MI—Report: Motorcycle Fatalities Decrease After Helmet Law Change

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) A group called American Bikers Aiming Toward Education — or ABATE — says recent data from the Michigan State Police and Secretary of State proves mandatory helmet law supporters are dead wrong.
       “We used the Michigan State Police/Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning data, which compares motorcycle data between January 1 and August 31 for the last two years, and the numbers speak for themselves,” said Vince Consiglio, president of ABATE Michigan.
       From 2011, before the mandatory helmet law was revoked, to 2012 when the law changed, total fatalities dropped from 89 to 85— a 4.5 percent reduction, the study says.
       Adjusting the data to show fatalities as a percentage of motorcyclists involved shows a decrease from 3.24 percent to 3.05 percent — a 5.8 percent reduction.

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