Father teaches kid to ride without a helmet
09-28-06, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Pedal_Pusher
I have cared for patients in the hospital setting who suffered injuries in bike, motorcycle and car accidents. If a helmet can help protect my head from some of the injuries I have seen inflicted on others, believe me ... I'm wearing the helmet.
10-02-06, 12:34 PM
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Yes, I do.
J/K, of course. No, I don't wear a helmet when riding in a car. I buckle up and depend on the steel of the car roof to come between me and the road should my car overturn. I didn't mean to imply in my previous post that people should wear helmets in their cars, but I can see why someone would read it that way.
J/K, of course. No, I don't wear a helmet when riding in a car. I buckle up and depend on the steel of the car roof to come between me and the road should my car overturn. I didn't mean to imply in my previous post that people should wear helmets in their cars, but I can see why someone would read it that way.
10-11-06, 04:06 PM
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10-15-06, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ornery
I've never seen as many crazies as in Thailand. No joke, the whole family on a moped, no helmets, shorts & t-shirts with sandals for mom & dad, & the baby was butt-naked.
10-15-06, 07:41 PM
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Boy, that "[reply w/ quote]" is certainly a fabulous option! 
Look out, here's another bunch of crazy Taiwanese:
...nothing a little education won't help, I guess.
Look out, here's another bunch of crazy Taiwanese:
...nothing a little education won't help, I guess.
10-15-06, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rule
I took my kiddo in for his 6 year-old medical check up here recently. The check up package that we got to fill out ahead of time from his pediatrician actually included a written agreement that I had to sign saying that I would provide him with a helmet if he were doing anything that involved wheels. During our visit I ask her what would she do if a parent didn't want to sign it. She said that she would refuse to treat their child. Then she reached into her drawer and pulled out a how-to-buy-a-helmet spec sheet that included some nice discount coupons good at just about any of the local bike shops and discount stores. Pretty cool!
Neat! Maybe he's even one of those doctors who won't prescribe birth control or morning after pills.
I love it when Doctors can make your decisions for you! Awesome!!!
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10-29-06, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by phinney
Don't over react to the helmet thing. I was an adult before I saw my first bicycle helmet. Bell tried to sell them in the '70s and couldn't give them away. Unlike motorcycles where head injuries in the event of a crash are common and often severe, I can personally vouch for experiencing dozens and seeing maybe 100's of non-helmeted bicycle crashes without a single head injury. I probably still have gravel in my knees and elbows from all the crashes I took as a kid.
Bike helmets didn't become popular until municipalities started mandating their use. I wouldn't be surprised if the helmet manufacturers saw the success manufacturers of car seats had after they were made mandatory and lobbied for the same. Maybe even a little kickback money to the legislators, in NY that wouldn't surprise many people.
I remember when the legislation was first talked about in my area there just weren't the statistics to back it up but people generally thought "can't hurt". Then there was an outcry that it would be a burden on the poor to have to purchase helmets so the "state" provided them. It's been a good business ever since. Helmets don't cost that much, at least sensible ones, and we all get ripped off in bigger ways so not a big deal.
I wouldn't get too exercised at the dad about the helmet. The traffic on the other hand...
Bike helmets didn't become popular until municipalities started mandating their use. I wouldn't be surprised if the helmet manufacturers saw the success manufacturers of car seats had after they were made mandatory and lobbied for the same. Maybe even a little kickback money to the legislators, in NY that wouldn't surprise many people.
I remember when the legislation was first talked about in my area there just weren't the statistics to back it up but people generally thought "can't hurt". Then there was an outcry that it would be a burden on the poor to have to purchase helmets so the "state" provided them. It's been a good business ever since. Helmets don't cost that much, at least sensible ones, and we all get ripped off in bigger ways so not a big deal.
I wouldn't get too exercised at the dad about the helmet. The traffic on the other hand...
10-29-06, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FXjohn
Neat! Maybe he's even one of those doctors who won't prescribe birth control or morning after pills.
I love it when Doctors can make your decisions for you! Awesome!!!
I love it when Doctors can make your decisions for you! Awesome!!!
11-25-06, 11:32 AM
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If you sign the contract and then don't put a helmit on your kid is the doctor going to sue you?
11-25-06, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by R88
If you sign the contract and then don't put a helmit on your kid is the doctor going to sue you?
I don't get why so many people think it's great that a doctor is trying to dictate peoples lives outside of the task of treating injuries. What next? Will you have to agree not to smoke and not to bring any fatty foods into the house? Not to buy any violence-oriented toys? Not to watch any violent TV? Not to own firearms?......
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You might keep in mind--that this "extreem helmet fetish" is only a recent phenomenon, and only in the USA. Most of the rest of the world still doesn't wear them, and because of that, head injuries from not wearing helmets while riding bicycles kills six hundred million people every day. ....Not.....
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11-26-06, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
What's sad is that people obviously unfit for parenthood are pumping out babies right and left, so more educated people feel like they need to step up to the plate and do something about it. I'm big on Darwinism, if someone wants to do something that can get themself killed, I'm all for it. But a parent endangering their child is wrong, as the child not only doesn't know better, but thinks everything their parent does is perfect.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. Omnipotent moral busybodies, those who torment us for own good, will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis (paraphrased)
