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    Ok, I think that might clarify our points of view. Where you live, parents have their kids helmet up even if they don't believe it is beneficial for safety because it is a law. Where I live, there is no bicycle helmet laws and parents can make a choice for their kids. So when I see mom, dad...
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    Where you live bike helmets are enforced by law? Ahhh...did not know. Not a law here.
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    Just disagreeing about the definition of "hypocrite" not "Nanny States".
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    So tell your child that they should always wear a bike helmet and the go riding with them without one on because it's your privilege? That is a privilege and it's also 100% the definition of hypocritical: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hypocritical
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    Not sure what safety devices you are referring to but if the device is proven to save children's lives then what is the downside?
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    I don't think we're too far apart on this subject. We both believe adults should be able to choose for themselves. If someone is dictating/educating/demonstrating to others what they should do then would it not seem rather absurd to then do the opposite right in front of those same people...
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    I came to a stop at traffic lights on my bicycle. Didn't realize how thick the gravel was. When I applied the brakes it was like a rug being pulled out from under me. Was not moving fast before I tried stopping. No time to react. Fell backwards and bounced the back of my helmet off the...
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    Do as I say, not as I do is 100% hypocrisy. Mom might be less likely to have an accident than her 6 year-old. But when her head bounces off the pavement the results will be the same. If you were the kind of kid I was, along with almost every one of my friends, as soon as my parents gave the...
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    Yeah. And when did this become illegal....???
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    Usually the cause is human error which is impossible to fully address. That would require perfection from everybody.
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