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Old 06-16-04 | 02:35 PM
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Yeah, my only point is we are talking about degrees of risk here. We would be safer wearing a helmet in a car, but we choose not to and we accept that degree of risk. With regard to bike helmets, I also evaluate degrees of risk. That is why I wear a helmet when mountain biking, but if I'm riding on a flat bike path along the beach or riding through a quiet suburban neighborhood, I don't wear a helmet. It is wise to wear a helmet when rock climbing, but I never have. I rode motorcycles for ten years and I always wore a full face helmet, yet some people probably thought I was a moron for riding one at all. I say I am just taking caculated degrees of risk that I am comfortable with. Yet, with all these risks I have taken, it is statistically more likely that I would buy it in an auto accident. Go figure.
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