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Helmet Debate Flow - Feb 22nd

The document discusses a debate regarding whether to implement universal helmet laws for motorcycle riders. The 1AC argues universal helmet laws should be passed to reduce injuries and save lives. However, the 1NC responds that helmet laws won't stop crashes, the government should not remove freedom of choice, and education and safety are already being emphasized through other means. The 2AC then defends the universal helmet law position by stating that fatalities increase when such laws are repealed, non-helmeted crashes cost more money, and helmet laws can help mitigate crashes while not removing all freedom or replacing education.

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Helmet Debate Flow - Feb 22nd

The document discusses a debate regarding whether to implement universal helmet laws for motorcycle riders. The 1AC argues universal helmet laws should be passed to reduce injuries and save lives. However, the 1NC responds that helmet laws won't stop crashes, the government should not remove freedom of choice, and education and safety are already being emphasized through other means. The 2AC then defends the universal helmet law position by stating that fatalities increase when such laws are repealed, non-helmeted crashes cost more money, and helmet laws can help mitigate crashes while not removing all freedom or replacing education.

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1AC

Opening​: One guy died so we


should force helmets on people
Criteria: ​Reduce injury, save lives

Def
1. Transportation: going a -> b
2. Policy: High level overall plan….
3. Universal Helmet Law: All riders wear helmets

Fact 1 - ​No universal helmet law


IIHS 2017
Universal = 19 and DC
Some form = 28
None = 3
Dangerous

Fact 2 ​- Helmets save lives


american association neurological surgeons/Congress of neurological surgeons (?) 2017
● They’re aware of all the accidents w. Motorcycles, and ev=helmets save lives.
● 58% weren’t wearing helmets on crash
● 8% weren’t - illegal (I think this is 8.3% increase of death/crash w/o helmet laws.)

Fact 3 ​- Prevents head impacts/injury


● Compared with ppl wearing helmets….
● There are 55 days in rehab

Fact 4 - ​ Increased cost


Vanderbilt 2014
● No helmets at crash, risk $2,500/day
● Do the math:
-$*55 days= ??? (Can’t read flow….)

Plan
1. All states pass a universal helmet law
2. DOT witholds 10% of federal aid funds to states w/o helmet law.
3. $$ is from HTF
4. 3 months after aff ballot

Solv 1 ​- Federal funding restrictions work


● 1976 NHTSA reports 47 states had Universal helmet law
● Removed, =death.
Solv 2​ - Universal laws work

AD 3​ - $8bil prevented in societal harm


Center for disease control and prevention
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1NC
Helmet law won’t stop crashes

-Gov. should stay out of people’s lives


CBS 2017
Shouldn’t remove their freedom
Don’t regulate tobacco/alcohol

-Education and Safety


AMA
-Awareness prevents crashes
-Things are already being done

- Majority of States already require helmets


-19 states and DC have universal laws
-28 states have some helmet law
-Only 3 states have no law

Helmet use is up
NHTSA 2016
-65.3% in 2016

Organ donors
-Less crashes = less organs

-Not much change w. Helmet law.


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2AC

Increased fatalities after universal helmet law is repealed


● Status quo means higher death rates
● ! (this means !mpact) - Neg = death

Non-helmet crashes cost more $


● $12.2bil for crashes - unhelmeted people cost 70% of that number

Response to “won’t stop crashes”


A)Crashes can’t be stopped
B)Need to mitigate crashes
● Helmet law will do this

Response to “Govt should stay out of people’s lives”


A)Not an individual issue
● Getting in a crash affects more than 1 person
B)All laws restrict freedom
● Neg likes anarchy
● ! Neg = death
● Aff has evidence

Response to “Education and Safety”


Not exclusive
● Aff = win win

Response to “Majority of States require helmets”


Agree
Plan is Sig
● Cost is increased without helmets
● Saves lives

Response to “Organ donors”


Vote for life not death
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2NC (All this = response to 1AC)

Response to criteria:
1. Inherent danger in riding motorcycle
2. Common sense: ppl are smart enough to realize that going out on an open vehicle that
can go upwards of 100mph isn’t great w/o adequate gear.

Response to F1:
Sig: Only 3
● Only 3 states w/o any helmet lay
● !-SQ is good on own, cause 47 states already take care of helmet law themselves

R to F2 and Solv2:
Fatalities:
● 8% still die in universal helmet law states
● ! don’t uphold criteria
R to F3:
Injury:
● The amount of injury doesn’t change w. More ppl wearing helmets/ppl w/o.
● ! No change w. Plan

R to F4 and A1:
Common sense:
● If there’s a potential high cost, won’t do it.
● Numerous factors outside riders control
● Ppl might need/want ride motorcycle, but not doing it unsafely.
● ! no ## of ppl in their increased cost, prob ≠ significant.
● ! SQ solving

R to Plan​:
● $$ withheld, no concrete ##.
● Don’t know how much deny states

R to Solv1:
States
● VA-200 ride w/o DOT helmet
● GA 1thou, 1yr jail
● Etc…
● ! doesn’t need to be fed, states doing it

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