The editorial Friday opposing the proposed bill to lift the state helmet requirement for some motorcyclists was not new.

In fact, we’ve written several times in the past about the subject and we’ve opposed it each time.

The Editorial Board decided several years ago that lifting the ban just didn’t make sense. The decision was based on facts we had reviewed about the increase in deaths in states where the helmet law was lifted and also we reviewed statistics on the massive medical costs to treat those cyclists hurt but not killed in an accident.
Some of the information used in the editorial had been used before but it was still pertinent.

The point is that sometimes some version of past editorials must be repeated to remind people — particularly legislators in this case — that what they are doing doesn’t appear to be in the best interest of the general public.

It may be redundant but it’s part of our effort to discuss and give readers our opinions on subjects that are currently in the news.

We do, from time to time, change our stance on a subject, although we don’t like to do it very often. But if, in obtaining new information, we see where our original position on an issue may not be incorrect, then we are not too proud to admit our mistake and change our views.

Remember, we are only as good as our sources and the board is composed of individuals who are human — we’re not perfect.