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- From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
- Subject: Re: Helmets (again): Skiing Safety
- References: <1993Jan22.005440.10469@wam.umd.edu> <1993Jan23.021800.15842@nas.nasa.gov> <1993Jan25.133323.28257@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Organization: NAS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 19:56:44 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.195644.23815@nas.nasa.gov>
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- I note that we should have an FAQ panel devoted to this previously discussed
- topic. One poster before me suggested helmets should be a skiing requirement.
- I noted this inevitability might happen along with suggesting to what
- extremes self-protection might go (satire for the humor impaired).
-
- In article <1993Jan25.133323.28257@bmerh85.bnr.ca> paynter@bnr.ca
- (Stuart Paynter) writes:
- >A better solution would be have skiers take lessons from qualified instructors
- >so they learn to ski in control and not to ski beyond their ability.
-
- Now let me get this clarified. (Since this is the US and Canada talking here).
- Are you suggesting a REQUIREMENT of lessons?
- For instance, should certification of skiers be required?
-
- I don't believe that the original poster would see this as a solution
- or that it should nullify the requirement of personal safety gear of this
- type. Please clarify.
-
- >Some simple common sense and consideration thrown in for good measure and that
- >should cut down on the number of collisions on the hill!
-
- Common sense isn't so common.
- He was not talking people to people collisions.
-
- --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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- A Ref: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vol. 1, G. Polya
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