Comments on: Parenting Poll of the Week – Bike Helmets

By: Papa Bradstein

Papa Bradstein — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:24:37 +0000

Yeah, always. It may mess his hair up, and it may not be cool, and they’re pricey, but it won’t mess his hair up as much as brain surgery, and they’re cooler and cheaper than brain surgery too.

Speaking of cooler, studies have shown that bikers’ core temperatures stay lower when they wear helmets. So much for the argument that it’s too hot to wear a helmet.

By: Cassandra Rae

Cassandra Rae — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:33:55 +0000

Whenever I see anyone – child, teen, adult alike – riding a bike without a helmet I always want to ask them, “Hey, where’s your helmet?” I mean who wouldn’t want to protect their head from serious injury?!

Oh and my teen simply won’t ride a bike anymore because of the helmet. That’s okay. She walks and rides the city bus instead.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:47:55 +0000

My kids must always wear helmets when they’re biking, scootering, or skating.

I’m just amazed at how many kids (and really young ones at that) ride around our neighborhood without helmets.

One parent actually told me, “I got tired of fighting with them about it.”

Hey, way to assert your parental authority!

By: vicky

vicky — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:54:12 +0000

Safety comes first with my boys! Defintely helmets!

By: Aunt Crazy

Aunt Crazy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:49:17 +0000

I agree. I don’t really care for the argument “we didn’t wear helmets or seatbelts and we turned out fine.” Yes, we did, but it’s the people who AREN’T HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT because they had some horrible accident who aren’t really representin’, right? That’s what we are trying to prevent by wearing them!