Gov. Snyder just signed the optional motorcycle helmet bill into law this morning

[Eastburn]

OK - for starters, I've been riding a motorcycle since I was 18 and am now almost 68. I also spent over 40 years in the insurance business. I still ride 5 - 10,000 miles a year all around the country. 1 crash in 1966 when a driver ran a red light and broadsided me. I left a lot of skin on 8 Mile Rd.

I, along with a substantial percentage of motorcyclists, am a firm believer in ATTGATT [[All The Gear All The Time). That means full face helmet, abrasion-resistant jacket and pants [[ not jeans), gloves and boots.

Is riding a bike dangerous? Sure it is! Then why the hell do I do it? Because I love it. Non- riders will never understand that. [[Dogs who ride in cars with their heads out the window do, though.)

All that said, I could support this law if unhelmeted riders were required to carry $1,000,000 in medical coverage and have no recourse to the Catastrophic Claims Fund. Your rights end when they infringe on the rights of others.

[Wesley Mouch]

OK - for starters, I've been riding a motorcycle since I was 18 and am now almost 68. I also spent over 40 years in the insurance business. I still ride 5 - 10,000 miles a year all around the country. 1 crash in 1966 when a driver ran a red light and broadsided me. I left a lot of skin on 8 Mile Rd.

I, along with a substantial percentage of motorcyclists, am a firm believer in ATTGATT [[All The Gear All The Time). That means full face helmet, abrasion-resistant jacket and pants [[ not jeans), gloves and boots.

Is riding a bike dangerous? Sure it is! Then why the hell do I do it? Because I love it. Non- riders will never understand that. [[Dogs who ride in cars with their heads out the window do, though.)

All that said, I could support this law if unhelmeted riders were required to carry $1,000,000 in medical coverage and have no recourse to the Catastrophic Claims Fund. Your rights end when they infringe on the rights of others.

This is such a simple and obvious thing to do.