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From: bill@utastro.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bicycle,net.cycle
Subject: Re: helmets,crashing
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Date: Fri, 11-May-84 22:10:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 11 22:10:18 1984
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> Being an expert rider does not imply one is an expert crasher. Wearing
> a helmet is not going to guarantee you will feel any better after a crash.
> As a survivor of scores of bicycle and motorcycle crashes, I can say that my
> helmet got used in perhaps three of my crashes, and then only superficially.
> Learn to crash, you would be amazed at how fast the human mind reacts.
> During accidents I feel like I'm in slow motion and have plenty of time to
> set up my fall. Don't get me wrong I own 6 motorcycle helmets: 2 full face,
> 2 open face, one shorty and one leather (for helmet optional states). I have
> never worn a helmet on a bicycle, and doubt I ever will. Just because one
> so called expert rider ends up a veg because he hits a pothole out in the
> country is no reason for me to get a helmet. PLEASE KEEP YOUR HORROR STORIES
> TO YOURSELF.
> 
> seismo!tiberio

Bravo, seismo!tiberio !!! A brilliant satire on the bikie who has crashed
once too often without a helmet.  Kudos!!
-- 

	Bill Jefferys  8-%
	Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712   (USnail)
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