It's not a question of looking dorky. Long before automobiles took over the roads, bicycles were a convenient form of transportation for shoppers and commuters.
Until SUVs became the weapon of choice, people had actually started to think that there was some merit in the bicycle as a non polluting alternative to the automobile. Although helmets have been embraced by cycling afficionados, joe blow is not going to use his bike to go down the store for groceries if he has to drag a helmet everywhere he goes - the convenience of using a bicycle for short trips is lost. The mindless application of legislation to mould the person next door into someone worthy of being considered a neighbour diminishes us all. -----Original Message----- From: Dominic Richens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [obc] Hey Avery et al. Tom Trottier writes: > The question in my mind is not whether helmets, or helmet laws, save > lives. They do. The question is whether people have the right to live > dangerously. Do we have to have all danger mandated out of > our control? > Will skydiving and rockclimbing be outlawed? If adult macho > idiots want > to avoid safety gear, let them improve the gene pool by leaving it. Actually the question is whether helmet laws save lives by better protecting cyclists during accidents, or by deterring people (i.e. the 15%) from cycling all together because they don't want to look dorky :-) Dominic "Dorky-looking but still able to tie my own shoelaces" Richens [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
