A friend of mine fell off her bike on the rail trail. She lost quite a lot of bark, but she was wearing her helmet and that probably saved her from a much worse injury.
When I am driving through Byron, I often wonder why helmet rules don’t apply there, including school-aged children – am I missing something?
Is fluffed hair blowing in the breeze for your Insta profile worth more than your life?
Will it only be when someone has an irreversible brain injury that people will comply with the law?
Dear NSW Police, please explain?


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