Saturday, June 13, 2009

it was like one of those public service announcements on the teevee.

This afternoon, while en route to my NTR (Neighborhood Thai Restaurant) to procure an iced tea, I encountered a group of three kids--maybe 9 or 10 years old?--on mountain bikes on the sidewalk. Two of the boys had helmets; the other did not.

The scene that played out next was like that Partnership for a Drug-free America commercial where the chick at the party snubs the guy who's getting high. I overheard Helmet Kid #1 say to Helmet-less Kid, "You're not wearing a helmet!" Shortly thereafter, from the window of the restaurant, I saw the two kids with helmets speed off and leave the other kid alone.

The obvious, absent voiceover: "Helmets: Just Say Yes."

The next tutorial: off-sidewalk riding.

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