Question of the day: Should the motorcycle helmet law have been repealed?
Published: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 1:00 PM Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 12:27 PM
Jeffery Allen, Michael Allen, serving in the U.S. Army
It's been just about two months since Michigan repealed its motorcycle helmet law, and the issue remains hotly debated even now. Recently in the area, an Auburn man, Michael Allen, was badly injured in a motorcycle crash, while not wearing a helmet. His brother told The Times that he wished the state still had a motorcycle law.
This week, police credited a helmet with saving a 39-year-old Mount Pleasant from extensive injuries after he hit a whitetail deer on his motorcycle.
And an Mlive analysis found that helmetless motorcyclists continue to suffer more serious injuries and are killed at greater rates than those with helmets.
Now we want to hear from you. Do you think repealing the motorcycle helmet law was a mistake and will cause more serious injuries or deaths from motorcycle crashes? Or do you feel that wearing a helmet is our choice to make, not the governments? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.