Motorcyclists who meet certain requirements have had the freedom to ride without a helmet in Michigan since 2012.
Hundreds of motorcyclists are expected to rumble into Lansing on Wednesday to deliver a blunt message: Don't mess with Michigan's helmet law.
“Our perspective is that this is a freedom issue and an individual rights issue,” said Jim Rhoades of ABATE of Michigan, the nonprofit cycling rights group that pushed for the 2012 repeal of Michigan's law requiring motorcyclists to wear a helmet.
As for a return to that mandate, Rhoades said: “We would fight that tooth and nail. We want people to know we're not going anywhere.”