# Are kids more safe today than they were in the 60s/70s (or earlier) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-more-safe-today-than-they-were-in-the-60s-70s-or-earlier/1015339 "2025-03-09T17:07:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-more-safe-today-than-they-were-in-the-60s-70s-or-earlier/1015339/61 "2025-03-11T19:35:26Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And we had a friend in law school who felt he didn’t need to wear a helmet on his motorcycle. I like to show this pic to people who think riding a motorcycle without a helmet is ok (there are lots of other pics that show damage but I think this one drives it home the best…if not the helmet…it will be their head): > **[https://preview.redd.it/yljfd4sqlw571.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=web...](https://preview.redd.it/yljfd4sqlw571.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9c7334963321b8ed6002f8c9f90e1409c903191f)** ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-more-safe-today-than-they-were-in-the-60s-70s-or-earlier/1015339/62 "2025-03-11T20:16:07Z")
Hey, tell me about it. My father gave a ride to a fellow seminary student on his motorcycle, letting his friend wear his helmet. Fire engine ran a light, dead dad, friend ok. Fire engine driver traumatized and unable to serve thereafter. That guy god is such a prankster. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-kids-more-safe-today-than-they-were-in-the-60s-70s-or-earlier/1015339.md?page=3)