Describe at least two impacts on injuries when Michigan weakened its helmet use laws
Describe at least two impacts on injuries when Michigan weakened its helmet use laws.
Justify the need for helmet-use laws to protect motorcyclists and bystanders. In what ways does not wearing a helmet while operating a motorcycle impact the health and safety of other citizens?
References
Highway Loss Data Institute. (2017). The effects of Michigan’s weakened motorcycle helmet use law on insurance losses – five years later. Bulletin, 34(36). https://www.iihs.org/media/0d9cc50f-7edc-4ce4-990e-c5e88dbfcde5/4PyfCA/HLDI%20Research/Bulletins/hldi_bulletin_34.36.pdf
Borck, N. C. (2014). Weaker helmet laws increase motorcycle fatalities. Laborers’ Health & Safety Fund of North America. http://www.lhsfna.org/index.cfm/lifelines/june-2014/weaker-helmet-laws-increase-motorcycle-fatalities/
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Highway Loss Data Institute. (2015). Motorcycle helmet use. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. https://www.iihs.org/topics/motorcycles


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