Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On 11/15/2024 9:27 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 11/15/2024 9:14 AM, Wolfgang Strobl wrote:

Am Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:29:58 -0500 schrieb Frank Krygowski
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On 11/12/2024 4:44 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:

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I just did a web search for "walking helmet", and got pages of stuff on
helmets for babies and toddlers learning to walk.  I guess that's a
thing these days; I must be out of touch.  Perhaps one day we'll see a
generation unwilling to step outside without a helmet.

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[... ]But the general trend toward "Danger!
Danger!" warnings is strong. At one time, Safe Kids recommended that no
kid under age 10 be allowed to cross a street alone.

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But what about seniors who dwell at home?
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The home is a dangerous place. Deaths from falls at home outnumber
deaths from falls outside by a large factor.

 True. A few months ago I got a phone call from one of my best friends from my college days. He told me his twin brother had just died from a fall in his home. And the first wife of a bike club friend of mine died of a brain injury when she fell down the stairs when visiting someone else's home.
 Yesterday I installed a handrail on the basement steps of one of our best friends. Those tales were my inspiration.
 

An excellent example of individual risk assessment!
Besides your friends and acquaintances, Dennis Prager fell in his shower early this week and broke his back. He's still in hospital.
OTOH roughly 350 million humans in USA mostly did not fall at all this week.
No one will disagree with your reports, or mine, or the absolute fact that millions had no such experience whatsoever. And yet some install handrails and some do not. No one is wrong in their own decision here.
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