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Originally Posted by flappist
Would I cross a railway line and the main highway on foot where there was no bridge?
I did so every day for 10 years while going too and from school along with most of the other students.
You are getting wound up over this and should not be.
You do what you want and should let others do what they want. It is their life and their choice. You have as much right to tell others what to do and they have to tell you.
Or should football (all codes) skydiving, mountain climbing, rock fishing or what ever else be banned or restricted because you may get hurt.
It is, however, somewhat revealing that you state that anyone who does not think they way you do on risk or personal safety has a mental disorder.
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I'm not getting worked up mate, just writing a rebuttal. Better than me just saying 'omg ur wrong'. Writing a few paragraphs is just how I like to respond to people. My line of work allows me to have periods of time where the computer is busy crunching away a render or two, so I can sit down and formulate a bit of an argument.
There is definite reason to be getting up-in-arms about all the current nanny-state regulations around the place that are getting past the point of extreme. One, for instance, is a local council here in Perth moving to fine kids for digging "big holes" on the beach because someone might walk into it.
However, wearing a helmet while riding a pushbike being mandatory is quite sensible. Before I changed into my current field, I was working in theater at a local hospital for a few years. The amount of serious head injuries we saw from people not wearing helmets, even on 'quick dashes to the shops' is just astounding.
90% of bicycle head trauma cases would have been avoidable if they were wearing helmets. There is one gentleman in particular sitting in Hollywood right now has been there for around 5 years, since he was 16, when he fell off one evening riding to his mates place and came off on some honkeynuts. He smashed his skull, neck, and gave himself permanent brain damage. If he had a helmet on, he certainly would have come out better off.
To say that its 'revealing' about me from one comment regarding people lacking the self preservation instinct is quite sub-par too. Sure, I made an off-hand generalization about people, but it sure wasn't a directed attack on anyone. By most 'normal' standards (of course someones view of 'normal' can vary quite a lot from person to person), if you're willingly putting yourself in harms way, then you may not have all your screws done up tightly enough. It doesn't mean that you have down syndrome or bipolar disorder, but to an extent you might have a slight case of narcissism or are overly apathetic towards life.
Sure, you're pretty likely to be injured sky diving, playing footy, or doing a variety of other activities. The thing is, however, that when you jump out the door of a plane at 40,000 feet, you are usually quite aware of the risks involved.
The problem is that people become far too blaze' (sp?) about riding bikes, (as they do with driving cars). Anyone who has properly come a cropper will forever after wear the safety equipment. Unfortunately, some people don't get that second chance to learn from. Its why they need the direction. No one I know doesn't wear a helmet when we go downhill mountain biking. There's no cops out there to pull you up for not wearing a helmet. But as i've said before, its a widely accepted piece of common sense to do so.
My only question is, considering you don't ride a bike, would be why you're so interested in the topic? Not trying to have a dig at you, but is it just due to being pulled over by constable care? I don't know anyone who rides bikes daily that wouldn't wear a helmet.