 3159 (Home)
(Fax)
(Cell) 702-274-1707 (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) rkihuen@asm.state.nv.us

Ellen Spiegel
1953 Kachina Mountain Drive
Henderson, NV 89012 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8839
(LCB Room Number) 3130 (Home) 702-577-2167
(Fax)
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) espiegel@asm.state.nv.us

John Carpenter
P.O. Box 190
Elko, NV 89803-0190 (Wk) 775-738-9861
(LCB) 775-684-8831
(LCB Room Number) 4122 (Home) 775-738-9861
(Fax) 775-738-4953
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) jcarpenter@asm.state.nv.us

Chad Christensen
9101 West Sahara Avenue
Suite 105
Las Vegas, NV 89117-5799 (Wk) 702-597-5358
(LCB) 775-684-8853
(LCB Room Number) 3105 (Home)
(Fax) 702-548-1308
(Cell) (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) cchristensen@asm.state.nv.us

Pete Goicoechea
P.O. Box 97
Eureka, NV 89316-0097 (Wk) 775-237-7383
(LCB) 775-684-8573
(LCB Room Number) 4104 (Home) 775-237-5300
(Fax) 775-237-5102
(Cell) 775-778-1620 (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) pgoicoechea@asm.state.nv.us

Melissa Woodbury
2654 West Horizon Ridge Parkway
Suite B5-280
Henderson, NV 89052 (Wk)
(LCB) 775-684-8503
(LCB Room Number) 4103 (Home)
(Fax) 702-240-2553
(Cell) 702-742-6495 (Term ends) Nov. 2010
(EMail) mwoodbury@asm.state.nv.us