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helmet protection
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 12-16-07 02:48helmet protection
Hi alli`m off to borovets and just wondering is they make teenagers where helmets? my stepdaughter is 14 and does not really want to wear one,she is in ski school and i`m not sure what the sp is on this,so whats ya thoughts? me personally think that she should wear one but the instrutor
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They don't have to wear them but for my mind i would make it a condition that she does,if she were doing 20mph on a motobike she'd wear one so whats the dif...Small price to pay,my kids always wear them...
Tiger
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There were no enforcements in Boro last Jan and I suspect that there wont be any this season either.We have 3 daughters (one aged 13) and they all wore their helmets whether they wanted to or not. My wife and I are looking into helmets for ourselves after someone we know suffered and nasty knock and concusion after a tumble in Val Thorens a couple of weeks ago.
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I fell and hit my head last year, never hit my head before so never bothered with a helmet. It really really b****y hurts if the snow is packed, I won't go without a helmet in future. I have to agree I would make her wear one.re: helmet protection
it only takes one nasty face plant or fall and it's holiday over. How would you feel if you didn't insist! and she came back in the hold
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I agree with all comments on here,i always wear a crash helmet,but its just that i was not sure if it was illegal not to wear one in borovets.In some italian resorts i think you have to wear a helmet unless you are 16 and over.
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Why not buy one and take it with you - when she sees that most people wear them and she's not going to be the odd geek out, she may have less of a problem.re: helmet protection
No law as yet. Google it, and it shows lot's of petitions worldwide but no enforcement yet.So depends place to place. Case of common sense. I wear a helmet some days depends on the weather and snow conditions.
Should wear one more often if iam honest. Have had nasty bumps before but where there's no sense............
The kids dot't go boarding if they don't have their helmet on!
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I always make sure i wear a helmet whilst i`m snowboarding,I dont really ski that much now,but if i`m honest,like yourself i did not wear mine all the time.But if i was going to ski on this trip i would, just to show my stepdaughter thats it not such a big thing,also there are some nice designs around so maybe i will get her to pick which one she wants.re: helmet protection
Went to the snowdome today as Hollie had her first snowboard lesson. The helmet they first gave us had a crack all the way through it. They appologised and threw it in the bin.They said they get through a lot of helmets but saves a lot of heads!
