Three head injuries as Bike Week starts

The start of the world’s biggest bike festival, Daytona Bike Week, has been marred by three riders receiving head injuries in accidents. None were wearing helmets.

Florida ruled that those over 21 could ride without a lid if they chose, two years ago.

During last year’s event, six people lost their lives in accidents involving bikes.

Of the four motorcyclists killed during the event in 2001, two were not wearing lids and one had on a hard plastic skull cap which is not approved by Florida’s Department of Transportation.