Wearing a helmet ruins my hair...

[Pedal Wench]

No excuses:

http://streetanatomy.com/blog/2007/0...ruins-my-hair/

[OakLeaf]

wow, good one!

[roadie gal]

Excellent.

Even here, in California where we have helmet laws for kids under 12, I still see kids without helmets, not to mention adults.

[Veronica]

There's no enforcement of the helmet law. We can't even seem to make it a requirement for kids riding to school. Bugs the heck out of me.

V.

[singletrackmind]

Our city is now trying to put a helmet law into place for kids and is offering free helmets for same.


My ma's early onset (in her 40's) dementia was attributed to a helmetless crash when she was a teen around 1963 or so.


Our kids lose riding privileges for 2 weeks if caught riding anything on wheels without a helmet. We do not ride without our helmets. My 5 year old son will yell "HELMET" at you if he sees you riding without and that's fine by me.



Wear it.

[singletrackmind]

There's no enforcement of the helmet law. We can't even seem to make it a requirement for kids riding to school. Bugs the heck out of me.

V.

They took the bike racks off the elementary school properties to discourage kids from riding to school and don't like them walking, either. They are all eligible for bus service no matter how close they live.

My son's school seriously recommended I not allow walking or riding but did offer that he could chain the bike to a stair railing if I really insisted.
I do.
You know, come to think of it they never did ask if he'd be wearing a helmet or made any mention of one.


OK, sorry, back to topic at hand...

[Angy]

Not too shabby of an ad campaign! It doesn't speak to kids though. And not sure if we'd ever see such graphic stuff hit the US.

Our town has a free helmet giveaway during the summer. I still can count on my one hand the amount of kids I see wearing helmets. And that includes my 2 kids! It's sad and even worse parents won't make their kids wear one until the worst happens and then it's too late! My kids don't touch their wheeled toys unless the helmet is on. It's just like buckling the seat belt!

[bmccasland]

Not too shabby of an ad campaign! It doesn't speak to kids though. And not sure if we'd ever see such graphic stuff hit the US.

We can be subjected to V!agra ads, and other such things, but heaven forbid we have to look at some poor guy lying in a hospital bed having their head-brace / traction thing adjusted. The thought of someone screwing into my head just gives me the willies. I'll be good, I PROMISE!

[sgtiger]

Pedal Wench, wow, those are some very powerful images.

Singletrackmind, my son's school doesn't allow bikes to be ridden to school. It states in the school regulations that the bike will be confiscated and will only be released to a parent. After reading that DH was tempted to call his buddies and escort DS to school in protest. He never did follow through on that though. Although, as a parent, it's not the safest road to bike on for kids. No sidewalk, narrow shoulder and since it runs parallel to Bothell-Everett Hwy, some drivers zoom through it to avoid traffic on the highway. Never mind that it's a residential street with a posted speed limit of 25mph(plus we're supposed to slow down to 20 when children are present, no matter the road) and with an elementary school, park, and daycare on it. For school events, I've parked my car on the nearby neighborhood street and walked my children to the school only to have a car go by at 50mph. WTF I'd really like to slap these people.

[Crankin]

Of course I don't want to ruin my hair. That's why I cut it all off when I started riding! My hairdresser knows the criteria for a good cut is "no looking like a monster when the helmet comes off."

[GLC1968]

Impressive ads. Very impressive.

[singletrackmind]

Pedal Wench, wow, those are some very powerful images.

Singletrackmind, my son's school doesn't allow bikes to be ridden to school. It states in the school regulations that the bike will be confiscated and will only be released to a parent. After reading that DH was tempted to call his buddies and escort DS to school in protest. He never did follow through on that though. Although, as a parent, it's not the safest road to bike on for kids. No sidewalk, narrow shoulder and since it runs parallel to Bothell-Everett Hwy, some drivers zoom through it to avoid traffic on the highway. Never mind that it's a residential street with a posted speed limit of 25mph(plus we're supposed to slow down to 20 when children are present, no matter the road) and with an elementary school, park, and daycare on it. For school events, I've parked my car on the nearby neighborhood street and walked my children to the school only to have a car go by at 50mph. WTF I'd really like to slap these people.

Wow, all of that really really bites!

We have sidewalks, it's a 30 mph street with a 25 mph school zone and there's a small shoulder on that main drag with a stoplight and crosswalk coming from the neighborhoods across the street to the school. The principle said the main worry was THE OTHER PARENTS THAT DROP THEIR CHILDREN OFF BY CAR.
WTF indeed!


So don't ride or walk to school, cut both playground and gym time, feed 'em junk food and/or drinks at school, increase homework amounts so they can't get out when they are home and marvel at the increase of obesity.

*huffing off to simmer in my little corner for awhile*

[PscyclePath]

Wow, all of that really really bites!

We have sidewalks, it's a 30 mph street with a 25 mph school zone and there's a small shoulder on that main drag with a stoplight and crosswalk coming from the neighborhoods across the street to the school. The principle said the main worry was THE OTHER PARENTS THAT DROP THEIR CHILDREN OFF BY CAR.
WTF indeed!


So don't ride or walk to school, cut both playground and gym time, feed 'em junk food and/or drinks at school, increase homework amounts so they can't get out when they are home and marvel at the increase of obesity.

Things like this often make me glad that I'm single and childless... notwithstanding that they tax me a little extra for that in order to help pay for this sort of foolishness. We're raising a generation of house plants, it seems.

There's a federal program out there called "Safe Routes to School" that provides federal funding to help make streets leading to elementary and junior high schools more bike and pedestrian friendly. It's a good program if you have a little vision and initiative. I helped with a panel that reviewed this past year's round of grant applications, and if the education folks wrote those applications, I'm not surprised that our public schools are in trouble.

And yes, I counted off points for spelling and grammar errors in those applications

The major use of SRTS funds here appears to be by local mayors to help build sidewalks in some neighborhoods sort of close to where the schools are. Several of us are working with the state highway folks to provide some education and outreach on bike education and the Complete Streets program before the next round kicks off this winter...

[Veronica]

Don't get mad at the principal. Get mad at the parents who insist on driving their little darlings to school. If they are like the parents at my school (I HATE the day I have after school duty!), they are often rude, in a rush and don't want to follow the rules.

They will double park and wave to their kid to come between the cars to get in. They will speed through the parking lot. They will park in the handicapped spots or the Principal's spot if it happens to be open. They will go the wrong way.

Not all of them are like that of course, but enough to make after school duty very distasteful.

V.

[sundial]

No excuses:

http://streetanatomy.com/blog/2007/0...ruins-my-hair/

Very powerful images. I'm sharing this with my helmet wearing cyclist friends.