Are pumpkin shells acceptable for use as helmets? Nigerian governmentsays no.

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

SMS wrote:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Chalo

Chalo wrote:
SMS wrote:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Conversely, glad to hear they have to waste their time, energy and resources
evaluating veggie lids.

Contrarily, BS

Chalo wrote:
SMS wrote:
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Chalo

Actually the problem of high levels of accidents where serious injuries
and fatalities occur was partially caused by the government providing
motorbikes to untrained operators. Now the government is bearing the
costs of having to provide medical care to the victims.

On Mar 10, 1:57*pm, SMS wrote:
Chalo wrote:
SMS wrote:
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Chalo

Actually the problem of high levels of accidents where serious injuries
and fatalities occur was partially caused by the government providing
motorbikes to untrained operators. Now the government is bearing the
costs of having to provide medical care to the victims.

I heard they have $90million in an unclaimed bank account they could
tap, if only they had the $126 for the access fee.

On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:21:38 -0700 (PDT), Brian Huntley
wrote:

On Mar 10, 1:57*pm, SMS wrote:
Chalo wrote:
SMS wrote:
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Chalo

Actually the problem of high levels of accidents where serious injuries
and fatalities occur was partially caused by the government providing
motorbikes to untrained operators. Now the government is bearing the
costs of having to provide medical care to the victims.

I heard they have $90million in an unclaimed bank account they could
tap, if only they had the $126 for the access fee.

You should send them an email.

In article ,
Chalo writes:
SMS wrote:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Conventional bike helmets are made of plastic, which
should keep the oil companies happy. Especially Shell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Nigeria

If Nigerian riders havta wear bike helmets, here's a
chance for Shell Nigeria to do something for the
community whose natural resource they exploit.
I'm sure Shell could afford a free helmet give-away.
Maybe it would give their PR a boost.


cheers,
Tom

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In article ,
Chalo writes:
SMS wrote:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm"

Glad to gear they've sorted out all their higher-priority problems and
can devote their governmental energies to things like forcing people
to wear helmets.

Nigeria is highly infested by Shell Oil, who doesn't do
anything in return for the communities they exploit.
Or maybe they do, but the Nigerian gov't gets the
kick-backs, and they don't trickle down to the citizenry
and local economies.

What selfish North American car driver gives a rat's ass
about that?

Hugo Chavez has seen what happens.

You're dealing with governmental energies forcing you
to burn Canadian/Venezuelan/Nigerian oil, and so many
'Mericans don't even know it. Welcome to the Corporate
Global World.

As for Mandatory Helmet Laws, those seem to prevail in
jurisdictions with Socialized Medical Care. There's an
incentive to keep hurt people from becoming burdens on
Society's (Government's) treasure-chests. How dare an'
uninsured cyclist get run-over by urban car traffic?

That's why low-lifes like me get garnishee'd by gov't
Socialized Medical Insurance for periods during which
we did not recieve an income, but got ran-over by cars.

The governments have us by the short hairs.
It should be the other way around, but maybe in
a nicer sense.

cheers,
Tom

--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca