Natasha Richardson

I think that our kids will always wear them, because they've never known anything else.

RoseR wrote:Yes I think helmets should be worn by choice. I, like Pablo most of the time but there are still times I dont. I hardly ever wear one Xcountry skiing, dont know why I suppose I think that not so much speed involved, nor so many people about.

Any sport we play there is an element of risk, none more than jogging I have seen many joggers take a tumble as I have tennis & squash players but I do not see them wearing helmets, when these accidents happen it just brings it home to us that there is element of risk in our sport .
I may in the future wear a helmet but it will not be because of the recent publicity, but I do agree that all kids should wear helmets.

Pablo Escobar wrote:I think it can only be about personal choice (apart from the kidz). It would be daft if it wasn't.. I wear a helmet 90% of the time but there are times where I just don't, I think it would discourage people from trying out the sport.

We've a local clown who turned up to teach over the Christmas break wearing a full face helmet :roll: It's a bit of dilemma if you wear an ordinary helmet to teach but it's pretty obvious you look a total tit in a full face one teaching a snow plough and it intimidates learners. Mountaineering you reckon on using the same PPE as students, skiing should be the same really.

ise wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:I think it can only be about personal choice (apart from the kidz). It would be daft if it wasn't.. I wear a helmet 90% of the time but there are times where I just don't, I think it would discourage people from trying out the sport.

We've a local clown who turned up to teach over the Christmas break wearing a full face helmet :roll: It's a bit of dilemma if you wear an ordinary helmet to teach but it's pretty obvious you look a total tit in a full face one teaching a snow plough and it intimidates learners. Mountaineering you reckon on using the same PPE as students, skiing should be the same really.

Perhaps he was just really bad looking his own face may have scared the kids :lol:

Beginners really don't have the experience to make an informed decision on whether to wear a helmet. Their best guide as to whether a helmet is a sensible choice, is their instructor. The instructor teaching a beginner lesson has a very low level of risk of sustaining a head injury. Not only is the instructor in control, but he is also very aware of the enviroment. The beginning skier will assume their risk is the same as the instructor's, and while that is low, it is not the same. So even if the instructor deosn't need to wear a helmet in that instance, should he by example make that choice for the student ?

Trencher

you look a total tit in a full face

I take it no one informed him? :lol:

So even if the instructor deosn't need to wear a helmet in that instance, should he by example make that choice for the student ?

You can only suggest someone takes your advice, some people you just can't tell. If they are not children then it has to be an individual choice and they can only choose whether or not to act on your advice.

Ian Wickham wrote:

RoseR wrote:Yes I think helmets should be worn by choice. I, like Pablo most of the time but there are still times I dont. I hardly ever wear one Xcountry skiing, dont know why I suppose I think that not so much speed involved, nor so many people about.

Any sport we play there is an element of risk, none more than jogging I have seen many joggers take a tumble as I have tennis & squash players but I do not see them wearing helmets, when these accidents happen it just brings it home to us that there is element of risk in our sport .
I may in the future wear a helmet but it will not be because of the recent publicity, but I do agree that all kids should wear helmets.

The stairs are actually one of the most dangerous parts of a home. Every year, thousands of people of all ages fall and injure themselves on the stairs. In fact, falls on the stairs are the most common reason for accidental death and hospitalization among those over sixty-five.

Maybe we should be wearing helmets going up and down stairs! :shock:

Pablo Escobar wrote:

So even if the instructor deosn't need to wear a helmet in that instance, should he by example make that choice for the student ?

You can only suggest someone takes your advice, some people you just can't tell. If they are not children then it has to be an individual choice and they can only choose whether or not to act on your advice.

That's not what I meant. I was saying the instructor by setting an example and not wearing a helmet, leads the student to believe the student's risk is the same as the instructor's in a beginning class enviroment. I certainly would wear what the instructor thought appropriate for himself.

Trencher