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That extraordinary scene, captured last year by the rider's own helmet-mounted camera - the video was confiscated as evidence and made public by authorities - is even more extraordinary because it actually ended with an arrest. Usually, the police are no match for the racing bikes - known on the street as "crotch rockets...
...Rugby players tackle and engage at full speed without equipment. They are taught early on not only to keep their head up but also to keep it behind the ballcarrier, not in front as American-football players do. Also, get rid of the face mask. Even more than the helmet, it provides a false sense of security. There's nothing like losing your front teeth to remind you of the correct body position in contact...
Before the advent of the face mask, the helmet was never used as a weapon, and blocking and tackling were taught--and practiced--with the shoulders. Without the mask, you'd have a few more broken noses but far fewer brain injuries...
...fish market than the disciplined efficiency of a well-run kitchen. His golden quiff defying gravity, the 46-year-old Habib serves as both head chef and maître d', helping a matron into her chair, judging the angle of a junior stylist's cut, checking the helmet of sludgy green henna drying on an elderly gentleman's hair and mustache...
...preventive efforts don't work, you might want to put on a helmet the next time you go waterskiing on Lake Michigan...