Posted on 03/19/2009 11:05:05 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The death of Natasha Richardson has sparked a debate about whether it should be mandatory for skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets. There's been a sharp rise in the number of people wearing helmets after several high-profile ski accidents this winter and some compulsion has already come in. However, the medical evidence is not conclusive and it's not thought any widespread compulsion is imminent in the Alps.
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I haven’t skiied in about 25 years. Last time was in Bavarian Alps.
It used to be the norm for the people who crashed to be called the reckless morons (when the shoe fit), not those who skiied without incident.
Irrelevant, meant in humor, and no anger directed at you so don’t try to spin yourself into some sort of victimhood.
I don’t consider those who worked high steel at the turn of the 20th century to have been reckless morons, but I certainly would consider some of those same antics to be reckless in today’s context.
And personally, I consider today’s bull riders with helmets and body armor to be a far cry from what you probably consider the ‘reckless morons’ of the earlier years of the sport.
However I wouldn’t ever lump bull riding and skiing into the same category since millions and millions world wide cannot successfully ride bulls but millions and millions have skiied without bashing their skulls into trees.
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