NY raises upper limit for equestrian helmet wearing

A novel pecker has been passed inward New York passed requiring Equus caballus riders upwards to the historic stream of eighteen to habiliment a security helmet.

The historic stream at which a helmet is required was was previously 14. The pecker to increment the historic stream trammel sponsored past times New York State Senator Ken LaValle and New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. passed both the Assembly too Senate this week.

The pecker likewise increases the maximum fine for violations from $50 to $250.

Assemblyman Thiele was offset approached past times Southampton resident Gary Hornstein during the summertime of 2011 inward an endeavor to strengthen New York’s helmet laws.  Hornstein’s 12-year-old daughter, Nicole, had died later suffering encephalon injuries later falling off a Equus caballus inward Florida piece non wearing a helmet inward 2006.

Since 2011, Assemblyman Thiele too Gary Hornstein convey lobbied for passage for the bill.

“I commend Mr. Hornstein’s dedication inward helping to foreclose anyone else’s kid from beingness injured or whatever solid unit of measurement from having to endure the tremendous loss that he did. I give cheers Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Assembly Transportation Committee Chairman David Gantt, Assembly Codes Committee Chairman Joseph Lentol too my boyfriend colleagues who recognized the importance too involve for this legislation too moved the pecker inward the terminal few hours of Session,” Thiele said.

Mr. Hornstein, who was instrumental inward passing a similar pecker inward Florida too is currently working amongst several other states to innovate the same, said: “I’m humbly thence grateful to hold upwards a component of something thence exceptional – all the children are worth it. I desire to give exceptional cheers to our Assemblyman Fred Thiele, his assistant Laura Stephenson, Senator Kenneth P. LaValle, Assemblyman David Gantt, too the back upwards of my solid unit of measurement too God.”

It has been estimated that xix 1000000 people aged sixteen years too older participate inward riding activities. Horseback riding is the 8th leading drive of emergency room treated, sports too recreation related injuries, too has been identified equally a higher-risk activeness than car racing, motorbike riding, football game too skiing. About 70,000 people are treated inward emergency rooms annually because of equestrian-related injuries, piece thousands to a greater extent than are treated inward physicians’ offices. Head injuries trouble organisation human relationship for nigh 60% of deaths resulting from equestrian accidents.

The New England Journal of Medicine has reported that wearing helmets reduces caput too encephalon injuries past times 85%.

 

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