Doris Muntz: My name is Doris Muntz. I am the immediate past-president of the California Transportation Safety Leaguers, formally known as the California Association of Woman Safety Leaguers. We were created by the Highway Safety Act of 1966.

We had tried to get a helmet law passed since 1967. That was one of the very first tasks we undertook. We were overjoyed when it finally became law in '91.

We rather ignored the Assembly bill when it first came out because it never occurred to us that reason would not prevail. So now, when it finally passed the Assembly, we became concerned.

All of us can cite statistics and you've heard them before. I had a neighbor in the early '60s who had seven children. They ranged from a few months to twelve years of age. He was not wearing a helmet. He became comatose for the rest of his life. And we raised his seven children. We raised them until they were adults. We paid for their schooling. We paid for them so exist because their father was not capable of doing it. This is not a everyday happening, but it's not all that unusual.

We certainly hope that you will oppose this bill. It is ludicrous to think that somebody would want to get rid of the helmet bill.

Senator Kelley: Thank you very much. Next witness please.

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