According to WDIV-TV 4 in Detroit, a proposal that would allow some motorcyclists to ride without a helmet has been approved by a Michigan Senate committee.
The law would allow riders 21 and older who have had two years of riding experience and who have passed a safety examination to ride without a helmet, the report said.
According to the report, previous attempts to ease Michigan's helmet laws were vetoed in 2006 and 2008 by then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
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West Bloomfield Police Lt. Tim Diamond advised that residents of suburban areas such as West Bloomfield would be well-advised to continue wearing helmets due to the amount of traffic as compared to a more rural area.
"The purpose of the helmet is safety and we're all for that. It just seems logical that if you're in a motorcycle crash and you weren't wearing a helmet, the risk for injury would be greater than if you were," he said.
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Tim Rath contributed to this report.
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