Let me qualify that headline: I do wear a helmet when mountain biking. But I don’t wear one when the sidewalk is icy – yet I could slip when walking and split my skull. ; I do not don my bike helmet when I jump in the shower, despite the fact falling and hitting my head while covered in suds is far riskier than you might think. ; Scooping leaves out of high gutters requires a ladder climb, and is decidedly dicy, but before I ascend to the residential roof I do not strap on a lid. ; Why do I do all of these dangerous things without even giving a passing thought to protecting my brainbox with a helmet, yet I am said by some to be naked if I ride my bike without one? It’s illogical.
Tampa, Florida, has been in the news lately for potentially violating civil rights laws with its practice of targeting minority neighborhoods with excessive bicycle tickets—essentially, a two-wheeled “stop and frisk.” In light of California’s consideration of imposing a mandatory state helmet law, we recently discussed the ways helmet laws can create barriers to expanding the biking community, but the Tampa case presents a problem that we missed. And unfortunately, the city isn’t alone. ...
11-Minute Listen ; New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness. Elizabeth Weller never dreamed that her own hopes for a child would become ensnared in the web of Texas abortion law. She and her husband began trying in late 2021. They had bought a house in Kingwood, a lakeside development in Houston. Elizabeth was in graduate school for political science, and James taught middle-school math. ...
but Texas doctors have said that the exceptions are too vague, and force them to wait until... Texas has a law on the books that permits private individuals to sue over suspected illegal...
such a vehicle does not require licensing or registration. Some states have their own rules such as no riding under electric... All require an approved helmet. Regulations may or may not...
A reduction in the number of cyclists on streets; ; Financial struggle for popular bike sharing systems; and ; More exposure among vulnerable populations to unnecessary interactions with police.
⚫ "It was far from obvious that bubbles, even if identified early, could be preempted short of..inducing a substantial contraction in economic activity." Bullshit, Alan, and BS premise; your EZ-money bubble-gas was turned on with your 10/15/98 double-rate-cut · jolt 15min before market close. You set the "gold standard" for market-manipulation; your successors followed. There can and MUST be a real-time calculated component (not entire control) of credit-creation ($$ "supply") & more. Read a Lil Physics LoopéLu* PID control loop, Alan-acoly ...
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a shooting at Ted and Corey Shaughnessy's Austin, Texas, home... But she did have a hunch about why they'd come. Corey... Corey Shaughnessy: He loved putting on Ted's helmet and his racing...
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