Motorcycle Helmet Law

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, motorcycle fatalities have increased 47% since 2020. Last year was Missouri's deadliest on record, with 174 motorcycle deaths.

Year-to-date, fatalities have increased by 40% in 2021, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. St. Louis resident and Harley rider Justin Adams shared his perspective on the matter with "St. Louis on the Air."

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed a bill Friday that would have repealed the state’s mandatory helmet law because he disagreed with an unrelated portion of…

Updated April 8, 1:04 a.m. -- A proposed exemption to Missouri's motorcycle helmet law continues moving forward.The state House passed HB 1464 Thursday by…

A Missouri House committee is considering yet another proposal to loosen the state’s universal helmet law for motorcyclists. State Rep. Eric Burlison,…

The Missouri House has passed legislation that would allow motorcyclists to ride without wearing helmets. House Bill 555 would lift the mandatory helmet…

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