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Bell/Giro… Could ya please send the President a helmet?

President Obama was photographed riding with his daughter and a friend on Martha’s Vineyard during his weeklong vacation.  At least the kids have brain buckets, but seriously.  With all the deficit he’s racking up, you’d think he could spring for a helmet.  Maybe something with Kevlar?

Photo by Alex Brandon/The Associated Press

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universalcode
universalcode
14 years ago

he’s going, maybe, 10mph. if he can’t handle a fall at that speed, then perhaps he doesn’t need to be president. and with all the crazies in the world, riding a bike without a helmet is probably not the biggest threat he’s had on his life.

Dave
14 years ago

This is one of those damned if you do, damned if you don’t situations. If he wears a helmet he looks dorky (let’s be honest) and risks the Dukakis in the tank image. If he doesn’t you get what we have now. At least the kids are in helmets.

plum
14 years ago

Riding without a helmet, at any speed, is simply foolish. Even if you’re the President. I would have expected him & his staff to have a bit more common sense.

Fritz
14 years ago

Mountain biking and fast road riding warrants helmets. Cruising casually on a beach path — give me a break. Those tut tutting the Prez for going helmetless — do you also lecture the people around you to wear helmets while walking? While sitting in a car? While walking down some stairs? Each of those has a risk of head injury and numerous “my son/daughter is a vegetable forever” stories to go with them.

Colin Godby
Colin Godby
14 years ago

I agree with Fritz. Its FOOLISH to impose ones mislead beliefs about safety on bicycles on others. Riding at those speeds is no more dangerous than getting up out of bed and brushing your teeth.

danielo
14 years ago

Helmet schmelmet. I love seeing the Prez ride a bike, and hope to see more of it.

topmounter
topmounter
14 years ago

You’d think he would care enough to lead by example…. Bush wore a helmet in his biking photo-ops and even his most vehement critics didn’t make fun of him for wearing it.

Think of all the health care savings this nation could realize if everyone wore a helmet while riding their bicycle.

cheeken
cheeken
14 years ago

Wow. Topmounter, you really went there? *ALL* the healthcare savings, if everyone wore a helmet? Just….wow…This is for you:
Slow Clap

As Fritz points out, you could substitute *anything* for the end of that statment, and it still works. Watch:
Think of all the health care savings this nation could realize if everyone wore a helmet while…shopping for bananas.
Think of all the health care savings this nation could realize if everyone wore a helmet while…laughing at American’s Funniest Home Videos.
Think of all the health care savings this nation could realize if everyone wore a helmet while…practicing taxidermy.

See? Tadaaaa! I’ve just saved the US BAJILLIONS of dollars!

topmounter
topmounter
14 years ago

Wow, I can’t imagine why some people would like to see this president run the risk of riding a bike without a helmet.

universalcode
universalcode
14 years ago

@topmounter

the only positive thing i will say about bush is that he was, at his age, an exceptional athlete (dumb jock?) he did some (semi)serious mountain biking, hence, the helmet. in fact, i think some of the mtb photo-ops took place during katrina… awesome!

@plum

you are simply wrong. look at the data. cars kill cyclists, helmet or not. riding on a beach path without one… not so much. helmets (motorcycle style) would definitely benefit motorists more than cyclists. my county coroner wont get in his car without his DOT approved helmet on.

Realist
Realist
14 years ago

He don’t need a helmet!! His daughters are in the front and they are probably moving less than 8mph.

If he needs one then I guess elite marathoners and sprinters need hemlets as well since they are traveling from 13-25mph. Plus Obama’s a young guy now if if was McCain I would for sure say he needs on. Any accident McCain has could be his last one.

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