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The life of a residency wife
About Me
- Maggie
- My husband and I were married July 2, 2005. We just finished medical school in St. Louis. Now we are doing a five year stretch in Minnesota. I'm just trying to keep everything together at home while we wait to see the next curve in the road.
9 comments:
In some places, the decision has been made for them because there are manditory bike helmet laws for everyone- and fines for non-compliance. Is St Louis one of those places?
I don't know if it is or not. I know for sure it's the law for anyone under 16, but I'm not sure for adults.
For anything more than a mile, I wear my helmet. I've been in way too many near-hits (and a few crashes) to risk it.
I just wish they made helmets a little sexier.
I agree with Loyd. If it's a long trip and/or in a busy area definitely wear a helmet. If it is just around your neighborhood, it's probably not necessary.
As they say "Better safe than sorry".
As a nurse, let me interject a little worst-case scenario: I once took care of a boy in his late teens who had ridden his bike hard and fast into a neighbor's parked car when the driver opened their door unexpectedly. Result: he was on month #3 in intensive care with pins and rods in his head, a breathing tube coming out his neck, and wrist restraints because he wasn't lucid enough to leave his breathing tube and IV's alone. I won't elaborate on the bedpan. Not only is it sad, but what a waste--$1000's of dollars a day in resources because of a freakish accident and no helmet. Careful as you may be, you can't control factors like the other guy out there. I do advocate a helmet habit--it's smart and responsible.
(Although Narrator is right--too bad they're not sexier.) p.s. Sorry for the rant.
All I know is that the neuros that I called on never let their families ride without helmets. They are the ones that try to put the pieces back together. All that knowledge gone in a minute.
Yes, always a helmet. Even if you can determine that yes, a car is going to hit you, you don't have time to get out of its way. Wear a helmet to protect yourself from someone else, not from yourself.
Wearing a helmet is wonderful example for your child. They'll see you wearing a helmet and know that's what you have to wear to ride a bike.
I think you are an idiot if you don't wear a helmet (sorry if that offends anyone). Regardless of the likelyhood of something bad happening, the fact remains, it does happen, and then what are you going to do. I think that it's great that certain states have passed laws stating that you have to wear one, especially now that I live in a state where it is not required to wear a helmet. I see so many people driving motorcycles on the freeway with no helmets and all I can think is, "Idiot". Okay, I'm done ranting.
P.S. I think you meant "assess" not "asses", however, I think the latter suits your question. Ha ha.
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