Comments on: 10/02/2008 – Maybe Just Perceptions Change http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chris http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2317 Chris Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:29:26 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2317 I approached the superintendent of my alma mater a few years back about implementing a Safe Routes to School program and he said the school board would not support that type of program because of the liability issues. Of course supporting a totally sedentary lifestyle isn't a problem, just in supporting something "fringe" like cycling. I approached the superintendent of my alma mater a few years back about implementing a Safe Routes to School program and he said the school board would not support that type of program because of the liability issues. Of course supporting a totally sedentary lifestyle isn’t a problem, just in supporting something “fringe” like cycling.

]]> By: BiketoWork Barb http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2318 BiketoWork Barb Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:54:13 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2318 Are you people serious with the haircut remarks? She has perfect hair for wearing a helmet. I'm a year-round bike commuter and my hair looks like that. It was poofier when I drove and I love it now. No one here seems at all familiar with "Safe Routes to School" and the many efforts to get kids ON bikes and walking to school. I chaired Bike to Work Week 2008 for Spokane--first big set of events we've had here--and we had "Walk & Roll to School Day" in the middle of the week thanks to the efforts of a coordinator at Spokane Public Schools whose husband chairs the city Bicycle Advisory Board. These views of schools as places that would outlaw or penalize kids for active transportation are just not our experience in Spokane. Tell me where you live so I can make sure never to move there! --barb www.biketoworkspokane.org Are you people serious with the haircut remarks? She has perfect hair for wearing a helmet. I’m a year-round bike commuter and my hair looks like that. It was poofier when I drove and I love it now.

No one here seems at all familiar with “Safe Routes to School” and the many efforts to get kids ON bikes and walking to school.

I chaired Bike to Work Week 2008 for Spokane–first big set of events we’ve had here–and we had “Walk & Roll to School Day” in the middle of the week thanks to the efforts of a coordinator at Spokane Public Schools whose husband chairs the city Bicycle Advisory Board.

These views of schools as places that would outlaw or penalize kids for active transportation are just not our experience in Spokane.

Tell me where you live so I can make sure never to move there!
–barb
http://www.biketoworkspokane.org

]]> By: The Other Dave http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2319 The Other Dave Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:08:34 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2319 A lot of the reason for these sorts of rules isn't the schools trying to protect the kids from anything that they could get hurt doing - it's trying to protect themselves from lawsuit-happy parents. Paying a $5M judgment because some jury decided that the school "should have known better" than to allow students to ride bikes to school is sure to take a bite out of the district's budget. A lot of the blame for no-biking-to-school rules rests squarely on the parents, specifically the small percentage of parents who would rather get a lawyer and a big legal judgment than to take responsibility for their own decisions or to admit that sometimes bad things happen that the schools can't prevent. I got a call today from my son's school - he'd gotten a door shut on his hand, and they wanted me to come make a decision on whether to take him for X-rays. It was kind of sad to see the contortions they were going through to try to keep from doing anything that they could be sued over - they couldn't give any input on whether he ought to have X-rays or not, and they couldn't even give him some Tylenol for the pain. I shrugged, said that I'd had to learn the lesson the hard way of not putting my hands where doors could be closed on them, gave him some Tylenol, and took him for the X-ray (no broken bones, fortunately). For them, it was all about covering themselves in case I sued, and given the chances of them getting sued over something like that, I can't say I blame them. A lot of the reason for these sorts of rules isn’t the schools trying to protect the kids from anything that they could get hurt doing – it’s trying to protect themselves from lawsuit-happy parents. Paying a $5M judgment because some jury decided that the school “should have known better” than to allow students to ride bikes to school is sure to take a bite out of the district’s budget. A lot of the blame for no-biking-to-school rules rests squarely on the parents, specifically the small percentage of parents who would rather get a lawyer and a big legal judgment than to take responsibility for their own decisions or to admit that sometimes bad things happen that the schools can’t prevent.

I got a call today from my son’s school – he’d gotten a door shut on his hand, and they wanted me to come make a decision on whether to take him for X-rays. It was kind of sad to see the contortions they were going through to try to keep from doing anything that they could be sued over – they couldn’t give any input on whether he ought to have X-rays or not, and they couldn’t even give him some Tylenol for the pain. I shrugged, said that I’d had to learn the lesson the hard way of not putting my hands where doors could be closed on them, gave him some Tylenol, and took him for the X-ray (no broken bones, fortunately). For them, it was all about covering themselves in case I sued, and given the chances of them getting sued over something like that, I can’t say I blame them.

]]> By: The Other Dave http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2320 The Other Dave Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:08:33 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2320 A lot of the reason for these sorts of rules isn't the schools trying to protect the kids from anything that they could get hurt doing - it's trying to protect themselves from lawsuit-happy parents. Paying a $5M judgment because some jury decided that the school "should have known better" than to allow students to ride bikes to school is sure to take a bite out of the district's budget. A lot of the blame for no-biking-to-school rules rests squarely on the parents, specifically the small percentage of parents who would rather get a lawyer and a big legal judgment than to take responsibility for their own decisions or to admit that sometimes bad things happen that the schools can't prevent. I got a call today from my son's school - he'd gotten a door shut on his hand, and they wanted me to come make a decision on whether to take him for X-rays. It was kind of sad to see the contortions they were going through to try to keep from doing anything that they could be sued over - they couldn't give any input on whether he ought to have X-rays or not, and they couldn't even give him some Tylenol for the pain. I shrugged, said that I'd had to learn the lesson the hard way of not putting my hands where doors could be closed on them, gave him some Tylenol, and took him for the X-ray (no broken bones, fortunately). For them, it was all about covering themselves in case I sued, and given the chances of them getting sued over something like that, I can't say I blame them. A lot of the reason for these sorts of rules isn’t the schools trying to protect the kids from anything that they could get hurt doing – it’s trying to protect themselves from lawsuit-happy parents. Paying a $5M judgment because some jury decided that the school “should have known better” than to allow students to ride bikes to school is sure to take a bite out of the district’s budget. A lot of the blame for no-biking-to-school rules rests squarely on the parents, specifically the small percentage of parents who would rather get a lawyer and a big legal judgment than to take responsibility for their own decisions or to admit that sometimes bad things happen that the schools can’t prevent.

I got a call today from my son’s school – he’d gotten a door shut on his hand, and they wanted me to come make a decision on whether to take him for X-rays. It was kind of sad to see the contortions they were going through to try to keep from doing anything that they could be sued over – they couldn’t give any input on whether he ought to have X-rays or not, and they couldn’t even give him some Tylenol for the pain. I shrugged, said that I’d had to learn the lesson the hard way of not putting my hands where doors could be closed on them, gave him some Tylenol, and took him for the X-ray (no broken bones, fortunately). For them, it was all about covering themselves in case I sued, and given the chances of them getting sued over something like that, I can’t say I blame them.

]]> By: Ben http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2321 Ben Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:59:20 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2321 Wassup!! Rick is in the Sun Press Thrs 10208! Wassup!! Rick is in the Sun Press Thrs 10208!

]]> By: blank http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2322 blank Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:37:13 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2322 Go principle in the Pink! Way to stir up the opinions! Go principle in the Pink! Way to stir up the opinions!

]]> By: george http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2323 george Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:33:58 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2323 Perhaps the principal will be transformed by a dream of bike rides past and be seen doing a bit of lane painting. Perhaps the principal will be transformed by a dream of bike rides past and be seen doing a bit of lane painting.

]]> By: fireraisr http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2324 fireraisr Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:33:12 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2324 It's pathetic that this is going on around the country. Everyone has a entitlement mentality and this includes someones "right" not to get hurt. So we get all these politicians and authority figures trying to "minimize risk." I hate looking back on my childhood and seeing all the things I missed out on because of the "risks." At a mere 22 years of age, even I am fed up with the way things are. It’s pathetic that this is going on around the country. Everyone has a entitlement mentality and this includes someones “right” not to get hurt. So we get all these politicians and authority figures trying to “minimize risk.” I hate looking back on my childhood and seeing all the things I missed out on because of the “risks.” At a mere 22 years of age, even I am fed up with the way things are.

]]> By: jeff http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2325 jeff Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:37:26 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2325 @Scott "Insulating our children from danger, real or perceived, is the biggest threat facing the United States right now." Scott, It is quite the stretch to state this is the biggest threat facing the Unites States right now. I would agree it is a threat, but would contest the argument that it the "biggest" threat. @Scott
“Insulating our children from danger, real or perceived, is the biggest threat facing the United States right now.”

Scott, It is quite the stretch to state this is the biggest threat facing the Unites States right now. I would agree it is a threat, but would contest the argument that it the “biggest” threat.

]]> By: Carl Magruder http://yehudamoon.com/20081002/#comment-2326 Carl Magruder Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:22:24 +0000 http://localhost/kickstandcomics/10022008/#comment-2326 I listened to an episode of "Speaking of Faith" with Krista Tippet about play, the necessity of it, etc. The guy is an expert on play in adults, kids, and animals. Adults don't play enough. Kids learn everything they really need to know by play, and animals never stop playing. The guy said something like, "After all, breaking your arm is a valuable learning experience." If the risk isn't real, the learning is much more superficial. I listened to an episode of “Speaking of Faith” with Krista Tippet about play, the necessity of it, etc. The guy is an expert on play in adults, kids, and animals. Adults don’t play enough. Kids learn everything they really need to know by play, and animals never stop playing. The guy said something like, “After all, breaking your arm is a valuable learning experience.” If the risk isn’t real, the learning is much more superficial.

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