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In response to "Wow, my daughter in Texas just called. Wal-Mart just came to her sisters apartment complex with three trucks loaded with toys. Every kid got a bike " by CrankYanker

wonders if they gave bike helmets out too -- nm

Posted by The Christmas Carol Coalition (aka seandunham) Dec 22 '08, 13:33

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All us poor people know you get those free at the fire station. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:41 1
- well, there you go. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:42
Hope not. I hate bubble wrapped kids nowadays. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:34 40
- It's not "bubble wrapping" it's an easy injury prevention step. - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:38 2
  - I've seen a lot of bike head injuries, and they are ugly. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:38 1
    - Immunizations and bike helmets...two very important issues that I spend my days helping to fund. -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:41
- bike helmets are probably the one area where I would disagree with this sentiment. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:35 36
  - According to Google numbers, less than 800 people have been killed bike riding in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:40 5
    - And of those ~800 (that is about average for fatalities) 95% weren't wearing a helmet...~270,000 are injured -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:44
    - find numbers before helmets. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:41 3
      - Well, a down and dirty Google search just now for "Bike Helmet Laws Statistics" resulted in many hits both pro *and* con. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:46 2
        
        Here is a website that has facts and figures for all sorts of dangers - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:50
        
        the "con" ones are all anti-helmet-law activists who are fucking with the data. I looked. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:47
  - every kid in my neighborhood road bikes all summer long without helmets. nobody ever had anything happen to them - pigby Dec 22, 13:37 27
    - Pretty sure my sister could have saved some massive dental trauma had she been wearing a helmet during a wreck as a kid. -- nm - Callisto Dec 22, 13:45 1
      - both my dad and brother would have probably been killed in bike crashes if not for their helmets. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:46
    - So? -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:40
    - 47% bike injuries to children under 14 that require an emergency room visit are head injuries -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:40 1
      - Less than half! I win! - NWBR si Dec 22, 13:41
    - Cement is the lion of the urban jungle. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:39 1
      - Fierce. Unforgiving. Silently stalking its squishy, watermelon-like prey. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:42
    - And if any of them did get injured, they'd probably deserve it! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 13:39 4
      - some kids were more reckless than others but somehow we all managed to keep from whacking our heads on the curb when we did take a spill - pigby Dec 22, 13:43 2
        
        Exactly! If any had injured their skulls, it would have been because they did something stupid, like get too close to the fucking curb! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 13:45
        
        the plural of anecdote is not data. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:44
      - Anyone who gives this argument, I invite to visit the Head and SPinal Cord Injury unit at Boston University Hospital. - loosilu Dec 22, 13:41
    - flawless logic, for sure. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:38 14
      - show me that the incident of brain injuries has dramatically decreased since parents started helmeting their kids - pigby Dec 22, 13:40 13
        
        There's shitloads of data in favor of helmets, which you couldn't be bothered to check. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 22, 13:44 1
        
        i'm only surprised that 10000 kids were incompetent enough at riding a bike to have to be hospitalized -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:49
        
        My baby is bubble wrapped forever. Anything I can prevent, I will. End of story. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:43
        
        "without looking" means you're advancing this ridiculous argument with nothing to back it up, yes? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:42 5
        
        i'm just saying my sense, based on the fact that i never knew a single kid who got a brain injury from wrecking their bike, is that it's up there with - pigby Dec 22, 13:44 2
        
        thankfully your sense is not a guideline for safety practices. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:45 1
        
        thankfully parents weren't so scared back then to make us wear those gay ass helmets -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:50
        
        You're arguing for it with nothing to back it up. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:43 1
        
        A five second google search shows that the data in favor of helmets is overwhelming. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:45
        
        But pixie..."If it saves even *one* child, isn't it worth it?" - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:42 3
        
        Okay, when YOU have kids, will you make them wear a helmet to keep their brains intact? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:44 2
        
        You honestly cannot imagine what you will do until you have one. Answer, I would do ANYTHING. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:45 1
        
        *ding* "Having" changes everything you've ever thought you would do or not do. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 13:46
  - Exactly. Brain damage is a completely different issue from broken bones and scrapes. - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:36
  - hell yes. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:35

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