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- From: randy@megatek.com (Randy Davis)
- Subject: Re: HELMETS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.001059.7670@megatek.com>
- Sender: randy@megatek.com (Randy Davis)
- Reply-To: randy@megatek.com
- Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California
- References: <1992Nov18.121615.3330@cs.hw.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:10:59 GMT
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- In article 3330@cs.hw.ac.uk, geirs@cs.hw.ac.uk (Geir Solvang) writes:
- |But why on earth would anyone *NOT* wear a helmet.
-
- Something to do with extremely low speeds, and the fact that helmets DO
- limit your vision and hearing at those speeds. Some of us like to avoid an
- accident in the first place, ya know. If I know for sure that I am going to
- hit the ground with my head, then yes, I DO want a helmet on! However, I'd
- like to avoid the whole thing altogether.
-
- Since most places around here require speeds in excess of 40 mph to safely
- be part of the traffic, I always wear a helmet. However, I *know*, from
- riding for ten years with and without helmets, that your awareness of your
- surroundings at low speeds is greatly increased *without* a helmet.
-
- |If you are not wearing a helemet at all, you
- |must really be an complete and utter idiot!
-
- And you must surely be an idiot for such a sweeping generalizations.
- Exhibiting your ignorance, as it were?
-
- | In general I consider
- |people riding without a helmet not to be a REAL biker.
-
- Ooooooo... That means SO much to us... You've hurt us to the core..
-
- Randy Davis Email: randy@megatek.com
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