MICHIGAN NEEDS OUR HELP!
Michigan ABATE President Vince Consiglio has asked for our help in persuading Governor Snyder to sign SB0291 into law.Call and urge that Gov. Snyder sign SB 291 into law. That you would love to come spend your hard earned vacation dollars in a state that has Adult Choice.
Lets help our brothers and sisters and make the calls and answer these polls
Contact INFO is as follows.
Governors Capitol Office 1-517-373-3400.
| Michigan is close to repealing our mandatory helmet law. The bill is on the governors desk. Below is a list of poles being taken, you can answer more then once if you like. Please help them at this critical time by responding to the poles http://record-eagle.com/poll/x1224371696/Poll-Should-Gov-Snyder-sign-repeal-of-helmet-law (losing this one) http://www.hollandsentinel.com/mobile_opinion/x493665529/LETTER-The-high-cost-of-repealing-Michigan-s-motorcycle-helmet-law — The high cost of repealing Michigan’s motorcycle helmet law. By Steven E. Newman, M.D. Reader contributor Posted Apr 11, 2012 @ 04:25 AM Senate Bill 291, a bill to repeal Michigan’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law, is currently sitting on the desk of Gov. Rick Snyder, waiting for a decision that could affect the lives — and the pocketbooks — of every Michigan motorist, whether or not they ride a “bike.” Vetoing the bill should be a “no-brainer.” Think about these alarming statistics from a recent study by the Office of Highway Safety Planning: Riders without helmets are 40 percent more likely to suffer fatal head injuries than those with helmets and 15 percent more likely to incur nonfatal head injuries. According to the most recent numbers available from the Michigan State Police, approximately 3,250 motorcycle accidents occur each year in the Great Lakes State. If the statistics hold, this dangerous legislation would lead to hundreds of preventable deaths and serious head injuries every single year. As a practicing neurologist, every day I see the devastating effects of traumatic brain injuries like those suffered by motorcycle riders who crash while not wearing a helmet. We all know the obvious signs of the traumatic brain injuries (fractured skulls, unconsciousness) but there are very real effects most people won’t see at a glance, as well. Traumatic brain injuries may manifest themselves as depression, dizziness, trouble sleeping, serious headaches, anxiety, complete inability to work and much more. These are long-term, disabling, extremely expensive conditions that permanently change the lives and families of accident victims. But the helmet law repeal will also have a very real effect even on automobile drivers who never climb aboard a motorcycle. As more and more costly insurance claims increase as a result of motorcycle accidents, especially since the occurrence and severity of injuries sustained in motorcycle accidents are often greater than those in automobile accidents, we can expect rates to go up for motorists across the state. Furthermore, many of these injuries will end up being paid for by Medicaid, stressing a health care program that is already stretched near the breaking point and imposing dramatic new costs on taxpayers. After taking a look at the numbers, the statistics, the documented and devastating effects of head injuries that could have been prevented by the use of helmets, and the lives that could be saved, physicians across the state hope Gov. Snyder agrees that vetoing the helmet law repeal is a “no-brainer.” Steven E. Newman, M.D. President Michigan State Medical Society.. |
