Riding bikes without helmets, climbing trees, unsupervised swimming holes, tire swings, playgrounds with hard dirt or even concrete surfaces with swings, monkey-bars, teeter-totters, and the dreaded motion-sickness generating merry-go-round! How did we survive long enough to breed?
I didn’t wear a helmet as a kid. Now, I do. Back in the 60s, there were far fewer cars around the neighborhood during the day. Most families had a single car and it was gone during the day with the parent who worked. Now, many families have multiple cars. They are parked on the street during the day, people work different hours and cars come and go more. It’s flat out more dangerous to ride a bike in the street (or even on the sidewalk) these days.
Actually, I had a helmet back around 1956–57 or so. It was white plastic, with the usual web lining, and had the look of a prewar polo helmet. It probably came from Sears.
BE THIS GUY almost 7 years ago
Things he did in college are more to blame for that.
Ed Brault Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Riding bikes without helmets, climbing trees, unsupervised swimming holes, tire swings, playgrounds with hard dirt or even concrete surfaces with swings, monkey-bars, teeter-totters, and the dreaded motion-sickness generating merry-go-round! How did we survive long enough to breed?
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I didn’t wear a helmet as a kid. Now, I do. Back in the 60s, there were far fewer cars around the neighborhood during the day. Most families had a single car and it was gone during the day with the parent who worked. Now, many families have multiple cars. They are parked on the street during the day, people work different hours and cars come and go more. It’s flat out more dangerous to ride a bike in the street (or even on the sidewalk) these days.
John W Kennedy Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Actually, I had a helmet back around 1956–57 or so. It was white plastic, with the usual web lining, and had the look of a prewar polo helmet. It probably came from Sears.