Public-service announcements about motorcycle safety often focus on wearing helmets. Traffic safety groups and government agencies tell us that helmets save lives. The implication is that Illinois riders are responsible for any head injuries they suffer in a collision with a four-wheeled vehicle.
However, state law does not go so far as to require motorcyclists to wear helmets. Illinois is one of the few laws in the U.S. not to require a helmet when riding a motorcycle, moped or other two-wheeled motorized vehicle.
Helmets not required, but…
At the same time, if you went bare-headed and got caught in a
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