tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post2756164534711560516..comments2023-10-11T03:51:05.438-07:00Comments on The CaliRado Cyclist: I Am So Smart...S-M-R-TCaliRado Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-76295648168930827232007-07-10T23:41:00.000-07:002007-07-10T23:41:00.000-07:00Natural Selection?I hate to say that, but well. . ...Natural Selection?<BR/>I hate to say that, but well. . .I'm going to put it on the table.<BR/>I live in Verona, Wisconsin. The roads may be a bit busy but the goods are cool enough to roll the Wisconsin Ironman through my city twice. (WE have to plan ahead 'cause you ain't goin NOWHERE that day). The thing is if they're stupid enough to not wear a helmet on a cycle, moped or motorcycle, I'll pay $30 to get them off the streets. Is that nasty? Maybe. They aren't a role model for my kids and apparently not the brightest crayon in the box. I've watched smarter go for less.<BR/>Peace Out<BR/>bkQueen of Couthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557831786459881532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-8999670298001045242007-07-06T08:29:00.000-07:002007-07-06T08:29:00.000-07:00I can't speak to the motorcyclists that ride witho...I can't speak to the motorcyclists that ride without helmets in CO but if you saw that dude in Jamestown, I'm thinking that may not have been a cigarette.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-45190195227987837672007-07-05T15:17:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:17:00.000-07:00PS what about the motorcyclists here in CO? Shock...PS what about the motorcyclists here in CO? Shocking to see no helmets. Yesterday in Jamestown I saw a teenager with a cig hanging out of his mouth on his moto with no helmet. FAB!Veloverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204398323453649591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-68893311121107531712007-07-05T15:16:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:16:00.000-07:00Sadly, it's all about the "peli-do". Makes me sic...Sadly, it's all about the "peli-do". Makes me sick that even on my team there is one in particular who won't wear one. We scream and yell at him and despite having a 1 year old daughter, he still doesn't wear one. : (<BR/><BR/>I feel naked without it just like I feel naked without my seat belt.<BR/><BR/>I sent this along to many of my friends... even though we all wear our helmets.Veloverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204398323453649591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-4633732229614868952007-07-05T14:13:00.000-07:002007-07-05T14:13:00.000-07:00I believe that there is a significant cost to soci...I believe that there is a significant cost to society regardless of who is personally footing the medical bills. But I do recognize the weaknesses of these statistics and am willing to overlook them. I would feel the same way with or without them.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, people that choose not to ride because of helmet laws will not be missed by this individual. I understand that the industry is hurt by this but...reading death statistics probably doesn't help either. <BR/><BR/>Seat belt legislation is a fraud? Really? I'm no big fan of insurance companies but...really?<BR/><BR/>I too am baffled by any Pro rider that is EVER seen without a helmet. Their team's helmet sponsor should ask for all of their money and merchandise back. As a business man, I would view any photograph without a team-issue helmet the same as riding another sponsor's bike or wearing another team's clothing. Inexcusable.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I love that shot of the little Swift kid leading out Fast Freddie and the Clif-Bar guy. Does anyone really want this youngster to ride without a helmet? Ever? <BR/><BR/>The statistics on child death rates and helmet use make me sick. Every parent that lets their kid ride down the block without a helmet should be charged with child-abuse or something. <BR/><BR/>Just like Whitney says, "I believe the Children are our Future."<BR/><BR/>Oh and "Crack is Whack." <BR/><BR/>What does it say for our world when the former wife of Bobby Brown is a voice of reason? <BR/><BR/>Whatever.CaliRado Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228453234910383998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-42341128155431550192007-07-05T09:05:00.000-07:002007-07-05T09:05:00.000-07:00your first picture is why i wear a helmet, always....your first picture is why i wear a helmet, always.<BR/><BR/>i don't want some 11-year old seeing me without a helmet, in my fancy-pants kit, and think it's cool to go skidlidless.<BR/><BR/>because at 12, he won't have the skillz to avoid that pole, car, door opening up.<BR/><BR/><BR/>and man, i don't want that on me. i want that kid thinking that wearing a helmet is cool.<BR/><BR/>because it is.norcalcyclingnews.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663837359225799079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-23222641188098989992007-07-04T12:57:00.000-07:002007-07-04T12:57:00.000-07:00Thank you for the PSA.It makes me crazy to see the...Thank you for the PSA.<BR/><BR/>It makes me crazy to see the Tour riders train helmetless:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=5032&status=TrueNancy Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402516081283603553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500968037344704527.post-36690142953518828722007-07-04T11:05:00.000-07:002007-07-04T11:05:00.000-07:00Of course I always buckle my seat belt and almost ...Of course I always buckle my seat belt and almost always wear a helmet, but:<BR/><BR/>It's obviously totally an issue of personal freedom. Your statistics regarding costs "to society" are misleading because it is probable that most of those costs accrue to the individual making the decision whether or not to wear a helmet.<BR/><BR/>Seat belt legislation is a total fraud perpetrated by insurance companies. Australia instituted helmet laws and saw that head injuries did in fact decrease--due to decreased ridership.<BR/><BR/>God bless America, the land where we're still free to be idiots.AdamBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625655604759074752noreply@blogger.com