I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries managed to get through at least childhood without wearing a helmet too. I imagine those laws sure do make a lot of money for the helmet sellers, however.
I have my own opinion about who is a stupid git in this issue, people who fall on their heads all the time! --graywolf David Mann wrote: > On Nov 1, 2006, at 5:29 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote: > >> The up to date version should be: >> >> "Every time I see and adult cyclist wearing a helmet, I no longer >> despair for the human race" > > Last week I saw a fellow riding down one of our local trails without > a helmet. I don't care that it was the easiest track on the hill, or > that he was going slowly; he's still a stupid git. Technically he > may have been breaking the law due to the "paper-road" status of that > track. > > My own helmet saved me from a nasty knock last Saturday. Pity I > almost broke my thumb as well, so I can't ride offroad for now... > although I might do some hill climbs this weekend as I need to work > off the sympathy chocolate. I think I can manage braking on the > road, so getting back down shouldn't be too hair-raising. > > - Dave (have you ever tried to brush your teeth with the other hand?) > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
