Ummm, try not to hit anything...

~1~ · 08-16-2011, 09:19 AM

DON'T HIT THE TREE!

We have time for this shit while the world economy crumbles around us?

Ted, where's the cabin?!!

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Child Ski Helmet Bill Heads Back To Governor's Desk
Senator Yee's legislation would help keep kids safe on the slopes by requiring helmet use

Published on 15 August 2011
by Adam J. Keigwin

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

The California Legislature has again approved legislation to help make California ski slopes the safest in the nation for kids. Under SB 105 by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco,) minors would be required to wear helmets while skiing and snowboarding. Once received, Governor Jerry Brown (D-Oakland) will have 12 days to sign or veto the bill.

Last year, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) signed an identical measure – Yee’s SB 880 – but vetoed a companion bill that called for ski resorts to develop and publish safety plans. Enactment of SB 880 was contingent on the signing of AB 1652 – authored by then-Assemblyman and now Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) – and thus the helmet mandate did not go into effect

This year, Yee has reintroduced the bill as a standalone measure.

“It is imperative that we do not have another ski season in which children are left at such serious risk,” said Yee. “California’s ski slopes are perhaps the last area of recreation where we do not have basic safety standards in place for children. I am very pleased this bill received broad, bipartisan support today and I look forward to this legislation becoming a national model for other states to follow.”

“Despite repeated warnings from public health experts, professional athletes, and ski resorts, each winter brings news of hundreds of unnecessary tragedies for the failure to wear a helmet,” said Yee, who is a child psychologist. “SB 105 will significantly reduce instances of traumatic brain injury or death for such a vulnerable population.”

According to the National Ski Areas Association, 19 of 38 people who died on ski slopes in the 2009-2010 season were not wearing helmets at the time of the injury.

SB 105 will also require resorts to post signs about the law on trail maps, websites, and other locations throughout the property. Following the lead of California’s bicycle helmet law, SB 105 will imposed a fine of not more than $25 on the parents of children who fail to wear a helmet while skiing or snowboarding.

Half of all skiing deaths are caused by a head injury. Recent studies show that when helmets are used, the incidence of traumatic brain or head injury has been reduced 29 percent to 56 percent. The Federal Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has found that more than 7,000 head injuries per year on the slopes in the U.S. could be prevented or reduced in severity by the use of a helmet. The CPSC study also showed that “for children under 15 years of age, 53 percent of head injuries (approximately 2,600 of the 4,950 head injuries annually) are addressable by use of a helmet.

“How can California not set minimum standards for children’s ski safety when the data is so conclusive that helmets save lives and reduce severity of head injuries,” said Yee. “We correctly do not allow parental choice for car seats and seat belts or basic vaccinations for children attending schools; nor should a helmet for kids on ski slopes be optional.”

In March 1999, Shelby Ganitch was not wearing a helmet when she lost control of her snowboard and her head hit the packed snow. She was knocked unconscious and airlifted to San Bernardino Trauma Center, where she laid in a coma for 3 ½ weeks.

“I had to relearn how to do everything,” said Ganitch. “If I had been wearing a helmet, my injuries would not have been nearly as severe.”

Yee’s legislation is supported by the California Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, California Brain Injury Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chiropractic Association, California Emergency Nurses Association, California Hospital Association, California Medical Association, California Nurses Association, California Psychiatric Association, California School Nurses Organization, California Ski Industry Association, California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery, California Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Children’s Specialty Care Coalition, Consumer Attorneys of California, and National Ski Area Association, among others.

19 out of 38 people weren't wearing a bucket when they smacked the tree.

Someone run down to the store and get me a pack of Lucky's and a quart of Vodka would ya, this is fucking tragic and I need to cope.

deadhead94 · 08-16-2011, 09:37 AM

What kind of idiot parent lets their child go skiing/snowboarding without a helmet?

those people should be sterilized and have existing kids removed.

they are clearly incompetent.

The Rev · 08-16-2011, 11:31 AM

Actually, my parents. And look how I turned out.

The Rev

**Mafoo** · 08-16-2011, 11:52 AM

to be honest this would actually save money. imagine how many fewer emergency rooms visit that would equate to per season. it would add up. i think they follow the same logic with seatbelt laws

Sir-Ex · 08-16-2011, 11:53 AM

deadhead got boring

~1~ · 08-16-2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mafoo

to be honest this would actually save money. imagine how many fewer emergency rooms visit that would equate to per season. it would add up. i think they follow the same logic with seatbelt laws

But who pays the ER doctors and trauma nurses and ambulance drivers and gauze makers and bandage salesmen...

Think man, this is bigger than a dozen and a half kids with thin skulls my friend.

Ripples...

Geeno · 08-16-2011, 05:36 PM

Why isnt basic first aid taught every single year to children?

That shit would save some skrilla.

Mercury · 08-16-2011, 05:49 PM

Nah nah... see it's their little soft craniums which make it that much more safer for me when I plow over them on the slopes because I don't know how to stop real well.

Sir-Ex · 08-16-2011, 06:23 PM

You just solved it merc.

Trees and a lack of helmets isn't the problem, it's a lack of child-padding attached to those trees.

Mercury · 08-16-2011, 07:16 PM

^you're suggesting we tie children to the trees as padding?

Sir-Ex · 08-16-2011, 07:18 PM

Yes. But they must be beaten and beaten horribly with iron to tenderize them first.

Roach · 08-16-2011, 10:41 PM

Actually , I do very much feel like hitting something , but it's not a tree.

after saving for a dsl line installation, I finally ordered it today, and will get the wireless router , etc. tomorrow via UPS....however also got an email shortly after stating,

Service Ready Date*: Due to a temporary strike, we're unable to schedule a Service Ready Date at this time. A Verizon representative will contact you as soon as a date becomes available. You will not be billed for any equipment or service usage until your High Speed Internet is provisioned in our network. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

So I still am on shitty borrowed internet, to check on my accounts, browse, etc. till fuck knows when

so I replied to the email notice with this,

Uh yea,

The sales representative said nothing about a strike interfering with my service being established. He clearly stated that service is usually ready within 3 business days.

I expect that to be honored, since that's what I agreed to.
If this is going to take weeks or months, then just cancel this order...and I'll reject the equipment shipment.....I need internet connectivity NOW.

Thank You,

Sir-Ex · 08-16-2011, 11:01 PM

What is it with ISPs and them sucking ass?

deadhead94 · 08-17-2011, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sir-Ex

What is it with ISPs and them sucking ass?

My ISP is pretty good. I got 3 free months a because and idiot at one of their call centres put me on basic speed with like 10gigs a month when I wanted unlimited. It was actually 4 free months because I got the first month credited.

osirus2020 · 08-17-2011, 07:16 PM

We should cut down all the trees on the ski hill so it's safe for everyone.

08-16-2011, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
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08-16-2011, 06:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,818 Times in 2,258 Posts	You just solved it merc. Trees and a lack of helmets isn't the problem, it's a lack of child-padding attached to those trees. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

08-16-2011, 07:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,818 Times in 2,258 Posts	Yes. But they must be beaten and beaten horribly with iron to tenderize them first. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

08-16-2011, 05:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mercury Special Delivery Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The States Posts: 8,150 Thanks: 294 Thanked 801 Times in 539 Posts	Nah nah... see it's their little soft craniums which make it that much more safer for me when I plow over them on the slopes because I don't know how to stop real well.

08-16-2011, 07:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mercury Special Delivery Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The States Posts: 8,150 Thanks: 294 Thanked 801 Times in 539 Posts	^you're suggesting we tie children to the trees as padding?

08-16-2011, 10:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Roach Victoria Aut Mors Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7,183 Thanks: 2,372 Thanked 1,986 Times in 1,509 Posts	Actually , I do very much feel like hitting something , but it's not a tree. after saving for a dsl line installation, I finally ordered it today, and will get the wireless router , etc. tomorrow via UPS....however also got an email shortly after stating, *Service Ready Date: Due to a temporary strike, we're unable to schedule a Service Ready Date at this time. A Verizon representative will contact you as soon as a date becomes available. You will not be billed for any equipment or service usage until your High Speed Internet is provisioned in our network. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. So I still am on shitty borrowed internet, to check on my accounts, browse, etc. till fuck knows when so I replied to the email notice with this, Uh yea, The sales representative said nothing about a strike interfering with my service being established. He clearly stated that service is usually ready within 3 business days. I expect that to be honored, since that's what I agreed to. If this is going to take weeks or months, then just cancel this order...and I'll reject the equipment shipment.....I need internet connectivity NOW. Thank You, __________________ לזיין את הקופים** Last edited by Roach; 08-16-2011 at 10:53 PM.

08-16-2011, 11:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,818 Times in 2,258 Posts	What is it with ISPs and them sucking ass? __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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