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Should ski helmets be compulsory?
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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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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: helmet; nannystate; no; ski
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:05:48 AM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(No one should question our "Dear Leader"!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:06:08 AM PDT
by
TheBattman
(Pray for our country....)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:07:18 AM PDT
by
Red Steel
To: JoeProBono
Another knee-jerk jerk...
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:07:28 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
( www.SenateConservatives.com)
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:08:08 AM PDT
by
MarkeyD
To: JoeProBono
As I understand it, her injuries would not have been prevented by a helmet. It was apparently a whiplash type injury that caused her to develop a blood clot that may have caused her death.
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:08:13 AM PDT
by
Jvette
To: JoeProBono
I knew this would start. Soon, we’ll have to wear helmets when we go for a walk too...or just stand up. Good grief.
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:08:49 AM PDT
by
batter
(Wolverines!)
To: JoeProBono
Why not compulsory everywhere, all the time?
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:09:14 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: JoeProBono
Sure, let’s go down that slippery slope. /sarc
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:10:35 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: JoeProBono
Got one already, It’s called my Skull!
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:10:46 AM PDT
by
Species8472
(The evil has landed)
To: JoeProBono
Does one need a helmet to drive a helmet car?
To: dead
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:11:55 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Falling while celebrity skiing should be verbotten.
To: unixfox
>Sure, let’s go down that slippery slope
Nice pun.
To: JoeProBono
Here we go!!!!!!!What is it with these control freaks????
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:12:25 AM PDT
by
mosaicwolf
(Strength and Honor)
To: JoeProBono
This annoys me. The press is touting with absolute certainty that this was caused by a ski accident. Strokes happen all the time. Sometimes you’re at a ski resort, sometimes you’re somewhere else.
The very minor nature of her fall suggests strongly to me that her stroke would have happened anyway.
If she had died watching TV would they be pushing for a law requiring helmets when you’re sitting on your couch.
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:13:11 AM PDT
by
dinasour
To: MarkeyD
I wear one too and I raced in college and am now an expert guide when I get the chance. Mandatory? No, but having witnessed a person die when they hit a tree with the back of their head, I have to conclude that anyone who alpine skis without a helmet is a reckless moron.
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:13:18 AM PDT
by
Carling
("We've lost two people in my family because you dickheads won't cut trees down," - Warwick Spooner)
To: JoeProBono
Only if you're a liberal...
Seriously, would it have made a difference in this case? From what I've heard the answer is "probably not".
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posted on
03/19/2009 11:13:45 AM PDT
by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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