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Should skateboarders wear helmets?
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Of course!: Helmets save lives, on bikers, skaters, roller bladers, hockey players, football players, any sport with a risk of serious head injuury.... Basically any activity where there's a risk of serious head injury.
Answered 9/22/2016
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