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Michigan's 42 year old helmet law may be repealed.

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Old 04-04-2011 | 08:50 PM
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Default Michigan's 42 year old helmet law may be repealed.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110...ly-to-be-nixed

I'll always ride with a helmet.
 

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Old 04-04-2011 | 08:53 PM
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When i travel outside of Calibu nothing freaks me out more than seeing guys riding without helmets
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 09:00 PM
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I to would still wear a helmet most of the time, but it would be nice to have a choice.
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 09:02 PM
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Be good to get across the northern state border without an officer waiting to ticket your *** and send you back to Ohio If I want to let my head hit concrete then so be it.
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 09:22 PM
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Kewl, Now I can start planning a road trip to Greektown in Detroit.
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 09:27 PM
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When I go to Florida I enjoy ditching the helmet. I usually wear it to wherever I'm staying, but once I get unpacked and strip off the luggage etc, it's nice to lose the helmet and cruise a beach highway. No matter what the law requires, I always wear a helmet when commuting in traffic or putting miles on the highway, but it's nice to have a choice for local crusing.
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 09:33 PM
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I hear this MIGHT happen in Oregon also. Though I will noramlly wear the helmet I do like cruising through the scenic roads in Wyoming and Idaho without a helmet. Let those who ride decide.
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 10:10 PM
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It's great to know that most of you would still wear a helmet but what is truly great about the possibility of MI repealing it's helmet law is that it put's the CHOICE back into the riders hands.

Don't you get tired of having your gov't telling you what to do? I do.

Way to go, MI!
 
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Old 04-04-2011 | 10:14 PM
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Old 04-04-2011 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by HDBagger93
I hear this MIGHT happen in Oregon also. Though I will noramlly wear the helmet I do like cruising through the scenic roads in Wyoming and Idaho without a helmet. Let those who ride decide.
No way Oregon repeals their helmet law. Oregon is the biggest nanny-state of them all. They won't even let you go more than 65 on a *rural* interstate.
 


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