Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Helmets

Quoted from Truman Prevatt's message:
> If the AERC insurance carrier took the stand that helmets should be 
> required or else they would not cover an accident involving a non-helmeted 
> rider, then I don't see that the AERC has a choice

Since we don't get our ride insurance from AERC and since Ride Managers 
pick the insurance carriers for their rides, why should AERC have any say 
about the helmets anyway?

No one addresses the whole issue:  Where does it stop?  What is this magic 
thing about helmets anyway?  Are there *really* so many more 
insurance/medical claims and/or deaths from endurance riding head injuries 
than any other endurance riding injury or is it just that the helmet issue 
is an easy one to address?

Lif Strand
Quemado NM  USA
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