Freewheel’n 9/98

Last month RePete reported about Bicyclist Against Helmets. Provided was the original posting and my reply. Since then there have been many other messages relating to this idea. I am providing a few of the best for your further comment:

New to road biking...love it and watch out Tour de Tuscon...here I come
(hehehe). Just browsing this area and saw some idiots called BAH (against
helmets). Nothing personal guys, but you are IDIOTS! I do anesthesia for a
living and have seen the results of no helmet..blind children who are
paralyzed and can never ride a bike again, parents who give up all they
have worked for their entire lives to care for these children, children
left without parents, etc, etc, etc. You are absolutely insane to espouse
no helmets for adults and especially for children.
If you want to feel the wind in your hair, sit in front of a fan at
home....do not ride your bike without a helmet...
remember, motorists get 200 points for everyone of us they take out! :) (
sorry for the diatribe..but it is important!)

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I live near a home for mentally disabled people. There are many people
there who will live the rest of their lives not knowing what day it is,
due to head trauma injuries.

Spend a day with these people. If afterwards you can then defend not
wearing helmets on bikes, go for it.

Mike McGinley

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RePete wrote:
>
> The following is a reply to JPoulos 454:
> 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.
>

Amen, the following is what happened to my bike. My helmet saved me
from much more serious injuries. I ended up with only a black eye and a
broken finger. I hit the ground probably doing 40kph.


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Quote me:
Riders with no brains don't need helmets. Nothing to protect.

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Enough is enough! In next month’s newsletter we answer the question of how RePete came upon that name. Check my web site around the middle of September for advance info. Thanks again!!