Very interesting. I think Tim Tebow should stay away from bike riding, with or without helmets.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:55 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jun 26, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Oliver Barry wrote: > > This is probably a thfgt issue, but I think that anyone who rides a bike, > motorized or not, without a helmet should have his/her head examined. (pun > intended) > > We ride every weekend and won’t let anyone ride with the group without a > helmet. Tennessee has a helmet law that has come close to being struck > down with each session of the legislature. So far it hasn’t. I’ve lent my > voice to those who have a vote many times. > > > We have 4 neurosurgeons in our town; at one point I represented 3 of them. > > To each, I asked the question whether society had a financial interest in > mandating motorcycle helmet laws. > > The answers, although uniform, surprised me. > > Each indicated that the type of injury that a helmet would save the life of > a motorcyclist would leave a spinal compression fracture (the cranium being > protected by the helmet). The biker would be alive, but likely > quadriplegic. The cost to society, even if the biker had insurance, of > a quadriplegic is astounding. > > However, they also indicated that helmets should be mandatory for bicycle > riders. A low speed crash with a head blow that could kill a bicyclist would > leave the cyclist unharmed if wearing a helmet. > > I like that UF's policy applies equally to bicycles at it does motorized > vehicles. > > Food for thought. > > -Zeb > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
