Helmet: Necessity or Accessory?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

No “enemy” can threaten my soul. Justifying war can.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Life is full to overflowing, so I cannot comprehend boredom. I recognize there are boring people, speeches, TV, or sports and other events. But what surrounds them – the atmosphere of life – can never be boring.

If it could, I suppose you would be bored to tears, bored to death, or boring yourself. But you aren’t, and I’m not, for life is ever full of wonder.

Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Poor beggars. Blessed are ye, for in years to come, your ragged, holey, dirty clothing shall be fashionable.”

[He might be surprised, but He never said it.]

D. Blog: Helmets

I saw some adults taking a ride on a straight, flat bike trail quite separate from any roadway. They all wore helmets. I wonder: before mandatory helmets, how many adults actually suffered head trauma from bike accidents on such trails? I know, one would be too many. But I also wonder: since mandatory helmets, how much have helmet manufacturers and bike supply stores profited from sales of adult helmets? Is the risk-cost-benefit ratio out of kilter here? I also wonder: if we have mandatory helmet regulations, why not require purchase of a plain and simple and functional helmet with each bike purchase, just as seat belts are part of the purchase of a vehicle? Oh, but that would take away the idea of buying a helmet as an accessory instead of a necessity, right?

I don’t know, it just seems weird to me…