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.