A universal helmet law is something that would require any and all motorcyclists to utilize a helmet while riding. The GHSA states that, due to a federal law which tied highway funds to universal helmet laws, nearly every state had such a law on its books by 1975. However, one year later, Congress took away the federal government's ability to penalize states for failing to have a universal helmet requirement. Today, there is now a patchwork of helmet laws in the United States:
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