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.”