FLCC> helmets

[Mark Rishniw]

I WAS just kidding.
Ask Tim Duggan whether a helmet is a good thing:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/apr08/apr24news

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/apr08/apr24news2

Twink.

At 12:08 PM 5/9/2008, bianchitt at stny.rr.com wrote:
>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