Kelly, I think there's another perspective that has not been mentioned here...
When I was sitting outside the ER waiting for the Cat-Scans on my wife, I realized that her injuries were not simply hers. Her injuries belonged to our children, our parents, our neighbors... The decision to wear, or not wear, a helmet isn't singular. We have networks of family and friends who suffer when we are injured. The assumed risk is not singular. Families and friends pick up the pieces. Jan Heine was very fortunate to have a good friend drop everything to shepherd him home from Taiwan. The decision to mitigate risk should recognize those who will bear the burden of loss. It's not about laws. It's about common sense. It's about respect for your loved ones. On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 3:13:57 PM UTC-6, Kelly wrote: > > For those wondering why helmet laws were brought up. The below quote is > in the article and why I brought it up. > > "As a result of their findings, Drs. Haider and Joseph said that the next > step is to create injury prevention programs to increase helmet use among > bicyclists, to manufacture better helmets, and to develop and enforce > stricter laws for helmet use. They said that they already participate in > many prevention programs in Tucson, which is a very bike-friendly city. > > “That’s where future efforts need to focus in on—making helmets that > really make a difference,” Dr. Joseph said. “Ultimately, the important > message is patient care and how we can make our patients safer and more > protected. We need to take this data and take it to the next level and move > forward with policy and injury prevention, especially for the younger age > groups.” > > > I'm not against helmets, I'm against you telling me or forcing me or > instructing me to wear a helmet because you think it's the safe way to > live. :) > > > Kelly > - See more at: > https://www.facs.org/media/press-releases/2015/haider#sthash.3coagyR5.dpuf > > On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 9:02:05 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote: >> >> Not that this is going to change a single mind on the subject, but it is >> perhaps of interest to some: >> >> https://www.facs.org/media/press-releases/2015/haider >> >> And yes, I realize that the helmet and non-helmet camps have firmly >> established their entrenched positions, which have been expressed many >> times on this forum. >> >> --Eric Norris >> [email protected] >> www.campyonly.com >> campyonlyguy.blogspot.com >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
