A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike accident on a trail in south west Scotland

So much for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day"! Mountain biking is not
an appropriate hobby for young people: too dangerous and expensive.

Mountain bikers wouldn't have talked about this accident, unless I
brought up, because they would like the negative aspects of mountain
biking swept under the rug.

Mike


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...nd/7655440.stm

Mountain biker critically injured

The teenager was seriously injured after falling from his bike

A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike
accident on a trail in south west Scotland.

The incident took place in Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at about
1410 BST on Sunday.

The teenager - who is from outside the region - was initially assisted
by a group of cyclists in the area.

He has now been taken to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment for a
serious head injury and his condition has been described as
"critical".

A police spokesman confirmed they had been called to the incident
along with the ambulance service.

He said: "A 15-year-old boy from outwith the region was discovered to
have fallen off his bicycle.

"The boy was with a group of other cyclists when the incident took
place.

"The group assisted the boy until paramedics arrived at the scene."

Regularly inspected

The teenager was initially taken to Dumfries Infirmary but has since
been transferred to Edinburgh.

Ae Forest is part of the 7stanes mountain bike trails across the south
of Scotland.

It offers routes of varying difficulty from entry level to a steep,
downhill course.

A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Scotland, which runs the
trails, said it had been notified of the incident by police but its
assistance had not been required.

"All FCS MTB trails have been subject to risk assessments and are fit
for the purpose that they are marketed for," he said.

"They are also inspected monthly and maintenance is carried out as and
when required.

"None of the trails in Ae have required any remedial work."

He added that the Forestry Commission always advised riders to check
trail information on site and wear the appropriate protective
equipment.
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Everyone,

Please bubblewrap your kids. At least until they
are 25. And hide the scissors, and matches.


KM7

Please bubblewrap your kids. *At least until they
are 25. *And hide the scissors, and matches.


Good ideas...we need to keep them censored from reading mikey's
fiction as well

On Oct 8, 5:23*pm, "
wrote:
Please bubblewrap your kids. *At least until they
are 25. *And hide the scissors, and matches.

Good ideas...we need to keep them censored from reading mikey's
fiction as well

Thank God Michael J. Vandeman cannot have kids. He let his cat get
killed, imagine what fate would befall a child that was in his care.

Siskuwihane wrote:
On Oct 8, 5:23 pm, "
wrote:
Please bubblewrap your kids. At least until they
are 25. And hide the scissors, and matches.
Good ideas...we need to keep them censored from reading mikey's
fiction as well

Thank God Michael J. Vandeman cannot have kids. He let his cat get
killed, imagine what fate would befall a child that was in his care.

Thankfully the females of his species have branded him inadequate to
sire progeny and avoid him like the plague.

EOM

On Oct 7, 9:22 pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
So much for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day"! Mountain biking is not
an appropriate hobby for young people: too dangerous and expensive.

Mountain bikers wouldn't have talked about this accident, unless I
brought up, because they would like the negative aspects of mountain
biking swept under the rug.

Mike

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...otland/7655440...

Mountain biker critically injured

The teenager was seriously injured after falling from his bike

A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike
accident on a trail in south west Scotland.

The incident took place in Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at about
1410 BST on Sunday.

The teenager - who is from outside the region - was initially assisted
by a group of cyclists in the area.

He has now been taken to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment for a
serious head injury and his condition has been described as
"critical".

A police spokesman confirmed they had been called to the incident
along with the ambulance service.

He said: "A 15-year-old boy from outwith the region was discovered to
have fallen off his bicycle.

"The boy was with a group of other cyclists when the incident took
place.

"The group assisted the boy until paramedics arrived at the scene."

Regularly inspected

The teenager was initially taken to Dumfries Infirmary but has since
been transferred to Edinburgh.

Ae Forest is part of the 7stanes mountain bike trails across the south
of Scotland.

It offers routes of varying difficulty from entry level to a steep,
downhill course.

A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Scotland, which runs the
trails, said it had been notified of the incident by police but its
assistance had not been required.

"All FCS MTB trails have been subject to risk assessments and are fit
for the purpose that they are marketed for," he said.

"They are also inspected monthly and maintenance is carried out as and
when required.

"None of the trails in Ae have required any remedial work."

He added that the Forestry Commission always advised riders to check
trail information on site and wear the appropriate protective
equipment.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

OMG! a kid fell off his bike and bumped his head...

But this pure habitat thing does sound interesting. Don't you think
them critters is gonna taste better?

"DennisTheBald" wrote in message
...
On Oct 7, 9:22 pm, Mike Vandeman wrote:
So much for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day"! Mountain biking is not
an appropriate hobby for young people: too dangerous and expensive.

Mountain bikers wouldn't have talked about this accident, unless I
brought up, because they would like the negative aspects of mountain
biking swept under the rug.

Mike

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...otland/7655440...

Mountain biker critically injured

The teenager was seriously injured after falling from his bike

A 15-year-old boy has been critically injured in a mountain bike
accident on a trail in south west Scotland.

The incident took place in Ae Forest in Dumfries and Galloway at about
1410 BST on Sunday.

The teenager - who is from outside the region - was initially assisted
by a group of cyclists in the area.

He has now been taken to hospital in Edinburgh for treatment for a
serious head injury and his condition has been described as
"critical".

A police spokesman confirmed they had been called to the incident
along with the ambulance service.

He said: "A 15-year-old boy from outwith the region was discovered to
have fallen off his bicycle.

"The boy was with a group of other cyclists when the incident took
place.

"The group assisted the boy until paramedics arrived at the scene."

Regularly inspected

The teenager was initially taken to Dumfries Infirmary but has since
been transferred to Edinburgh.

Ae Forest is part of the 7stanes mountain bike trails across the south
of Scotland.

It offers routes of varying difficulty from entry level to a steep,
downhill course.

A spokesperson for Forestry Commission Scotland, which runs the
trails, said it had been notified of the incident by police but its
assistance had not been required.

"All FCS MTB trails have been subject to risk assessments and are fit
for the purpose that they are marketed for," he said.

"They are also inspected monthly and maintenance is carried out as and
when required.

"None of the trails in Ae have required any remedial work."

He added that the Forestry Commission always advised riders to check
trail information on site and wear the appropriate protective
equipment.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

OMG! a kid fell off his bike and bumped his head...

But this pure habitat thing does sound interesting. Don't you think
them critters is gonna taste better?


Most of them tase like chicken, what's better than that?

Well, besides steak and lobster ...