August 9, 1966, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern
Despite the seemingly humorous nature of this staged photo, bike collisions are no laughing matter. Just lately, we've witnessed several bike collisions in various road races; the Tour de France comes to mind as the most notable. Even though helmets were not a required part of cycling back in this era, some of the accident "victims" in the lower photo might not have been holding their heads so much if they had had adequate headgear. Or perhaps, they were just hamming it up for the Northwestern photographer.
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