Kyle90
03-21-06, 10:36 AM
Uh, force them. If they refuse, tell'em they can't ride anymore. Get'em a cool looking helment.
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03-22-06, 09:21 AM
I worked at a rental shop here in victoria bc for many years and we rented bicycles, scooters and motorcycles...The worst accident we ever had was with a young woman from Germany who took out a hybrid bicycle to tour the seaside route...An hour later she was going down a small hill with the helmet on the bars, she apparently tried to grab something from her handlebar bag and lost control. She was left in a coma and after weeks she was sent home to Germany. I heard she was still in a coma 6months ago making the total 5 years. Wear a helmet
This kind of sounds like an urban legend to me. It seems plausible enough and is a cautionary tale, but it's a little short on specifics.
I looked at local newspapers from the time, ICBC, police and hospital records and can't find anything about this.
It looks like just another tug at your emotions diverting attention away from all those real stories of those who receive head injuries who were not riding bicycles. Interestingly enough, in that year 3 cyclists died in all of BC. 2 were wearing helmets and 1 was not. No report on any cyclists in comas.
This kind of sounds like an urban legend to me. It seems plausible enough and is a cautionary tale, but it's a little short on specifics.
I looked at local newspapers from the time, ICBC, police and hospital records and can't find anything about this.
It looks like just another tug at your emotions diverting attention away from all those real stories of those who receive head injuries who were not riding bicycles. Interestingly enough, in that year 3 cyclists died in all of BC. 2 were wearing helmets and 1 was not. No report on any cyclists in comas.
Peterpan1
03-23-06, 04:29 PM
By all means, if you are riding down a hill on a un-familliar bike, and decide to grab something from your bag, you should probably wear a helmet.