# Data Analysis #2000 State Motorcycle Statistics # # The helmet requirement, total number of motorcycle registrations and fatalities by state. # # Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration # 2000 State Motorcycle Statistics L C C C State Required Helmets Registrations Fatalities Alabama Y 54,000 43 Alaska N 16,000 6 Arizona N 164,000 90 Arkansas N 25,000 27 California Y 434,000 276 Colorado N 98,000 73 Connecticut N 54,000 50 Delaware N 11,000 5 District of Columbia Y 1,000 8 Florida N 249,000 259 Georgia Y 87,000 61 Hawaii N 20,000 18 Idaho N 42,000 18 Illinois N 195,000 126 Indiana N 117,000 70 Iowa N 126,000 32 Kansas N 50,000 21 Kentucky Y 44,000 38 Louisiana N 48,000 57 Maine N 29,000 18 Maryland Y 49,000 50 Massachusetts Y 107,000 33 Michigan Y 182,000 86 Minnesota N 143,000 37 Mississippi Y 32,000 22 Missouri Y 61,000 44 Montana N 26,000 13 Nebraska Y 21,000 3 Nevada Y 24,000 21 New Hampshire N 49,000 27 New Jersey Y 111,000 56 New Mexico N 28,000 26 New York Y 106,000 119 North Carolina Y 82,000 91 North Dakota N 17,000 4 Ohio N 254,000 126 Oklahoma N 57,000 25 Oregon Y 69,000 37 Pennsylvania N 215,000 149 Rhode Island N 19,000 12 South Carolina N 51,000 57 South Dakota N 29,000 20 Tennessee Y 71,000 70 Texas N 182,000 227 Utah N 28,000 24 Vermont Y 22,000 6 Virginia Y 60,000 43 Washington Y 118,000 37 West Virginia Y 26,000 17 Wisconsin N 179,000 78 Wyoming N 19,000 6