So, when will we know? When is he due to sign or veto it? Today, tomorrow, next week?

 

There is no real timeline out there right now. Snyder said he would review the bill when it reached his desk this past Tuesday. Other than that it’s all up to him. I agree with a few of the previous posts, the UP and Northern Lower Michigan are amazing places to ride. I encourage people to check them out regardless of this outcome.

 

Maybe he should have worn a helmet?

Just as an observation (and I don't even live in the US), surely in a country where medical bills can be so staggeringly high (why don't you have socialised medicine?) you'd do everything you could to avoid getting injured in the first place?

Well, whatever. It's your head on the asphalt.

 

thought I read some where he has 14 days?

 

" you'd do everything you could to avoid getting injured in the first place?"

Not at all. You see, those with no insurance that can not afford the medical bill will pass it on the the tax payer anyhow. So why should they have to wear minimal safety gear?
I think the law should be 'You are free to not wear safety gear and hospitals are free to not treat you if you do not.'

 

Sorry if I sound unfriendly, but that sounds too much like another government intrusion in our lives that we in this country take a very dim view of. Hopefully the US Supreme court will rule against the government in the case of Obamacare (read socialized medicine)and keep it that way. When I compare the freedoms that Americans have to what you in the UK have I overwhelmingly prefer to live here and have choices that you don't have. Hopefully our Constitution will keep it that way for a good while longer, including the right to choose whether you wish to wear a helmet. Cheers

 

Just my opinion but +1 on this. How quickly my peers (I'm 26) are forgetting what has made this country great for so long. Limited government is one the major ones. Wear a helmet, dont wear a helmet either way its not uncle sams job to tell us.

 

That's the law here and in most states. The government doesn't just magically cover the medical bills of people who show up at hospitals, contrary to what the people who want helmet laws claim.

 

Sir,I live part of the year in Europe (Italy) and there is socialized medicine here which by the way isn't free at all(very high taxes,gas over $10 a gal.) and generally speaking the quality of care/hospitals cannot be compared to what you get in the US and the Regions (that could be compared to US states)are highly indebted thanks to this "everything free for all".From what I hear the state of the National Health Care in your country isn't much different from that of Italy.

 

Last I read, Snyder will sign it if it's tied to reform of Michigan's unlimited medical coverage and that still hasn't changed so don't hold your breath. I also am against it if they don't get rid of the unlimited medical. Did you know, in Michigan, if a biker is in an accident with an automobile, regardless of who's at fault, the automobile's insurance pays the medical bills and rehabilitation for the rest of that persons life if necessary? And EVERY driver and rider in Michigan pays $145 per year, per vehicle, into the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association to pay for all this unlimited medical coverage which is going up to $175 on July 1st. Now if you want to ride without a helmet, I don't care. But I do care if I have contribute to pay the lifetime medical bills if you survive. Michigan is the only state in the United States, probably in the world, that has unlimited coverage.