On Jun 13, 8:29*am, "Peter S." wrote:
On 13 Jun., 08:11, wrote:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12573813

We can all agree that it's a nice photo of two volunteers helping a
disabled child enjoy a hand-cranked tricycle.

But *. . .

The happy child couldn't fall and hit his head unless one of the two
volunteers on either side decided to tip his tricycle over.

Don't underestimate the power of an epileptic attack; they can snap
bones if the seizure patient is restrained, tipping over a tricycle
during a seizure can be done if the attack is severe enough.
Lots of handicaps are associated with brain damage that again is
associated with epilepsy. Epileptics really should avoid even minor
brain concussions, and since seizures or spastic attacks comes without
any warning, it is understandably that the organizers issued a
"everybody must wear a helmet" order.

I recall once seeing a handicapped young man, accompanied by his
father, wearing a helmet in a restaurant. But that was the only time
I'd seen such a thing.

I once had a student who suffered a grand mal seizure - a truly
frightening experience for me - but he never wore a helmet at school,
AFAIK.

Perhaps the reason bike helmets are promoted so heavily is that people
expect a great many seizures among bicyclists?

- Frank Krygowski