By Rick Pluta
It would be legal in Michigan for some motorcyclists to ride without a helmet under a bill approved by a state House committee. This is the newest compromise that opponents of the helmet law hope will win the support of Governor Rick Snyder.
The bill would allow motorcyclists 21 years and older with at least two years of experience to ride without helmets.
Republican state Representative Peter Petallia is the sponsor. He saidMichigan is the only state in the Midwest that does not allow motorcycle riders to remove their helmets.
"If Michigan did not have a helmet law, so you think we would enact a helmet law? My answer would be 'no.'"
Governor Snyder has said he will not support a helmet law repeal without assurances the costs of medical care for injured riders won't be passed along to taxpayers or insurance ratepayers. The Petallia bill would require riders who want to ditch their helmets to carry an additional 20 thousand dollars in medical coverage. Opponents of the repeal say that would not cover a week of intensive care.
Copyright 2010, MPRN
It would be legal in Michigan for some motorcyclists to ride without a helmet under a bill approved by a state House committee. This is the newest compromise that opponents of the helmet law hope will win the support of Governor Rick Snyder.
The bill would allow motorcyclists 21 years and older with at least two years of experience to ride without helmets.
Republican state Representative Peter Petallia is the sponsor. He saidMichigan is the only state in the Midwest that does not allow motorcycle riders to remove their helmets.
"If Michigan did not have a helmet law, so you think we would enact a helmet law? My answer would be 'no.'"
Governor Snyder has said he will not support a helmet law repeal without assurances the costs of medical care for injured riders won't be passed along to taxpayers or insurance ratepayers. The Petallia bill would require riders who want to ditch their helmets to carry an additional 20 thousand dollars in medical coverage. Opponents of the repeal say that would not cover a week of intensive care.
Copyright 2010, MPRN