When I was young and athletic, I ran the mile in less than 5 minutes on a regular basis (I didn't say a GOOD athlete)but not bad for a flatfoot like me. That is about 12 MPH, or about the speed of a Segway. I would assume you feel I should have been wearing a helmet when I was running. I have fallen many times in my life at those speeds, and yes you could get hurt, and I have. But it was generally my hands that got skinned, not my head. Maybe they should pass mandatory GLOVE laws to protect us from our owm clumsiness.
As I said before, children should be protected by law by wearing helmets. But to require adults to wear a helmet at 12.5 MPH seems ludicrous to me, as well as an intrusion on personal rights. A Segway is in no way comparable to riding a motorcycle, the potential for injury is miniscule in comparison. Yet most states do not require adults to wear helmets while riding a motorcycle.
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