Mich. House Passes Controversial Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill

June 7, 2006

  • June 7, 2006 at 11:35 am
    Anonymous says:
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    And I thought Indiana was full of idiots…

  • June 7, 2006 at 11:38 am
    Brett says:
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    With no fault insurance this does cost me – insurance rates reflect the higher cost of these idiots. Force them to buy extra insurance for 300-500 and they can Darwin themselves right out of existence.

  • June 7, 2006 at 11:45 am
    Chris says:
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    You should have to have a DNR order tatooed on your chest. And an organ donor agreement.

  • June 8, 2006 at 12:05 pm
    Mike F says:
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    Two statistics when brought together may end up saving the state money:

    \”A survivor of a severe head injury requires between $4.1 and $9 million in care over a lifetime\”
    -and-
    \”[After repeal of helmet laws] the next year motorcycle operator fatalities increased by 21 … and 31 percent…\”

    More fatalities equal less lifetime care. So perhaps the increased fatality rate will save the state millions of dollars in lifetime care. It would still be legal for motorcyclists to wear helmets if they desire, even if they might become burdens to the state.

    Mike

  • June 8, 2006 at 1:08 am
    Rob says:
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    The insurance companies seem to forget what business they\’re in. They take in premiums and pay most of it out in claims. It\’s called risk.

    They\’re not in the business of social engineering ala Big Brother just to enrich themselves farther. If they think a risk is higher, they can charge a higher premium, and see if anybody will play. Their latest tactic is spending $100 million a year in lobbying to have laws passed in their economic favor, like mandatory auto insurance. I wish I could get a law passed to require people to buy my product.

  • June 8, 2006 at 8:06 am
    Whiny witch says:
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    I\’d rather die without a helmet than survive with a helmet and lose a limb.

  • June 8, 2006 at 9:24 am
    Lane says:
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    Funny how adamantly car drivers tell motorcyclists they must wear a helmet for their own safety, but you never see car drivers wearing helmets. Car drivers suffer head injuries too, why do you think race car drivers wear them. Why not make it mandatory for them as well?

    Also, why not make car drivers take a safety course and have their ability to drive tested every few years. They are after all the party at fault in the vast majority of the crashes being used in these statistics.

  • June 8, 2006 at 9:29 am
    S. Shank says:
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    I once read a report i forget by whom. But it said that if you go into any store and get a helmet off the shelf they are only tested up to a 15 mph. crash. i dont know about most ofthe riders out there but im sure that might save you in your own back yard but it isnt going to do you a hill of beans on a public road when one of those non-driving idiots who dont whatch for motorcycle riders crashes into you.

  • June 8, 2006 at 10:12 am
    Rich says:
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    Funny. We require seatbelts be worn in cars and if in an accident, I am safer in a car WITHOUT A SEAT AND WITHOUT A SEATBELT, than I am on a motorcycle. Yet, motorcyclist don\’t want to wear helmets. Easy solution. If a motorcyclist is injured in an accident and they are not wearing a helmet, insurance does not have to cover any injuries.

  • June 8, 2006 at 10:13 am
    Anonymous says:
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    i ride with a helmet every time allthe time,no exceptions.i dont like being told what to do,like most anyone else out there.but i do agree that if the dummys dont want to wear helmets then they should have to foot the bill.also,i think that all motorists should have to undergoe more extensive training more often.and ban cell phone users from driving while talking.



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