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A Pleasant Helmet Debate
Was riding my bike through downtown Northampton late
last week from work and stopped at a light at the main intersection of town. While waiting for the light to turn green, a woman walked up to the street corner and after looking me over a bit, spoke. "I admire your spunk, riding in weather like this!". I replied it really wasn't a big deal. It was actually about mid-30's and anything above 20 is pretty good for this winter. "We need more people like you riding bikes to help with the pollution problem." "Indeed yes" I replied. "But you're not wearing a helmet". "No I don't really take to them. I think they're over-sold for safety". I have become deadened towards helmet scoldings. Just about every organized ride I've ever done over the past 5-7 years has had someone ride up alongside of me and critique my sanity by not wearing a helmet. Sometimes it's a very righteous warning, sometimes downright rude. "My life was saved by a helmet once", she declared. I replied that most everyone I know who wears a helmet has had their life spared by its use. She smiled slowly, looking almost amused at what I'd said. The light changed to green. Time to continue on. "Well have a pleasant ride home. Keep up the good work!" "Thanks!" A nice lady and about the most pleasant and brief helmet debate I've ever engaged in. I don't think much more needed to be said by either of us, and I certainly parted feeling a little better from her pleasant remarks and manner in stating them. SMH |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:18:28 -0500, Stephen Harding wrote:
Was riding my bike through downtown Northampton late last week from work and stopped at a light at the main intersection of town. While waiting for the light to turn green, a woman walked up to the street corner and after looking me over a bit, spoke. "I admire your spunk, riding in weather like this!". I replied it really wasn't a big deal. It was actually about mid-30's and anything above 20 is pretty good for this winter. "We need more people like you riding bikes to help with the pollution problem." "Indeed yes" I replied. "But you're not wearing a helmet". "No I don't really take to them. I think they're over-sold for safety". I have become deadened towards helmet scoldings. Just about every organized ride I've ever done over the past 5-7 years has had someone ride up alongside of me and critique my sanity by not wearing a helmet. Sometimes it's a very righteous warning, sometimes downright rude. "My life was saved by a helmet once", she declared. I replied that most everyone I know who wears a helmet has had their life spared by its use. She smiled slowly, looking almost amused at what I'd said. The light changed to green. Time to continue on. "Well have a pleasant ride home. Keep up the good work!" "Thanks!" A nice lady and about the most pleasant and brief helmet debate I've ever engaged in. I don't think much more needed to be said by either of us, and I certainly parted feeling a little better from her pleasant remarks and manner in stating them. SMH I wish you luck trying to keep this pleasant! Peter -- This transmission is certified free of viruses as no Microsoft products were used in its preparation or propagation. |
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My life was saved by my left arm.
It cradled my skull when I went over the bars in a traffic crash. a h*lm*t might have done as well. I'm ambivalent. -Luigi |
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Well, I doubt you'll get as sweet a responce here, LOL! In fact, I find
it rather amazing how short this thread is! BTW, I don't ride anywhere without a helmet, But that's my choice. "May you have the wind at your back. And a really low gear for the hills!" Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman" Chris'Z Corner http://www.geocities.com/czcorner |
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i don't like helmets either, but i think if i don't wear one, that will be
the pricise time that i would have needed it and my mom told me to wear it too "Stephen Harding" wrote in message ... Was riding my bike through downtown Northampton late last week from work and stopped at a light at the main intersection of town. While waiting for the light to turn green, a woman walked up to the street corner and after looking me over a bit, spoke. "I admire your spunk, riding in weather like this!". I replied it really wasn't a big deal. It was actually about mid-30's and anything above 20 is pretty good for this winter. "We need more people like you riding bikes to help with the pollution problem." "Indeed yes" I replied. "But you're not wearing a helmet". "No I don't really take to them. I think they're over-sold for safety". I have become deadened towards helmet scoldings. Just about every organized ride I've ever done over the past 5-7 years has had someone ride up alongside of me and critique my sanity by not wearing a helmet. Sometimes it's a very righteous warning, sometimes downright rude. "My life was saved by a helmet once", she declared. I replied that most everyone I know who wears a helmet has had their life spared by its use. She smiled slowly, looking almost amused at what I'd said. The light changed to green. Time to continue on. "Well have a pleasant ride home. Keep up the good work!" "Thanks!" A nice lady and about the most pleasant and brief helmet debate I've ever engaged in. I don't think much more needed to be said by either of us, and I certainly parted feeling a little better from her pleasant remarks and manner in stating them. SMH |
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Luigi de Guzman wrote:
My life was saved by my left arm. It cradled my skull when I went over the bars in a traffic crash. a h*lm*t might have done as well. I'm ambivalent. Perhaps a couple more left arms might be useful then? SMH |
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"tbone" opined: i don't like helmets either, but i think if i don't wear one, that will be the pricise time that i would have needed it A few years either side of '90, I owned a helmet only because you couldn't do organized rides without one. I didn't wear it much unless I had to - it felt heavy and hot and I was immortal anyway. ;-) But for a couple of years running, every second time I put it on to JRA I had an accident, whereas I -never- did without it. It must have been a curse upon that particular helmet though. I've now owned three more helmets, and worn them a lot, and I've only had one accident. Coincidence? -- Dave Salovesh (REPLACE example WITH mindspring TO EMAIL ME) |
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Luigi de Guzman wrote:
My life was saved by my left arm. It cradled my skull when I went over the bars in a traffic crash. a h*lm*t might have done as well. I'm ambivalent. If you were ambidextrous, you could save TWO heads next time. Bill "little if any meaning" S. |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:41:18 +0000, S o r n i wrote:
Luigi de Guzman wrote: My life was saved by my left arm. It cradled my skull when I went over the bars in a traffic crash. a h*lm*t might have done as well. I'm ambivalent. If you were ambidextrous, you could save TWO heads next time. Bill "little if any meaning" S. Would that make him ambicephalous? Peter -- This transmission is certified free of viruses as no Microsoft products were used in its preparation or propagation. |
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:41:18 GMT, "S o r n i"
wrote: Luigi de Guzman wrote: My life was saved by my left arm. It cradled my skull when I went over the bars in a traffic crash. a h*lm*t might have done as well. I'm ambivalent. If you were ambidextrous, you could save TWO heads next time. My life was saved by my LEFT arm. with two of *those,* I'd be bisinistral. =-Luigi www.livejournal.com/users/ouij Photos, Rants, Raves |
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