# 1971 BELL BELL — EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `847124` · 2011-03-15 · BELL MFG. CORPORATION
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** BELL
- **Year:** 1971
- **Manufacturer:** BELL MFG. CORPORATION
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
## Narrative
MY FATHER WAS KILLED BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING A HELMET WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND ON HIS MOTORCYCLE.  THE HELMET SNAGGED SOME PART OF THE CAR, AND IT BROKE HIS NECK IN FOUR PLACES.  HAD HE NOT BEEN WEARING A HELMET, HE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THE CRASH.  I DON'T BELIEVE MANDATORY HELMET LAWS ARE JUST.  *TR
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