mineral1 said...waxman said...
Sounds nasty, there was a lady on the 7pm project the other night trying to get the helmet law changed because they don't believe there is a significant drop in injuries since they were implemented. It didn't matter to her that there are a lot more people ridding now than there was before or the dangers associated with extreme ridding. I think if they changed the law now that there would be a huge raise in injuries.
Glad your mate is OK, Braking a helmet is serious.
People like this lady in question, years gone by would have been Teradactyl crap
Anybody who doesnt wear a helmet, has no respect for their immediate family, themselves, nor society, who in the end get stuck with servicing those who have a permanent disability resulting from head trauma that could have been prevented by wearing some protection
where do we draw the line in the sand, do people who drive cars, ride motor bikes,eat too much, drink alcahol, don't exercise, etc have no respect for their families or society, i think the financial and emotional costs of servicing the injury and disease from these vices are far greater than from push bike accidents.
maybe we should be forced to wear helmets when travelling in a car (race car drivers wear them so do motor bikers.)it might prevent a lot of brain injury resulting from vehicle accidents.
the helmet laws in qld came in while i was in my very late teens or 20s, i;d been riding a bike to school for 12years without helmets and so did the majority of kids without major incident, then they tell us we need to wear a helmet. we even used to ride our trail bikes around the farms without helemets(or shoes).
interestingly enough helmets arn't needed on private property.
i only wear a helmet because i can't afford the fine for not wearing one
life is full of risks, no need to wrap society in cotton wool.
as i said, where do we draw the line.
