Helmet Persuasive Speech

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“From what I’ve been told, my helmet saved my life.” (Kevin Pearce) These words were expressed from the mouth of

Kevin Pearce, a truly passionate, and remarkable professional snowboarder, who in 2009, sustained a traumatic brain injury

from a fall in the half pipe in Park City, while he was training for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. In todays snow sports

world, the need and use of helmets to avoid serious brain injury or even death in the event of a collision with the snow, a fellow

skier/rider, or even a tree has become blatantly more important than in years past and should be a must have for all those

taking to the slopes.

Skiing had not experienced a major death until January 1938, when alpine racer Giacinto Sertorelli,
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While wearing a helmet may not always protect you from a TBI, it is important to note that it may reduce the severity by taking

the brunt of the impact and will itself fracture.

While I do agree that wearing a helmet may not be the most comfortable experience, and that it may seem to hinder

your hearing or center of mass, I do not believe that these are valid reasons to not wear a helmet. Another point or case which

may be made against wearing a helmet, is that wearing one may cause the wearer to feel more invincible and thus cause them

to ski or ride at faster speeds or become more reckless on the slopes than they would had they not donned a helmet in the first

place. (Helmets) The final argument which renders food for thought against wearing a helmet is, there is no guarantee that your

helmet will save your life, or protect you from a head injury.

Even though, personal comfort is individualized and impossible to guarantee, there are many different helmets to

choose from and as long as skiers and riders make sure that they are finding helmets are certified, you may make