Brain Injury Association of Arizona Stresses Motorcycle Safety

   Who:    The Brain Injury Association of Arizona and T.E.A.M. Motorcyclist
           Training Centers

   What:   BIAAZ available to discuss the organization's experience with
           motorcyclists who suffered a traumatic brain injury because they
           did not wear a helmet.  Mark Weiss, training director for
           T.E.A.M., to discuss the important role helmets play in its
           overall motorcycle safety curriculum.

   Why:    May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There were more than
           2,400 motorcycle crashes in Arizona in 2003, with 11 fatalities,
           an increase of 16 percent from 2002.  According to the National
           Highway Transportation Safety Administration, helmetless driver
           involved in an accident is three times as likely to suffer a
           brain injury as a motorcyclist wearing a helmet, and a large
           number of motorcyclists die each year because of head injuries
           sustained in accidents.

   Where:  At the BIAAZ offices at 4250 E. Camelback Road and/or at the
           T.E.A.M. training facility at 36 N Wm Dillard Dr,
           Gilbert.  T.E.A.M has the only purpose-built motorcycle training
           facility in the state.

   When:   Available for interviews beginning Tuesday, April 26.

PRNewswire -- April 22