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See, I knew I was
missing something. When you clarified it, it made more sense to me. Thanks for
clearing it up.
But, George, I did read the whole sentence; in fact, I read
it and reread it several times to try to see what I was missing. I do try to not
jump to conclusions.
In my more
cynical moments, I would like to see cyclists who decline helmets be required
to either 1) put up $500K for their immediate care and as much rehab as that
will cover or 2) sign a statement accepting responsibility for making such a
poor decision and be put on a “Do Not Treat” list in case of an
accident (of course, then we’ll lose too many of our organ donors, so we’ll
have to think that through).
Obviously, this
isn’t the answer. But then, wearing a motorcycle helmet sort of becomes a
societal responsibility, rather than a personal right. Plenty of precedents
(safety vs. personal preference) have been set and this is one that would be
easy to see if it were being followed.
I think as
nurses, many of us have seen firsthand the end-results of cyclists without
helmets in accidents or folks in MVAs who didn’t have their seat belts
fastened.
Mary
From:
nursebob@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nursebob@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of George Gallen
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 2:14
PM
To: nursebob@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: Seat Belt Laws
You
didn't read the whole sentence..
It said, "Seat belts will not protect you from injury if it comes to you"
seat belts stop you from coming to it.
meaning, if something flys at you (glass, other car parts) or hits you (side
of door or window), seatbelts won't protect you, in that instance, airbags
will help (if deployed).
The gist of the post was you need BOTH, airbags and seatbelts.
airbags to protect you at the impact time, and seatbelts to keep
you in place after the airbags deflate (while the car is still moving not
under your control).
As for the helmet laws, I have no idea why some states repealed them,
and/or some do require them.
What would be interesting is if the states that have no helmet law, have
a law requiring children to wear helmets on bicycles. Have them explain that
one.
To: nursebob@yahoogroup
From: mkendra@infoPACS.
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 13:59:19 -0400
Subject: RE: Seat Belt Laws
Hi, George,
I’m a
little confused, because the 1st sentence below and the last
sentence seem to contradict each other. Are you saying that seatbelts have no
protective properties? If so, I must disagree. Because I can tell you that 1)
airbags only get activated in specific circumstances, certainly not even close
to every accident and 2) just by hearing the injuries sustained, anyone in
ER/trauma can guess whether the person was restrained or not.
Seatbelts most
absolutely protect you from injury.
This time,
it’s not even my opinion. There are many examples and studies that prove
this.
Mary
From:
nursebob@yahoogroup
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 3:23
PM
To: nursebob@yahoogroup
Subject: RE: Seat Belt Laws
... Seatbelts... will not protect you from injury if it comes
to you. For that, we have airbags, but
they only last for seconds, then deflate. For people who
confuse airbags and
think seatbelts are not needed, after the airbags deflate there will be nothing to keep you in the
seat (or car), if it's still in motion.
.
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