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Low
Cost Bike Helmets $8.00
Why do you need a bicycle helmet?
A recent national
research study has shown that every year in the
United States:
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Head injuries
in bicyclists are noted in 65,000 emergency room cases.
*7,700 hospital
admissions *40% of bicyclists are admitted to hospitals. Bicyclists
hospitalized with head injuries are 20 times as likely to die.
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Bicyclist
injury rates are highest between ages 5 and 15.
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56% of fatally
injured bicyclists are age 20 or older.
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Death rates for
male bicyclists ages 20-54 have substantially increased.
Bicycling is
not just for young children and teenagers. It is for the whole family and
has become a popular fitness activity for health conscious families and
provides an alternative means of transportation. Based on the recent
popularity in bicycling it is important to wear a helmet at all times when
riding a bicycle. It is important for children to see their parents wear
their own helmets. Educate by example! Bicycling without a helmet can lead
to serious head injuries. A fall from the bike to the ground can kill.
Thus, a certified helmet is essential and can greatly reduce a persons'
chance of head injury.
A.
Make sure your helmet fits your head.
*Try the helmet on before you buy it.
* Adjust the
chin strap firmly but comfortably, 1 finger rule.
*Try another
helmet size or design if simple hand pressure shifts or tilts the helmet more than an inch on your head, or forces it off of your head.
B. Wear your helmet
correctly.
*Wear it every time you bicycle.
*Wear it low on your forehead just above your eyebrows.
* Always fasten the chin strap firmly.
C. Read and
follow all directions in your users manual.
*Only use manufacturer approved decorations and cleaners.
*Replace your helmet if it has been damaged or has been in a accident.
*Replace your helmet at least every five years.
*Protect your children on the road with snell approved certified helmets.
It is the Law!
EI
Dorado County Public Health Department Health Promotions Division 941
Spring Street,
Suite #
7
Placerville,
CA
95667
(530)621-6194 or (530)621-6125
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