Motorcycle riders packed the Statehouse lobby and heard Gov. Nikki Haley say she would veto any law requiring them to wear helmets. The motorcycle rights group ABATE's annual rallies are a fixture of opening days for the Legislature. Tuesday's rally occurred while a proposal from Greenville Sen. Ralph Anderson would make riders older than 21 wear helmets. The law now requires helmets for people under 21. Haley told a crowd of more than 150 people gathered outside her office that the measure would be a waste of time because she would veto it. Haley is a member of the ABATE chapter in Lexington County. She told the crowd she hoped they would tell legislators to spend time putting more of the state's bureaucracy into a Cabinet agency she controls. (Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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