Natasha Richardson is dead - very sad.
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steve_amv8 said:
Indeed - very sad. I suspect this will re-ignite the debate about beginners (at the very least) being required to wear helmets when skiing. I know some European countries have already made them compulsory for children.
Always sad when a "fun" activity like this ends in tragedy 
steve_amv8 said:
Indeed - very sad. I suspect this will re-ignite the debate about beginners (at the very least) being required to wear helmets when skiing. I know some European countries have already made them compulsory for children.
It might have helped but I get the feeling it may not have done much for her. By all accounts she fell on a very easy slope & was travelling pretty slowly - and then got up & laughed it off. From what's been said, 999/1000 people would have walked away from it.
I would therefore guess that there was some kind of "weakness" in her head that caused a heamorrage or similar.
Very, very sad indeed but I get the feeling the fact that she was skiing was kind of incidental - it could have happened in any number of other circumstances.
Ski helmets are compulsory for kids in Italy, Slovenia and Sweden I think. Always wear one myself these days & actually I find it more comfortable than a hat which is usually either too hot or too cold.
I am taking my 10 year old son for the first time soon & he will be wearing a lid whether he likes it or not!
steve_amv8 said:
Indeed - very sad. I suspect this will re-ignite the debate about beginners (at the very least) being required to wear helmets when skiing. I know some European countries have already made them compulsory for children.
Its a very sad story.Without wanting to bring politics into this, surely she had the option to wear a helmet if she wished to do so.
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