Correction

In my post awhile back, US Secretary of Transportation is a Biker, I mistakenly reported that Secretary Peters advocates making helmets mandatory in all 50 states. Well I recently recieved the below email, which clears up the matter:

HonkyTonkDragon,
Just for clarification purposes...
In your post on February 19, 2007 titled "U.S. Secretary of Transportation is a Biker," you stated that Secretary Peters advocates for making helmets mandatory in all 50 states. This is not correct.

Secretary Peters does not advocate making helmets mandatory. She believes that riders should make the right choice to wear a helmet, but that the federal government should not be in the position of mandating helmet use. In addition, Secretary Peters personally wears a helmet every time she rides and refuses to ride with anyone who is not wearing one.

Thank you.

Jennifer Hing
DOT Public Affairs
Office of the Secretary

Sorry for the misinformation, friends.