please make sure your child wears a helmet

[wildhorses]

when they are riding the ATV

that is all


thanks

[NC_Nurse]

1. After working weekends in the PACU (recovery room) for a couple of years

I am not a fan of ATV's or motorcycles.

That is all.

[taterguy]

2. Hear, hear

I agree. I also have a perverse desire to see this turn into a discussion about the merits of ATVs.

[NC_Nurse]

3. Heh.

Yeah, I know. I guess I'm just crabby this morning.

I don't wanna go to work. Sigh....

[taterguy]

4. Alas, I'm not sure how many ATV fans are on this site or awake

I'm sure they're fun but I've never wanted to ride one and of course they add senseless noise and erosion problems to natural areas.

[wildhorses]

10. i know the feeling

it was AWFUL in the ER this week-end


:hug:

[AirmensMom]

5. OK.

That is ... if we had one.

I have the feeling you saw something bad. :(

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[wildhorses]

11. little nine year old girl

actually it could've been worse

still, her face is going to look like hell for a long time

she would ask to look in the mirror

and her mom would hold up a mirror

she would start crying all over again....


she was lucky she had not DIED!!! or done serious brain truama injury

[AirmensMom]

OMG!!!!

That must be heart breaking. :cry:

[AirmensMom]

13. Dupe.

:blush:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. Okay. I own an ATV. I don't own a helmet yet. However, WTF was a NINE-YEAR-OLD doing on an ATV?

Those things are fast and dangerous. They are not for kids.

I know it's bad that I don't have a helmet, but god, a kid should especially have a helmet.

[wildhorses]

20. i really didn't have time to get the whole story

rarely do.

in the end though ....you gotta think its due to lack of parenting skills:shrug:


i hope her parents don't post here:scared: or just starting to get paranoid about how much to reveal on here:rofl:

[cwydro]

22. Sounds like a rough day at work sweetie...

I know what you mean about revealing stuff on the internets though. Doesn't hurt to be careful.

[MissMillie]

6. and on their bike, and on their sled

and on their skis and snowboards

[Pithlet]

7. I hate it when I see kids riding around here without their helmets.

I know there are some who think it's silly over-protection, but a bike helmet saved my life. I raced at the time, but this was just a casual ride around the neighborhood. I'll never ride without one again, and neither will my kids.

[MissMillie]

9. Not just the kids

I'll even wear one if I'm jogging on a narrow road w/ a lot of traffic.

A little protection never hurts.

[noonwitch]

14. Most of the kids in my neighborhood don't wear helmuts

I think they consider it to be uncool.

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Several years ago, a dad riding his child's scooter crashed

and hit his head on the curb and died.


You can bet my kids wore helmets. It was heartbreaking.

[unpossibles]

8. as a person with a nice scar on my forehead

I am a big believer in helmets now. This includes adults on motorcycles.

[wildhorses]

12. yep--

motorcycles:scared:

[SPKrazy]

15. Hell...

keep them off the ATV IMO

flame away

:shrug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. I agree with you on that and I own an ATV.

It's one thing if a teenager is on one, but not little kids.

They're dangerous.

[SPKrazy]

19. Yes they are...

even the smaller ATV's...

helmets need to be worn on lots of things that I never wore a helmet on growing up.

A good brain basket beats having brains splattered around for no reason any day!

:thumbsup:

[wildhorses]

21. so sad

what were her parents thinking?