THE SPIKE AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE.

THE SPIKE AND WOMEN’S LACROSSE. This article in the New York Times (February 16) reports that: “Although some safety advocates call for head protection in women’s lacrosse, almost everyone involved in the sport has said that its current ban on helmets for everyone but goaltenders is actually the safest approach.” The chairman of the US lacrosse safety committee says: “…what we’ve seen is that behavior can change when athletes feel more protected, especially when it comes to the head and helmets,” Kids, you will note that this argument that more safety protection will lead to greater risks being taken is similar to the argument that wearing a safety belt will lead to a driver taking more risks—and to the suggestion that a large spike in the center of the steering wheel would reduce accidents, as I posted on here.