Tuesday 28 October 2008
There is a law here requiring everyone to wear a helmet when driving or riding on a scooter or motorcycle. It is largely obeyed - sure, you always see young guys zipping around with no helmet, or old ladies clearly running down to the grocery store, but most of the time people wear helmets. With one huge exception, that is. Kids.
They are almost never wearing helmets! People seem to think that kids don't need them, and it seems that cops are fine with this. The funny thing is, on sunny days they are all wearing hats, to protect them from the sun. (Both for health reasons, and so they don't get "black" and ugly.) And they make kid-sized helmets here, so that is no excuse. It really bothers me to see all these small kids with no helmets. But at least they won't have an unsightly tan!
There is a law here requiring everyone to wear a helmet when driving or riding on a scooter or motorcycle. It is largely obeyed - sure, you always see young guys zipping around with no helmet, or old ladies clearly running down to the grocery store, but most of the time people wear helmets. With one huge exception, that is. Kids.
They are almost never wearing helmets! People seem to think that kids don't need them, and it seems that cops are fine with this. The funny thing is, on sunny days they are all wearing hats, to protect them from the sun. (Both for health reasons, and so they don't get "black" and ugly.) And they make kid-sized helmets here, so that is no excuse. It really bothers me to see all these small kids with no helmets. But at least they won't have an unsightly tan!
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