Ahhh, Nathan... you just don't understand.
Here in the U.S. we don't want YOU to decide what is right for your child.
We - who at the same time, decry big government - want to legislate the
protection of you and yours.
It no longer matters what YOU think. I expect it soon to be against the law
to enjoy that oldest of childhood pleasures - the challenge of sticking
your tongue against a frozen steel swing set.
Riding bikes and skating - on the streets - without helmets, hooking rides
on trucks, walking to school alongside the train tracks, and eating ice
from the back of the iceman's van. *Sigh... *Sometimes I wonder how I ever
lived to be this old.
On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I really do not want to get into a debate, I just posted a picture, OK?
> The kids at my daughter's school mostly live within 1-2 km of the school (1
> km in our case), and can ride all the way to the school on bike paths.
> Nobody uses helmets for these rides. The road in the picture is not a
> public road, it is just the closed driveway leading to the gate of our
> small subdivision.
>
> I wear a helmet when I go on my training rides, but not if I am just
> grabbing my bike to go to the supermarket or the gym.
>
> To repeat: I just posted a picture of my daughter as a slice of life, not
> to start a debate. You can join the Bicycle Touring mailing list if you
> wish to discuss this issue. It will be on topic there.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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>
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2012, at 4:26 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > May I SCREAM agreement?!
> > Riding a bicycle anywhere at any age without a helmet is an act of
> supreme idiocy.
> > Tell her that if she's concerned enough about her health to be a vegan,
> then this is a helluva lot more important.
> > Doesn't matter how careful she is, it's the guy in the car who may not
> be.
> > And the risks include death, permanent loss of intellect, permanent loss
> of body control and some things worse than death.
> > Staring at a wall, dribbling, moaning and shitting your nappy is no way
> to spend the rest of your life.
> >
> > I know, sounds harsh but I think I just earned the right.
> > Chris came back fine - without a helmet he'd have died - but I won't
> forget the girl at the end of the corridor who yelled and thrashed half the
> night and most of the day, the kid in the next room who was reduced to
> spasticity and a dull stare or the one who can remember everything
> perfectly well up to her 18th birthday but after that, she has a 3 second
> memory span. I won't forget their parents either - they had a very tired,
> desperate and haunted look to them.
> > Schools I work at will impound the bicycle of any student who arrives
> without a helmet and then phone and invite the parents to come collect
> their child. But they do have the force of law behind them.
> >
> > Andrew Fildes
> > afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/02/2012, at 11:20 AM, John Hudson wrote:
> >
> >> ?? I think she would be riding with the traffic wearing a cycle helmet
> !
> >
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