Thinking About Not
Wearing a Helmet? Think Again - Gord Keen.
Article #5
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One day Gord’s son
set out on a practice run after he got home from work. He grabbed his helmet
and bike and left. Gord knew where he was going and when he would be back also
made sure he had a cell phone with him. At about 7pm Gord got a phone call
saying his son was in an accident but was fine they just called the ambulance
to be safe. When Gord arrived his son was unconscious and laying in a pool of
blood. He had been hit by a truck that hadn’t seen him coming. His son was left
with a serious concussion and a broken nose but doctors said if he hadn’t been
wearing a helmet it would’ve been fatal.
This just shows
firsthand how important wearing a helmet really is. Gord’s son was lucky he was
wearing a helmet but he wouldn’t have been lucky at all if he hadn’t been
wearing one. His son only got three kilometres away from his house when the
accident occurred so distance doesn’t matter. This article brings awareness to
how important wearing a helmet at all times is because drivers make mistakes
but you have to anticipate them. Wearing a helmet could save your life, so why
take that chance.
Keen, Gord. Thinking
About Not Wearing a Helmet? Think Again. Ottawa Outdoors Magazine.
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