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Think of it this way: wearing  your helmet might save your life, but going without one might make you a hero. A recent study found that while states like Florida which repealed mandatory helmet laws did see a corresponding spike in fatalities, that state also saw a major increase in live-saving organ donations from people who died in traffic accidents. For the most part, those victim-donor-heroes are adult males, and they make up the majority of motorcycle fatalities. The documented risk of dying from a serious head wound while riding without a helmet is very, very high, and as much as we as ridrs are all sick of hearing it, riders are considered ideal organ donors. In general, theyre young, otherwise healthy and riding puts us at high risk of brain death from sudden trauma. Were never willing to weigh the tradeoff between people who die riding a motorcycle and people who need an organ transplant, said Stacy Dickert-Conlin, one of the studys lead authors and an associate economics p…