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Mr. President, sir, GET A BIKE HELMENT!

August
28

Dear Mr. President, with all due respect please get your people to get you a bike helmet and set a proper example for cyclists of all ages. I know you’re on vacation in the quite town of Martha’s Vineyard. It’s warm and bike helmets might not be the most stylist thing to wear, but they are important. The photo shows your daughter Sasha in her helmet with a friend wearing one as well, in most states kid’s must wear head protection by law. Sure adults still have the right to choose to wear a helmet while riding and you like to take risks. At least you left the cigarettes at home.

It’s also tough following President Bush, who road his mountain bike on occasion with his buddy from Texas, Lance Armstrong. He was a great cyclist, who rode with great vigor and passion, and yes, a helmet.

This entry was posted on Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 4:15 PM by Randall Wolf. Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

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One Response to “Mr. President, sir, GET A BIKE HELMENT!”

  1. Aaron

    I agree Obama should have a helmet on to set a good example but he hardly seems to be doing much beyond a very very casual pace. Bush on the other hand looks like he is ready for some hardcore mountain biking.

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Randall Wolf Randall Wolf is Director of Photography at The Journal News/LoHud.com, and has ridden more than 80,000 miles on a bike during the past 35 years. Some of these miles include a three-week touring trip from Suburban Philadelphia to Nova Scotia and back at age 16 and a few years later a solo two-week trip to Montreal. In 1985, he photographed the first U.S.-based team in the Vuelta a Espana, a three-week professional cycling race throughout Spain. He has participated in professional teams and races throughout the U.S. including the national championship in Philadelphia, and Tour of Georgia. In the mid-Ô90s he competed as an amateur racer throughout the Northeast. Bike commuting was his choice of transportation while working in Baltimore and Toronto. He is a ride leader and member of the Westchester Cycling Club and Rockland Bike Club, and lives in Garrison with his wife.
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David Schloss David Schloss is the co-founder and president of the Rockland Bicycling Club. A lifelong cyclist and self-described bicycling addict, Schloss is also a professional writer, photographer and educator, he is also the director of a group that supports photographers, which allows him to travel the globe, sneaking in rides.
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