Gov. signs NO HELMET LAW bill in Michigan
#21
04-13-2012, 07:17 PM
Good for those that don't want to wear a helmet, bad for Michigan tax payers who will have to pick up the increased health care costs. Lots of stats showing increased fatalities and long term head injuries in states that have already done this.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
#22
04-13-2012, 07:27 PM
#23
04-13-2012, 07:30 PM
Good for those that don't want to wear a helmet, bad for Michigan tax payers who will have to pick up the increased health care costs. Lots of stats showing increased fatalities and long term head injuries in states that have already done this.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
public burden theory has been de bunked so many time I can't believe anybody still buys into it. for every statistic proving one way , there is one proving the other...they are like politicians. bikers are insured pretty much end of story . you want to wear a lid thats great, but don't try to use stats to prove an invalid point.
I still believe in freedom to choose, bottom line is
CONGRATS MICHIGAN !!
#25
04-13-2012, 07:52 PM
I hardly ever come into this section but I already started a thread in the great lakes section. Whoops.
#26
04-13-2012, 07:54 PM
There are similar stats for every state that has repealed the helmet law. The study was done by researchers at PEN state university, not an institution that had a stake in the outcome. Common sense says there are going to be more head injuries with fewer riders wearing helmets, what's so surprising about the results?
I wouldn't trust a PEN state study. We all know what else they like to research there!
#28
04-13-2012, 09:10 PM
Good for those that don't want to wear a helmet, bad for Michigan tax payers who will have to pick up the increased health care costs. Lots of stats showing increased fatalities and long term head injuries in states that have already done this.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0612162240.htm
"Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred during this period, study authors noted a 32 percent increase in head injury deaths and a 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations, raising concerns about motorcyclists' safety and the impact of this trend on health care costs."
97.7% of all statistics are made up
#29
04-13-2012, 10:21 PM
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Congratulations to anybody who rides in Michigan. It's all about choice. I choose not to wear a helmet, I choose to ride in a boat without a lifejacket on, I chose to let my children grow up without helmets and they survived. There are a myriad of things that could be made safer to some degree by mandating different laws but with each law comes a loss of freedom and choice.
I choose choice!
I choose choice!
