Then, won't she...poor thing....have to lug it around, would'nt she, Manuel... such a boring nuisance! AdeT.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:13:51 -0400 > Subject: [Goanet] helmets for two > > > Ana Maria Fernandes writes: > > I often use pilot motorcycle when I cannot take my own. Imagine that when I > sit on motorcycle taxi as pillon rider wearing a helmet which might have been > used also by lamanins ? avois ghe maje mai .....I will also have to carry a > detol bottle and sprinkle on my head to prevent germs sitting in my hair. I > wish our Sudhin bab give us a demonstration sitting on motor cycle taxi with > a used helmet and let us know how it feels. Sudhin Bab and Parrikar move > about with posh cars and so they can make rules for others. We are poor > middle class working people and have to oblige our bosses and go where we are > sent and use vehicles that we are told to take. My job makes me travel to > Margao, Bicholim etc and I use bus service and then have to take a motorcycle > pilot when it is required. But immagine me using a helmet full of worms and > germs. Please sympathise with me . Misere cordea? > > My reply. > Helmets have saved many lives throughout the world. It is mandatory in many > countries for people riding any type of two wheeled contraption, including > Bicycles to use helmets. It is for the safety of the Rider. I think it is a > wise decision and one which should be enforced. Head injuries are the most > common fatality when one is involved in and accident. With the reputation > that India has of drivers and riders not adhering to the rules, I think it is > prudent to have such laws. If one has to frequently travel by pilot, wouldn't > it be prudent to own a helmet which one could use without having to worry > about Lamanins worms and germs? Consider the amount you would have to spend > for Detol each time and consider it an offset against the cost of the helmet. > > Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares
