In the 60's motorcyclists were not required to wear a helmet......UNTIL
the Federal Govt gave money to the states to enforce the wearing of helmets.....or witheld highway money from the states that did not create and enforce a helmet law.

In the 80's, the Fed Govt stopped paying money for helmet enforcement.
Insurance company lobbys, not to miss a good thing, got the law changed in Florida to where purchasing a certain type insurance (expanding their customer base) would exempt you from wearing a helmet.

That's when the law changed. Was it a fundraiser from the Federal Govt
or was there a safety reason that existed on one day, but did not exist one day later?

Periodically the Fed Govt gives states a fundraiser, and if taken to court on this, I could supply the evidence.-Bob