Future Looks Scary for Michigan Motorcyclist Safety - a Halloween news release from SMARTER expresses concern for Michigan's comprehensive motorcyclist safety efforts

It is not too late to avoid a mistake: Keep Michigan's all-rider motorcycle helmet law - In a statement issued May 26, SMARTER president Dan Petterson said, "Pennsylvania has learned the hard way. They have unnecessarily killed and injured citizens who ride motorcycles and have forced the general population to pay for the irresponsible decisions of a few who chose to ride helmetless. There is no need for Michigan to repeat the Pennsylvania experiment." Read more. . .

Data Trends after the Repeal of Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Laws in US and Estimated Socioeconomic Effects of Repealing Michigan's Universal Helmet Law - an 8-page document compiled by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning

Motorcycle Safety: How to Save Lives and Save Money - a 26-page resource document produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 

Michigan: Save Lives, Save Money - a chart of helmet-law impact in Michigan and neighboring states in terms of lives saved and dollars saved by helmet use per 100,000 registered motorcycles 

Do Michigan Voters Think Motorcycle Riders Should Wear Helmets? - The 2011 Spring Marketing Resource Group Michigan Poll has the answer. See a chart of the findings.
  

Motorcycle Helmets and Helmet Laws: The Facts, the Claims Debunked, and the Conclusions

Newspaper Editorials

	Grand Rapids Press: Why lawmakers should keep Michigan's mandatory motorcycle helmet law
	Detroit Free Press: Protect good sense; keep state's helmet law

Michael Prince, Michigan OHSP Director, Speaks Out on Helmet Repeal

Studies Show Motorcycle Helmet Use Saves Lives and Reduces Financial Burdens - University of Michigan Sept. 8, 2011, release

Video interview - in this segment of Oakland Connection, host Tim Burns talks with attorney Steve Gursten, from Michigan Auto Law, about no-fault insurance and the helmet law in Michigan

NTSB Unveils New Most Wanted List

Motorcycle Helmets Reduce Spine Injuries after Collisions - new research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Motorcycle Helmets Associated with Lower Risk of Cervical Spine Injury: Debunking the Myth - an abstract

Changes in Motorcycle-Related Head Injury Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Hospital Charges Following Repeal of Pennsylvania's Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law

Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Motorcycle Safety Program - a comprehensive report to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Safety Administration analyzing the effectiveness of the state's motorcyclist safety education campaigns

An Analysis of Hospitalized Motorcyclists in the State of Maryland Based on Helmet Use and Outcome

In Your State and in the District of Columbia

In the State of Michigan

Substitute for Senate Bill No. 291 - as passed by the Senate June 28, 2011, is a bill that states a person less than 21 years of age operating or riding on a motorcycle shall wear a crash helmet, and that a person 21 years of age or older is not required to wear a helmet if he or she has had a motorcycle endorsement for not less than 2 years or a chauffeur's license or has passed a motorcycle safety course AND has in effect security in the amount of $100,000 for the payment of first party medical benefits payable if he or she is involved in a motorcycle accident. It also includes a provision for this subsection to expire beginning four years after the effective date and requires the secretary of state to conduct a study of motorcycle accidents resulting in injuries or fatalities of motorcycle riders. Click on the link above for the full text.

House Bill No. 4936 - introduced September 13, 2011, by Rep. Lund and referred to the Committee on Insurance, to reform Michigan's no-fault automobile insurance and includes sections related to motorcycle helmet use/nonuse 

Senate Bill No. SB 720 - introduced October 4, 2011, by Senators Kahn, Marleau, and Pappageorge, and referred to the Committee on Insurance, requires motorcyclists who choose to ride without a helmet to purchase unlimited personal protection insurance 

House Bill No. 4008 - a bill that requires motorcycle operators and riders less than 21 years of age to wear a crash helmet and includes a provision that a person 21 years of age or older is not required to wear a crash helmet if the person has in effect security in the amount of $20,000

House Bill No. 4608 - a bill that requires motorcycle operators and riders less than 21 years of age to wear a crash helmet and includes a provision that a person 21 years of age or older is not required to wear a crash helmet if the person has had a motorcycle endorsement on his or her license or a chauffeur's license for not less than 2 years or has passed a motorcycle safety course