CM> SB> By the way, after Robert landed on his head and cracked the helmet, 
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  > SB> never again complained about wearing a helmet.
CM>     if my kids had pulled stunts like that on there bikes I would have
  >     taken them away and locked them up untill they knew how to ride them
  >     safely. not trying to be nasty here, but if your kid had broken his
  >     neck that helmet would have been useless sounds like he was very 
lucky!
OK, so Robert did things that were a little extreme (although maybe not
*all* that extreme).  The reality is, thousands of children are killed
and permanently injured because of failure to wear helmets.
And children are *not* just the responsibility of their parents.  I know
of *no* culture at all that believes *that*.  Children are the
responsibility of the village, of the social group, as well as of the
parents.
CM>     I believe in personal responsibility !
So do I.  And when personal responsibility consistently fails, as it did
with bicycle helmets. I believe in helping it alone with laws.
Question:  do *your* kids wear bicycle helmets?
                        Sondra
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