Freewheel’n 8/98

Would you ride without your helmet? Are you willing to support “No Helmet Day?” Last month Repete mentioned the messages discovered on the Internet urging cyclists to forego their helmets. Members were asked to comment. Below is the original posting along with my reply:

-----Original Message-----
From: JPoulos451 <jpoulos451@aol.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 8:40 AM
Subject: No Helmet Day Is One Week Away!!


For those of you who are not aware I would like to inform you that B.A.H. (Bicyclists Against Helmets) will be holding its first National No Helmet Day on June 12 1998. Join us and ride without a helmet to protest mandatory helmet laws, the inadequate safety standards required of bicycle helmets, and the lessening of your ability to raise your children as you see fit due to helmet laws.

Everyone who detests MHL's is welcome to join their local B.A.H. contingent. Create signs and attach them to your bike. Make shirts and wear them proudly. We may not change the world overnight but a large showing will certainly aid public awareness and may impact politicians so they do not enact further draconian helmet laws. Anyone who is an adult should resent being told what to do so we urge you to CHOOSE. Leave the helmet at home and experience cycling as it once was; fun and free of the paranoia and scare tactics spread by the helmet lobby. Let your kids ride helmetless so they can have as much fun as you did growing up.

>RIDE HARD RIDE FAST HAVE FUN!
>RIDE HELMETLESS ON JUNE 12!!!
>B.A.H "protecting freedom of expression"

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RePete’s reply:

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I can only hope your conscious will rest when you read on June 13 about a
serious head injury that would have been prevented by wearing a helmet.
Your irresponsible encouragement is only overshadowed only by the sheer
stupidity of any that participate.

Go to my web site at:

http://www.oocities.org/Colosseum/Arena/6870

then click on Quibbles to find information that only the foolish will ignore.