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Call for ski helmet law
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Rupert Murray.
“If we can persuade
per person for an oceanview balcony cabin on A SKI specialist agent who agents to advise clients they
Royal Caribbean’s 14-night Italian Mediterranean has been campaigning for should wear helmets as
cruise onboard Independence of the Seas, several years for ski helmets standard, we can start the
departing Southampton on April 25. The offer is to be made compulsory is shift towards it becoming
open to agents and their friends and families. Go now petitioning Downing common practice.”
to
ttgtravelclub.co.uk or call 0844 545 7832. Street, following the death of Douglas called for helmet
actress Natasha Richardson. wearing to become a
Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa in Knysna, South Niall Douglas (pictured), compulsory condition of
Africa, has launched a campaign to promote the a former ski rep and now insurance policies.
Pezula Private Castle. The agent who books the managing director of Full
“A lot of nasty accidents
Neilson head of product
most nights at the Private Castle until February Circle Travel in Oxfordshire,
could have been far less
Andy Harmer said: “We do
28, 2010, will win all-inclusive accommodation believes many serious want to encourage helmets
for up to 10 people at the property worth about injuries and deaths could be
devastating if a helmet
but I would stop short of
£72,400. Visit
pezulaprivatecastle.com. avoided if the wearing of
had been worn”
making them mandatory.
helmets were compulsory. “Fifty-five million people
Agents booking three return flights for the Douglas said: “I have seen and heard of a lot of skied in the US last year and there were 39
same client between the UK and Scandinavia nasty accidents which could have been far less deaths – that’s one per 1.4 million skiers. About
on SAS Scandinavian Airlines in any one devastating if a helmet had been worn. 40% of people wear helmets, and they are
month between April 1 and June 30 can earn “Unfortunately, it sometimes takes an event becoming cool now so I think we will see more.”
at least £80 cashback. Clients will also earn such as the sad death of Natasha Richardson to Anyone wanting to sign the petition can go to
cashback of up to £40 per flight. Registration bring these issues to the forefront.
petitions.number10.gov.uk/ski-helmets.
must be completed by April 17. For more
information and to register visit
flysas.co.uk/cashback.
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