Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Believe it or not, protective gear is only recommended - not mandatory - for skaters, skateboarders and cyclists in Germany, the land of bureaucracy. Probably the only area where things are not "Verboten". Here are a couple of snapshots from the family album showing our daredevil son Florian totally unprotected in the local skate-hall a couple of years ago - he's now moved on to snowboarding where you don't get let on to the downhill runs without a helmet, very sensible: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_1548_edited-2-Edit.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_1550.jpg.html There are, however, safety precautions for when the worst happens: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_1546-Edit.jpg.html Cheers Douglas On 30.12.2009 03:46, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Only in the USA - laws will not allow this level of over-the-top legal > activity anywhere else in the world! > Cheers > Jayanand > >