An insurance trade group is urging Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to veto a bill that would repeal the state law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets.
Under Senate Bill 297, approved by the Michigan legislature, motorcycle riders over age 21 will not be obligated to wear a helmet. Younger riders would still be required to have that protection in place.
American Insurance Association, which is pushing for a veto, noted estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that helmets saved 1,326 lives in 2004 and that another 671 people still might be alive had they worn helmets.
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