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    Really ?

    @Susquatch In reference to me missing your point, I honestly think we missed each other's. No reasonable person is expecting a risk free environment. The main thing I keep repeating is that it appears helmets and seatbelts save lives. So people can say what they want but arguing against the...
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    I am looking for sources that might be less likely to have conflicting hidden agendas: Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, in 2008, 5,290 motorcyclists died and 96,000 were injured. Motorcycles make up ∼3% of all...
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    Same source making big claims Lax helmet laws have killed more than 20,000 motorcyclists, study shows October 16, 2024 In my last job I was heavily involved with improving safety so that's where I am coming from. Risk Management - what can you control vs what you can't. You can put a helmet...
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    Accident stats Just one source that flips that completely around. Is it legit? I dunno. I am always a little skeptical with stats.
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    Happy Fathers Day

    The set was supposed to arrive today but is now delayed until tomorrow. The new wrench set will hopefully work well with the Assorts brand Spring Center I bought a few weeks ago. Never even knew a tool such as a spring center existed until I stumbled upon it in a thread on this site. :)
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    Happy Fathers Day

    I always tell my kids that I don't need anything but they got me a gift card and took me out for a burger at one of my favorite burger places. Japa Shack is a Japanese themed burger place that has amazing food and we all agree the fries are so exceptional you have to comment on them, too. With...
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    Really ?

    I don't like tight spaces ever since my brother intentionally collapsed a snow fort on top of me and I got trapped. I think I was 7 at the time. Cave diving, cave exploring, anything to do with caves other than The Cave restaurant in Saskatoon and I'm out.:)
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    Really ?

    Can't prevent all accidents but you can go a long way to mitigate the damage when something goes wrong. I don't know the stats but I would expect that it is riskier to not use a seatbelt or a helmet when driving in a city than it is to jump out of a plane.
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    Really ?

    Money factors into everything. But if the evidence shows that helmets and seat belts save people why wouldn't you adopt it?
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    I once went for a run during the winter. Took the path that leads around the river. Went off the asphalt trail onto a wood chip trail through a heavily treed area. It was middle of winter at around 7 pm so it was dark. No one else around except one jogger in front of me about 20 yards ahead...
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