03-28-2017, 05:15 PM
Women's Golf
03-28-2017, 08:19 PM
very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
03-29-2017, 10:29 AM
(03-28-2017, 08:19 PM)oldalum link Wrote:very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
It depends on what you're doing. If you're road racing or otherwise going very fast, then it's necessary. If you're biking around town in a place where cars are unfamiliar with bikes, then it's advisable. If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.
(03-28-2017, 08:19 PM)oldalum link Wrote:very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
It depends on what you're doing. If you're road racing or otherwise going very fast, then it's necessary. If you're biking around town in a place where cars are unfamiliar with bikes, then it's advisable. If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.
03-29-2017, 10:51 AM
(03-29-2017, 10:29 AM)stupac2 link Wrote:[quote author=oldalum link=topic=16733.msg190827#msg190827 date=1490757583]
very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
It depends on what you're doing. If you're road racing or otherwise going very fast, then it's necessary. If you're biking around town in a place where cars are unfamiliar with bikes, then it's advisable. If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.
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all the incoming freshman got helmets this past fall
Quote:Stanford freshmen will receive free bicycle helmets when they arrive on campus in the fall of 2016, thanks to a gift from two Stanford parents committed to increasing the safety of bike riding on campus.
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There are about 13,000 bikes on the Stanford campus each day. Stanford is considered a bicycle friendly campus with 12 miles of bike lanes and more than 19,000 bike parking spaces. The university has been designated a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
Still, despite the universitys myriad of programs, crashes happen 626 over the past 10 years some with unfortunate consequences. So, to help the university better instill safe riding habits among undergraduate students, the Siegelmans partnered with Ariadne Scott, the Stanford bicycle program coordinator, to make wearing bicycle helmets the norm. The helmets new students will receive at New Student Orientation in September are white with a red Stanford S with tree emblazoned on the side.
http://news.stanford.edu/2016/06/02/stan...e-helmets/
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
(03-29-2017, 10:29 AM)stupac2 link Wrote:[quote author=oldalum link=topic=16733.msg190827#msg190827 date=1490757583]
very unfortunate, hope she recovers without difficulty.
I was unhappy a couple of months ago to see the picture of the W Golf coach on her bike in the quad that WGolf posted, because she wasn't wearing a helmet. As a parent, let alone as coach, she is too important not to wear a helmet.
It depends on what you're doing. If you're road racing or otherwise going very fast, then it's necessary. If you're biking around town in a place where cars are unfamiliar with bikes, then it's advisable. If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.
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all the incoming freshman got helmets this past fall
Quote:Stanford freshmen will receive free bicycle helmets when they arrive on campus in the fall of 2016, thanks to a gift from two Stanford parents committed to increasing the safety of bike riding on campus.
.....
There are about 13,000 bikes on the Stanford campus each day. Stanford is considered a bicycle friendly campus with 12 miles of bike lanes and more than 19,000 bike parking spaces. The university has been designated a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists.
Still, despite the universitys myriad of programs, crashes happen 626 over the past 10 years some with unfortunate consequences. So, to help the university better instill safe riding habits among undergraduate students, the Siegelmans partnered with Ariadne Scott, the Stanford bicycle program coordinator, to make wearing bicycle helmets the norm. The helmets new students will receive at New Student Orientation in September are white with a red Stanford S with tree emblazoned on the side.
http://news.stanford.edu/2016/06/02/stan...e-helmets/
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
03-29-2017, 10:56 AM
(03-28-2017, 06:10 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:That's terrible :'( Must have been a really bad bike accident...sigh.
Stanford freshman Albane Valenzuela withdrew from the ANA Inspiration because of a bike accident on March 23 that involved a car. Valenzuela, a 2016 Olympian from Switzerland, was on campus in Palo Alto, Calif., at the time of the crash, according to Cardinal head coach Anne Walker. She suffered a concussion, received stitches on her nose and is currently experiencing pain in her wrist and knee.
http://golfweek.com/2017/03/28/lpga-ana-...-accident/
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
(03-28-2017, 06:10 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:That's terrible :'( Must have been a really bad bike accident...sigh.
Stanford freshman Albane Valenzuela withdrew from the ANA Inspiration because of a bike accident on March 23 that involved a car. Valenzuela, a 2016 Olympian from Switzerland, was on campus in Palo Alto, Calif., at the time of the crash, according to Cardinal head coach Anne Walker. She suffered a concussion, received stitches on her nose and is currently experiencing pain in her wrist and knee.
http://golfweek.com/2017/03/28/lpga-ana-...-accident/
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
(03-29-2017, 10:29 AM)stupac2 link Wrote:If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.Disagree. See video interview with frosh M swimmer Shoults about his bike accident on campus earlier this year (returning late at night from library, raccoon ran out in front of him, and he went over his handlebars). Only serious injury was a ligament tear in his hand, had to wear a cast for one month which made training difficult. He was not wearing his helmet (despite them being given out for free to all freshmen) and realizes he could have had a serious head injury, so he has fixed that since then.
Not the best counterexample because of his speed, but you can get a serious head injury from falling off a bike at any speed. I once went over the handlebars while going less than 10 mph. Why take the risk? Having some (never all) bike-aware drivers helps prevent some accidents, but not others (e.g., car swerves to avoid something, clips bike riding alongside). Many accidents are the bicyclist's fault; when I make a mistake, I'd rather be wearing a helmet than not.
I enjoyed seeing a pic tweeted by Katie Ledecky on her first day of class, a selfie of her and another W swimmer leaving on bikes for their very first class, both wearing helmets.
What really gets me is seeing adults (and some kids) riding along with their helmet dangling from a handlebar. That makes no sense at all.
(03-29-2017, 10:29 AM)stupac2 link Wrote:If you're putzing around Stanford then it's really unnecessary.Disagree. See video interview with frosh M swimmer Shoults about his bike accident on campus earlier this year (returning late at night from library, raccoon ran out in front of him, and he went over his handlebars). Only serious injury was a ligament tear in his hand, had to wear a cast for one month which made training difficult. He was not wearing his helmet (despite them being given out for free to all freshmen) and realizes he could have had a serious head injury, so he has fixed that since then.
Not the best counterexample because of his speed, but you can get a serious head injury from falling off a bike at any speed. I once went over the handlebars while going less than 10 mph. Why take the risk? Having some (never all) bike-aware drivers helps prevent some accidents, but not others (e.g., car swerves to avoid something, clips bike riding alongside). Many accidents are the bicyclist's fault; when I make a mistake, I'd rather be wearing a helmet than not.
I enjoyed seeing a pic tweeted by Katie Ledecky on her first day of class, a selfie of her and another W swimmer leaving on bikes for their very first class, both wearing helmets.
What really gets me is seeing adults (and some kids) riding along with their helmet dangling from a handlebar. That makes no sense at all.
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