WHERE'S YOUR HELMET?

I spent this past weekend in Chicago visiting my mom.  She was at the University of Chicago Hospital which in located in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood on Lake Michigan.  It is a beautiful area that offers lakefront paths and fantastic views.  I spent the short time I was there going between the hospital and my sister's house. 

The weekend weather was perfect for riding.  I couldn't help but think about how nice it would be to be out riding my bike on the lakefront or through a local park.  I saw several people out riding their bikes and enjoying the weather but as my children would say, something was missing. 

All of the people I saw were out on a leisurely weekend ride.   They had baskets on their bikes, coffee in their hands and bags slung over their shoulders but not one of them was wearing a helmet.  I was shocked. 

My sister and niece told me that they never see people wearing their helmets.  They said it's normal practice for people NOT to wear helmets.  I just don't get it.  Even Kate Hudson, who strikes me as a fairly intelligent girl doesn't wear a helmet.  Why?  Ignorance is bliss?  Not too sure about that. 

Posted by Susan on September 28, 2008 in Babes on Bikes , Stories from the Saddle , Woman on the Rag | Permalink | Comments (2)

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