City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders

Update March 3, 2003

City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders

The City of Lake Forest Park and the Cascade Bike Club will be providing $8 helmets and fittings on
March 25, 2003 between 3-6 PM at Third Place Commons in the Towne Centre Shopping Center. This
effort is to help everyone comply with the new City ordinance requiring all bike riders to wear
helmets on public streets in Lake Forest Park.

“We know bike helmets save lives. We are eager to make helmets available to everyone at a moderate
cost.” said Mayor Hutchinson. Staff from Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center has found
that helmets decrease the risk of head injury by 85% and brain injury by 88%.

Helmet fittings and reduce cost helmets will be available again at Picnic in the Park July 26 in the
Town Centre.

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F. Golightly wrote:
>
> Update March 3, 2003
>
> City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders
>
> The City of Lake Forest Park and the Cascade Bike Club will be providing $8 helmets and fittings
> on March 25, 2003 between 3-6 PM at Third Place Commons in the Towne Centre Shopping Center. This
> effort is to help everyone comply with the new City ordinance requiring all bike riders to wear
> helmets on public streets in Lake Forest Park.
>
> “We know bike helmets save lives. We are eager to make helmets available to everyone at a moderate
> cost.” said Mayor Hutchinson. Staff from Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center has
> found that helmets decrease the risk of head injury by 85% and brain injury by 88%.
>
> Helmet fittings and reduce cost helmets will be available again at Picnic in the Park July 26 in
> the Town Centre.
>
> <fini paste>

It must be in Britain. Look at how they spell center.
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Ron Hardin rhhardin@mindspring.com

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

>It must be in Britain. Look at how they spell center.

No, not over here in Old Blighty. Over here lids are not compulsory, but are *advisory* in the
Highway Code (Rule 45) see http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/03.shtml

Cheers, helen s

p.s. We, over here on this side of the pond, spell centre correctly, it's just you lot on
t'other side of the water who can't spell it correctly. Oh, what's that - it's my tongue in
my cheek ;-)

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In article <3E63B5E4.5FD7@mindspring.com>, Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com> wrote:
>F. Golightly wrote:
>>
>> Update March 3, 2003
>>
>> City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders
>>
>> The City of Lake Forest Park and the Cascade Bike Club will be providing $8 helmets and fittings
>> on March 25, 2003 between 3-6 PM at Third Place Commons in the Towne Centre Shopping Center. This
>> effort is to help everyone comply with the new City ordinance requiring all bike riders to wear
>> helmets on public streets in Lake Forest Park.
>>
>> “We know bike helmets save lives. We are eager to make helmets available to everyone at a
>> moderate cost.” said Mayor Hutchinson. Staff from Harborview Injury Prevention and Research
>> Center has found that helmets decrease the risk of head injury by 85% and brain injury by 88%.
>>
>> Helmet fittings and reduce cost helmets will be available again at Picnic in the Park July 26 in
>> the Town Centre.
>>
>> <fini paste>
>
>It must be in Britain. Look at how they spell center.

http://www.cityoflfp.com/

--Paul

>p.s. We, over here on this side of the pond, spell centre correctly, it's just you lot on
> t'other side of the water who can't spell it correctly. Oh, what's that - it's my tongue in
> my cheek ;-)

Are you sure that on your side of the "watre" you spell "centre" correctly???

Jon Isaacs

In message <3E63B5E4.5FD7@mindspring.com>, Ron Hardin <rhhardin@mindspring.com> writes
>F. Golightly wrote:
>>Staff from Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
>>
>> Town Centre.
>
>It must be in Britain. Look at how they spell center.

No, they must be mid-Atlantic. They can't make up their minds.
--
Michael MacClancy

In message <20030303160956.02131.00000390@mb-mq.aol.com>, Jon Isaacs <jonisaacs@aol.com> writes
>>p.s. We, over here on this side of the pond, spell centre correctly, it's just you lot on t'other
>> side of the water who can't spell it correctly. Oh, what's that - it's my tongue in my cheek
>> ;-)
>
>Are you sure that on your side of the "watre" you spell "centre" correctly???
>
>Jon Isaacs

Yes.
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Michael MacClancy

"F. Golightly" <no.mail@ok.tuvm> wrote
> Update March 3, 2003
>
> City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders
>
> The City of Lake Forest Park and the Cascade Bike Club will be providing
$8
> helmets and fittings on March 25, 2003 between 3-6 PM at Third Place
Commons
> in the Towne Centre Shopping Center. This effort is to help everyone
comply
> with the new City ordinance requiring all bike riders to wear helmets on public streets in Lake
> Forest Park.
>
> "We know bike helmets save lives. We are eager to make helmets available
to
> everyone at a moderate cost." said Mayor Hutchinson. Staff from
Harborview
> Injury Prevention and Research Center has found that helmets decrease the risk of head injury by
> 85% and brain injury by 88%.
>
> Helmet fittings and reduce cost helmets will be available again at Picnic
in
> the Park July 26 in the Town Centre.
>
> <fini paste>

In going through the minutes of their council meetings at
http://www.cityoflfp.com/city/ccminu...in20030213.pdf , this ws originally supposed to be for
bikes, skateboards, scooters, and roller skates. They struck all but bikes.

And, they had a briefing from Dr. Rivera http://www.cityoflfp.com/city/ccminu...n20020919.html
, of the much maligned Harborview study. "85% reduction??? My GOD! How can we NOT pass this
ordinance???"

One wonders, when in 5 years a review shows little or no actual reduction, whether they will abolish
this silly rule? Or will they even bother to look? Doubtful to both.

Pete

>Yes.

Then I guess you have been spelling water wrong for quite sometime. <g>

jon

The number of head injuries to bicyclists in Lakewood Park will undoubtedly be reduced by this
helmet "law", because the use of bicycles will greatly decline. Numbskulls.

Steve McDonald

On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:53:32 -0800, "F. Golightly" <no.mail@ok.tuvm> said:

>Update March 3, 2003
>
>City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders

Oh wow! Another law for me to break!

(What state is this, by the way?)

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"Something Stinks In Here" <bandit@todayslastword.org> wrote in message
news:3e64288b.35621973@localhost...
> On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:53:32 -0800, "F. Golightly" <no.mail@ok.tuvm> said:
>
> >Update March 3, 2003
> >
> >City Requires Helmets for all Bicycle Riders
>
> Oh wow! Another law for me to break!
>
> (What state is this, by the way?)
>
> --
>
> I think. Therefore, I am not a conservative! ------ http://www.todayslastword.org -------

Washington State... or the peoples republic of Washington

On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:12:08 -0700, ">Zeke<" <bibkorate@e-mail.ru> said:

>Washington State...

I don't think I'll be able to challenge this law any time soon then.

Any towns near Cincinnati have a law like this?

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>Are you sure that on your side of the "watre" you spell "centre" correctly???
>
>Jon Isaacs

Oh absolutely

Cheers, helen s

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"Something Stinks In Here" <bandit@todayslastword.org> wrote in message
news:3e643bb5.40528676@localhost...
> On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:12:08 -0700, ">Zeke<" <bibkorate@e-mail.ru> said:
>
> >Washington State...
>
> I don't think I'll be able to challenge this law any time soon then.
>
> Any towns near Cincinnati have a law like this?

Actually, the City of Wyoming shot down a helmet law last spring.
http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/04...g_rejects.html

Pete