Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet usage; require secretary

of state to conduct a 4-year study of motorcycle fatalities.

VEHICLES: Motorcycles; VEHICLES: Equipment; SAFETY:; STATE

AGENCIES (EXISTING): State; STATE AGENCIES (EXISTING):

Transportation

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 622b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 622B. (1) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2003 AND CONTINUING

2 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2006, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL COLLECT

3 AND COMPILE STATISTICAL INFORMATION CONCERNING MOTORCYCLE TRAFFIC

4 ACCIDENT FATALITIES OCCURRING IN THIS STATE THAT INCLUDES AT

5 LEAST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

6 (A) THE NUMBER OF RIDERS WEARING AND NOT WEARING A HELMET AT

7 THE TIME OF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.

8 (B) THE NUMBER OF OPERATORS HAVING AND NOT HAVING A MOTORCY-

9 CLE ENDORSEMENT ON HIS OR HER OPERATOR'S LICENSE.

10 (C) THE NUMBER OF OPERATORS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AND NOT

11 COMPLETED THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS EDUCATION COURSE.

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1 (D) A DESCRIPTION OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF

2 THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OCCURS ON THE MEMO-

3 RIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, AND LABOR DAY WEEKENDS.

4 (2) MONEY IN THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FUND MAY BE EXPENDED TO

5 COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STUDY PRESCRIBED IN

6 SUBSECTION (1).

7 (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

8 (A) "MOTORCYCLE SAFETY COURSE" MEANS THE COURSE PROVIDED IN

9 SECTION 811A OR 811B.

10 (B) "RIDER" MEANS THE OPERATOR OF THE MOTORCYCLE AND ANY

11 PASSENGER WHO IS NOT OPERATING THE MOTORCYCLE.

12 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

13 effect unless House Bill No. 4823 of the 91st Legislature is

14 enacted into law.

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