What’s the most dangerous thing about riding your bike in Metro Vancouver? Is it riding into a stationary object because you’re gawking at our splendid views? Is it getting squished out of your bike lane by a territorial city bus looking to park in front of the next bus stop? No, although these are definitely hardships many a cyclist have to endure on the mean streets of Terminal City, Continue Reading…
Better late than never, I guess… after last week’s near-drowning episode, 9-year old Kai Guerin has been enrolled in swimming lessons, which he’s taking to like, well, like a duck to water. This follows his close call at a party last week. Fortunately he was pulled out quickly AND there was a registered nurse present that performed CPR on him immediately.
Unfortunately for too many British Columbians that’s not the case, as 40 people drown each year, 22 during the summer months alone. The biggest culprits are backyard swimming pools, where it only takes a split second for a parent to look away for the damage to be done. Lakes and rivers with strong currents, especially when mixed with alcohol, are also lethal combinations.
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The Province has another thought-provoking article on preventable injury, this week’s theme: wearing a helmet while riding a bike (note, the same logic also applies to skateboards and rollerblades; while writing this I just saw a guy on a longboard weaving in and out of traffic on a major road with large headphones on and no helmet…).
By Cassidy Olivier, Staff Reporter
In the fall of 2007 Kyle Ferguson, an avid cyclist, suddenly found himself transformed into a statistic when he crashed into the back of a truck while riding his bike without a helmet.
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