I'd chip in to rent a limo to drive Tebow around campus. He could get an ankle sprain from jumping off his bike!!
Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Helen Huntley Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 11:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: UF Campus News: UF's helmet policy focuses on employees 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 <br --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
