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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. According to the article, nine-year-old Bryce uses a wheelchair regularly and is good at fencing, so he's not likely to topple over while just riding around. If a tricycle is so dangerous that the kid needs a helmet to ride one with two volunteers walking next to him and holding on, shouldn't the volunteers be wearing helmets, too? After all, they're obviously more likely to trip over the cones or the tricycle wheels and to fall farther and hit the ground harder than the tricyclist. Maybe they would have felt silly if they wore helmets? In the background are two other helmeted tricyclists, riding around the parking lot. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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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. According to the article, nine-year-old Bryce uses a wheelchair regularly and is good at fencing, so he's not likely to topple over while just riding around. That the kid on the picture may have more problems than merely non- functional legs seems underscored by the fact that the two helpers are tracking him so closely, while the kids in the background are cycling unattended. Also, notice the AFAIK huge black velcro strap across his belly (his t- shirt is green) and the chair. He is likely spastic, epileptic or have some other brain/nerve deficiency that makes that necessary. If a tricycle is so dangerous that the kid needs a helmet to ride one with two volunteers walking next to him and holding on, shouldn't the volunteers be wearing helmets, too? It doesn't look like a normal bicycle helmet he is wearing, but some kind of soft helmet like boxers uses for training. Some handicapped people wears such helmets all the time, perhaps for being autistic self-harmers or because they have balance problems perhaps combined with conditions that makes it very important that they don't even get minor head traumas. The kid in the picture is very likely in a special risk situation. Here is another wheelchair user, but with a full face helmet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YdL_w1Hg -- Regards |
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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 |
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"Frank Krygowski" wrote: 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? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Carl's post sounded very reasonable, but then I read what Peter S. wrote--his explanation is very reasonable, and seems well grounded. Your response sounds like a desperate, doctrinaire obfuscation. |
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On Jun 13, 11:23 am, "Leo Lichtman" wrote:
"Frank Krygowski" wrote: 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? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Carl's post sounded very reasonable, but then I read what Peter S. wrote--his explanation is very reasonable, and seems well grounded. Your response sounds like a desperate, doctrinaire obfuscation. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ IOW, it is very similar to most of Perfesser Krygo's posts on the subject of helmets! ;-) |
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On Jun 13, 6:28*am, Tom Sherman °_°
wrote: aka Carl Fogel 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.[...] Maybe the child rides in motor vehicles, gardens, takes baths and participates in other high head injury risk activities. Or as stated above, maybe he has a seizure disorder? Or maybe there is a law in the state requiring all children under the age of 16 to wear a helmet, and they are following the law? Or maybe the organizers are required by their insurance companies to have participants wear helmets? Or maybe they are just super cautious because these kids are already so disabled that dropping them on their heads while doing a transfer would cause them great discomfort? -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:23:22 -0700, "Leo Lichtman"
wrote: "Frank Krygowski" wrote: 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? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Carl's post sounded very reasonable, but then I read what Peter S. wrote--his explanation is very reasonable, and seems well grounded. Your response sounds like a desperate, doctrinaire obfuscation. Maybe they gave the original kid a helmet because other kids who can hit their heads have them, and they want to make him feel like he fits in. Or like kids who visit the fire deparment are given helmets to wear even though they don't actually go into burning buildings. |
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Leo Lichtman wrote:
Carl's post sounded very reasonable, but then I read what Peter S. wrote--his explanation is very reasonable, and seems well grounded. Your response sounds like a desperate, doctrinaire obfuscation. Consistency is very important. |
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On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:29:44 -0700 (PDT), "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. According to the article, nine-year-old Bryce uses a wheelchair regularly and is good at fencing, so he's not likely to topple over while just riding around. That the kid on the picture may have more problems than merely non- functional legs seems underscored by the fact that the two helpers are tracking him so closely, while the kids in the background are cycling unattended. Also, notice the AFAIK huge black velcro strap across his belly (his t- shirt is green) and the chair. He is likely spastic, epileptic or have some other brain/nerve deficiency that makes that necessary. If a tricycle is so dangerous that the kid needs a helmet to ride one with two volunteers walking next to him and holding on, shouldn't the volunteers be wearing helmets, too? It doesn't look like a normal bicycle helmet he is wearing, but some kind of soft helmet like boxers uses for training. Some handicapped people wears such helmets all the time, perhaps for being autistic self-harmers or because they have balance problems perhaps combined with conditions that makes it very important that they don't even get minor head traumas. The kid in the picture is very likely in a special risk situation. Here is another wheelchair user, but with a full face helmet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YdL_w1Hg Dear Peter, Could be. But what about the other two helmeted kids in the background on tricycles? No helpers, but helmets in a parking lot. And what about these happy children in another recent Denver post article? http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12481734 There's no hint in the article that they're suffering from any problems whatsoever. They're just kids riding bicycles with training wheels and helmets. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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