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[bianchitt at stny.rr.com]

All kidding aside, helmets save lives or reduce the risk of becoming TBI or worse.  I work with kids that have been in accidents where a helmet could have made a difference to the extent of the injury sustained.  In these unfortunate cases we will never know.  It is an adults choice to put their own well being on the line, but when it comes to a child it is pathetic that I see kids riding bikes, horses, four-wheelers etc without the proper safety equipment that is at a nominal cost compared to what these families now pay for TBI related trauma.  So, stop all the whinning and save your noggin.  We are all educated to some degree and it does not take an Einstein to figure out that you should wear a helmet.

Wayde
---- Mark Rishniw <mr89 at cornell.edu> wrote: 
> Aaah, helmets just keep your head nice and round while you break your 
> neck... ;-)
> 
> Twink...
> 
> At 10:54 AM 5/9/2008, Kira Diane Novakofski wrote:
> >As one of the coaches I used to ride (horses) with said... If you don't
> >think your head is worth protecting with a helmet, then you're probably
> >right.
> >
> >
> >  -Kira
> >
> >
> > > I think Darwin has a good theory on helmets.
> > >
> > > On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Suzanne S Etherington
> > > <etherington1 at juno.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Helmets are debated in equine circles as well - some people think they
> >are just too goofy for words and refuse to wear them - more and more
> >events are requiring their use, however, and I wouldn't go out on the
> >trail with someone not wearing a helmet.  Years ago I never used a
> >helmet
> > >> while riding but when I moved to my current stable I was informed that
> >I'd use a helmet.  I did some research and similar findings regarding
> >injury severity among equestrians convinced me that I needed a good
> >helmet. The helmet designs are specific to the typical types of falls
> >for
> > >> the separate activities so I couldn't just use my bike helmet.  In the
> >last few years I've been dumped by a horse (not mine) and briefly lost
> >consciousness even with a helmet but suffered nothing worse than a
> >broken
> > >> rib - without the helmet, who knows?  I crashed my mt bike a couple of
> >years ago and broke an arm - but no head injury, thanks to the helmet.
> > >>
> > >> So far so good on the road bike....but I definitely wear a helmet!
> > >>
> > >> Suzanne, Amos & Elfine
> > >>  -._,-.
> > >> \/)"(\/  Woof!
> > >> (_o_)
> > >>
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Wayde E. Herneisey