tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post1575994924337549420..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Chaos! Six Year Olds Roaming The Streets!K T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-27231368290449478122011-09-15T04:41:45.618-07:002011-09-15T04:41:45.618-07:00I remember needing to get myself to summer school,...I remember needing to get myself to summer school, between 1st and 2nd, or 2nd and 3rd. My school was across the street but had roof damage, so had to go 1-2 miles up Elton Hills road in Rochester. A busy 4 lane road with sidewalks at the edge. <br />I too didn't wear a helmet until grad school. Then only on the road bike not mountain bike (off roading). That was dumb. A friend of mine at school was on his way to a final when he saw a bike accident. He helped the guy, waited for emergency personal, talked with the police, then road straight to the bike shop and got a helmet. Later, he went to his professor to see if he could make up the exam.<br />Oh, also of note, the speed at which you need to be going to crack your head open is 0. Simply falling off your bike stopped and hitting your head will do it.<br />It's a wonder the human race made it this far, as dangerous of a world we live in.Mostly Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511731036581746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-11105725344646856462011-09-14T08:59:51.177-07:002011-09-14T08:59:51.177-07:00No one wore helmets riding bikes when we were kids...No one wore helmets riding bikes when we were kids!<br /><br />I'm trying to remember. Six is first grade. I lived with my Grandparents in Santa Cruz for most of first grade. I'm pretty sure I walked to school which would have been around four blocks. I know the next year I was living in LA and rode my bike 8 blocks to school.Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-14862209043070048232011-09-14T08:15:50.586-07:002011-09-14T08:15:50.586-07:00You might be overestimating the value of my skull!...You might be overestimating the value of my skull!K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-79674935384990883882011-09-14T07:26:32.328-07:002011-09-14T07:26:32.328-07:00"That was said with a smile, by the way."..."That was said with a smile, by the way."<br /><br />Yes, I know. I just like to remind people that bike helmets are not just good protection, they also can save you quite a lot of money.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-53505202251639314202011-09-14T07:07:30.494-07:002011-09-14T07:07:30.494-07:00That was said with a smile, by the way.That was said with a smile, by the way.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-3606196359781781182011-09-14T07:07:00.184-07:002011-09-14T07:07:00.184-07:00The voice of reason!The voice of reason!K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-24855214960097338152011-09-14T07:00:24.422-07:002011-09-14T07:00:24.422-07:00My main worry with the kids walking around on thei...My main worry with the kids walking around on their own isn't child predators[1], it's cars. Our road has a blind hill above us, and a blind curve below us, so an incautious kid could easily be hit by a fast-moving car. Once I can trust the kids to check for traffic before crossing the street, they can go where they like.<br /><br />"I do know I didn't wear a helmet when I rode my bike. :-)"<br /><br />Neither did I, until I fell off my bike and knocked myself unconscious in the middle of the busiest road in town. The ambulance ride and skull X-rays cost me $600 (this was in 1987, I bet it would be a lot more now).<br /><br />The helmet is probably more important for adults than for kids (who aren't generally moving as fast), but getting kids into the habit of wearing them as soon as they start riding bikes still strikes me as a darned good idea.<br /><br />[1] Not predators that are humans, at any rate. We do have bears, though. They sometimes raid the bird feeders, and get into the beehives if I forget to maintain the electric fence.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com