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Each year 1,000 Americans die as a result of bicycle accidents. In 75% of the deaths, the cause is head trauma. Influenced by those statistics, Maryland's Howard County last week passed a bill requiring all bicyclists to wear helmets or face fines of as much as $100 per violation. The law is expected to inspire similar legislation across the U.S. But bicycle makers fear that helmet laws could hurt business. The Bicycle Manufacturers Association of America contends that the price of helmets -- typically $20 to $80 -- may cut into the sport's appeal by increasing its cost...
...look at anything but the bogey," Dooley's voice crackled in my helmet. "Keep your wings level with his; now come on back on the stick. Keep your eyes on him." I'm looking straight up through the canopy, my head back as far as it will go. It gets heavier as we go over in a roll to intersect the geometry of the other plane's evasive maneuver. The gravity force is building up again, and the plane begins to buffet. I've used up too much energy, and we slide down, missing another chance to line...
...Nieman 3 (Hanlon, Dave Williams) 11:09; 6, H, Murphy 2 (Vukonich, Burke) 12:41. Penalties--H, Burke (high sticking) 2:49; D, Pat Wildman (roughing) 7:29; H, Drury (roughing) 7:29; H, Melrose (holding) 8:36; H, Young (tripping) 9:29; D, Kevin Kiley (playing without a helmet...
This Sunday, when the camera zooms in for a closeup of the National Football League action, look carefully at the helmets. Chances are you will see the ) word Riddell emblazoned on the nose guard. Riddell Inc. of Chicago has 60% of the N.F.L. helmet market and a peculiar contract: if players use another brand of helmet, they must cover the maker's name. Riddell won that provision in return for supplying N.F.L. teams with free helmets, pads and jerseys...
Illegal procedure, says the country's only other major helmet producer, Athletic Helmet Inc. of Litchfield, Ill. A.H.I. has filed suit in federal court alleging that Riddell conspired to monopolize N.F.L. sales and deprive A.H.I.'s trademark of exposure on national TV. "If your product is not seen in the N.F.L. market," says Richard Compere, A.H.I.'s lawyer, "then it loses credibility...