Are motorcycles really "donorcycles"? Examining organ donation rates between unhelmeted and helmeted motorcyclists - PubMed
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This is the first study to demonstrate an increased rate of organ donation among unhelmeted motorcyclist fatalities compared to helmeted rider fatalities. There was no significant increase in the rate of organ donation following the Michigan UHL repeal. However, we identified that some motorcycle cr …
  • RedSnt 👓♂️🖥️@feddit.dkEnglish
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    Unhelmeted motorcyclists are three times more likely than helmeted riders to become organ donors

    But apparently they didn’t see much change in numbers after the repeal of a helmet law. Probably because those that died when it was mandatory to wear a helmet broke the law and drove without helmet anyway, at least at the time of their death.