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	Are you wearing your bicycle helmet correctly? - CNN.com
		Bicycle helmets are cooler, more comfortable, easier to adjust and more stylish than ever before.
		The rules for wearing a bicycle helmet are the same for kids and adults, too.
		If the bicycle helmet is tilted forward, the back of the head becomes more vulnerable to the force of a crash.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/HQ/00324.html (678 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Laws
		Bicycle deaths fell from five to one, and injuries from 325 to 105.
		The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute supports carefully drawn mandatory helmet laws covering all age groups because we believe they are needed to raise awareness that helmets save lives, in the same way that seatbelt laws and smoke detector requirements were used to inform the public that those safety devices were necessary.
		Since bicycles on a public road are vehicles, we believe that the operator has the rights and obligations of vehicle users in our ever-more-populated and outrageously unsafe road environment, so requiring a bicycle helmet is as reasonable as requiring a helmet on a motorcycle rider or requiring seatbelt usage in cars.
	www.helmets.org /mandator.htm (0 words)

	Biking in New Jersey, Regulations, Commuter Information
		The definition of bicycle with reference to the helmet legislation is a vehicle with two wheels propelled solely by human power and having pedals, handle bars and a saddle-like seat.
		Exemptions from the helmet requirement are persons who operate or ride a bicycle (as a driver or a passenger) on a roadway closed to motor traffic; on a trail, route, course, boardwalk, path or area set aside only for the use of bicycles.
		Bicycle salespersons and rental agents must display a sign at least 15 inches long and 8 inches wide at the point where the transaction is completed when they sell or rent a bicycle.
	www.state.nj.us /transportation/commuter/bike/regulations.shtm (696 words)

	AAP - TIPP: About Bicycle Helmets
		Helmets meeting CPSC safety standards are available at bicycle shops and at some discount, department, and toy stores in adult, toddler, and children's sizes and styles.
		The essential part of the helmet for impact protection is a thick layer of firm polystyrene, plastic foam, that crushes on impact, absorbing the force of the blow.
		Bicycle racers are now required to use them when racing in the United States and in the Olympics.
	www.aap.org /family/thelmabt.htm (1167 words)

	THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN BICYCLE INJURY FACT SHEET
		Helmet use is associated with a reduction in the risk of bicycle-related death and injury and a reduction in the severity of head injury when a crash occurs.
		Bicycle education programs and mandatory bicycle helmet legislation are effective at increasing helmet use and, therefore, reducing bicycle-related death and injury.
		Various studies have shown bicycle helmet legislation to be effective at increasing bicycle helmet use and reducing bicycle-related death and injury among children covered under the law.
	www.usroads.com /journals/aruj/9809/ru980901.htm (1271 words)

	Bicycle Helmets - bicycle helmet safety
		Bicycle helmets are 85-88 percent effective in mitigating head and brain injuries, making the use of helmets the single most effective way to reduce head injuries, only 18 percent of all bicyclists wear bicycle helmets.
		As with safety belts, child safety seats, and motorcycle helmets, the enactment of laws requiring the use of bicycle helmets, along with education and visible enforcement, is likely to be the most promising way to increase bicycle helmet usage.
		Bicycling is a great way for your child or teen (or you) to enjoy physical activity, but bicycling isn't without risks: head injuries occur in 31% to 65T of bicycle accidents, and up to 6% of people in bike accidents die.
	www.luhs.org /depts/injprev/Transprt/tran5-01.htm (1489 words)

	Mandatory bicycle helmet laws in Western Australia
		There are various reasons why mandatory helmet wearing increases cyclist risk, including research published in September 2006 by Bath University in the UK suggesting that "bicyclists who wear protective helmets are more likely to be struck by passing vehicles" (also see New York Times).
		Australian obesity rates have doubled since bicycle helmet law enactment at the beginning of the 1990s and Australia is now ranked as the second fattest nation on earth.
		A cursory glance at statistics suggests that bicycle helmet wearing resulted in a marginal reduction in skull and intracranial injuries as a proportion of WA's total hospitalised cyclists.
	www.cycle-helmets.com (0 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Essay
		But the main reason to wear a helmet is to protect your brains from damage in an unexpected impact.
		A good bicycle helmet must be able to absorb impact energy just as motorcycle helmets do to prevent brain injury.
		Helmets which pass the recognized impact tests are also available with soft shells and no shells.
	www.ibike.org /education/helmet.htm (0 words)

	National Bike Helmet Use Survey
		For those who did not own a helmet, the major reasons for not wearing a bike helmet included: they had not gotten around to it (20%), and the helmet was not comfortable (18%) (Table 6).
		Helmet usage and helmet ownership were highest among those who lived in the Northeast and West and lowest in the Midwest.
		In order to evaluate helmet usage patterns over time, the survey’s helmet questions were designed to be similar to those asked in the 1991 CPSC bicycle survey.
	www.cpsc.gov /library/helmet.html (1779 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Safety
		Helmets manufactured after March 1999 are required by law to meet the CPSC standard.
		Bicycle helmets are available in several different sizes and with different thicknesses of internal padding to custom fit the helmet to the user.
		If the helmet does not feel snug after adjusting the pads and when the straps are correctly buckled, try adjusting the pads again or try another helmet.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3400/3461.asp?index=4374 (714 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Statistics
		Bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88 percent.Bicycle helmets have also been shown to offer substantial protection to the forehead and midface.
		One recent study reported that the rate of bicycle helmet use by children ages 14 and under was 58 percent greater in a county with a fully comprehensive bike helmet law than in a similar county with a less comprehensive law.
		Bicycle helmets prevent 52 to 60 percent of bike-related head injury deaths (for all ages), as well as an estimated 68 to 85 percent of nonfatal head and scalp injuries, and 65 percent of upper and middle face injuries, even when misuse is considered.
	helmets.org /stats.htm (0 words)

	Alabama Bicycle Helmet Law
		"Bicycle" includes, but is not limited to, a human- powered vehicle designed to transport by the act of pedaling which has more than two wheels when the vehicle is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path, or other public road or right-of-way, but does not include a tricycle.
		A seat separate from the saddle seat of the operator of the bicycle or a bicycle trailer or similar product that is fastened securely to the frame of the bicycle and is adequately equipped to restrain the passenger in the seat and protect the passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle.
		It is the legislative intent to implement an effective statewide bicycle safety education program to reduce disability and death resulting from improper or unsafe bicycle operation.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /dawson/helmet/helm_al.htm (1016 words)

	Overview, Bicycle Helmet Legislation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Riding without a bicycle helmet significantly increases the risk of sustaining a head injury in the event of a crash.
		It is estimated that 75 percent of bicyclist-related fatalities among children could be prevented with a bicycle helmet.
		Although Ohio's legislators considered a bill that would require every child under the age of 18 to wear a protective bicycle helmet when riding a bike on public streets, the bill did not pass.
	www.cincinnatichildrens.org /svc/alpha/r/bike-helmet/legislation/default.htm (543 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Laws
		The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute supports carefully drawn mandatory helmet laws covering all age groups because we believe they are needed to raise awareness that helmets save lives, in the same way that seatbelt laws and smoke detector requirements were used to inform the public that those safety devices were necessary.
		Since bicycles on a public road are vehicles, we believe that the operator has the rights and obligations of vehicle users in our ever-more-populated and outrageously unsafe road environment, so requiring a bicycle helmet is as reasonable as requiring a helmet on a motorcycle rider or requiring seatbelt usage in cars.
		Helmet laws can be useful, but given the problems with enforcing them they will probably not work well in most places until more riders have accepted the need for wearing a helmet.
	www.bhsi.org /mandator.htm (3492 words)

	Bike Safety
		Hitched to your bicycle, a trailer is a low, mesh-covered seat that's supported by two wheels for greater stability.
		Bicycle helmets are a matter of life and death - wearing one should not be optional for your child.
		If your child's helmet was made before 1999 (look inside the helmet to see what year it was made), it should be replaced with a newer helmet that meets one of these two safety standards.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/bike_safety.html (2550 words)

	Require a Bicycle Helmet - Archive - parenting.org
		Helmets are very effective in reducing the risk of serious head injury or death as a result of bicycle accidents.
		Having the right size of bicycle is important for the safety of your child.
		Children riding bicycles that are too big for them are injured more often than children with the proper size of bike.
	www.parenting.org /archive/discovery/safety/2001-02/Apr02_bike_helmet.asp (294 words)

	THE BICYCLE HELMET INITIATIVE TRUST
		The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust is committed to saving young people’s lives by promoting safe cycling and, in particular, the use of cycle helmets.
		By advancing the use of helmets, cycle training, cycle lights and reflective clothing,the charity aims to ensure young cyclists are well equipped to take part in this healthy and environmentally friendly form of transport.
		Using what research is available, the charity is in no doubt that cycle helmets save lives and its aim is to support young cyclists to wear one.
	www.bhit.org (0 words)

	NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
		The purpose of this law is to reduce the number of head-related injuries and deaths from bicycle crashes.
		Studies show that helmets prevent 60 percent of head injury deaths and reduce the overall risk of head injuries by 85 percent.
		(8) — 'Restraining seat' means a seat separate from the saddle seat of the operator of the bicycle that is fastened securely to the frame of the bicycle and is adequately equipped to restrain the passenger in such seat and protect such passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle.
	www.ncdot.org /transit/bicycle/laws/laws_helmet.html (1021 words)

	Georgia Bicycle Helmet Law
		(e) (1) No person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet.
		(4) No bicycle without an accompanying protective bicycle helmet shall be rented or leased to or for the use of any person under the age of 16 years unless that person is in possession of a bicycle helmet at the time of the rental or lease.
		Operators of electric assisted bicycles may wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, rather than a motorcycle helmet.
	asci.uvm.edu /equine/law/helmet/helm_ga.htm (625 words)

	Helmet Fit
		A bicycle helmet should be tried on and adjusted before use; helmets come in a variety of sizes.
		A bicycle helmet should come with a package of Velcro foam pads; these pads can be inserted or removed to make the helmet fit better.
		A good-fitting bicycle helmet should sit on top of the head in a level position; feel comfortable, but not be too tight or too loose; and should not rock from side-to-side or back and forth.
	www.ci.norman.ok.us /police/helmet_fit.htm (180 words)

	Bicycle Blueprint - Bicycle Helmet Laws
		Despite the rise in voluntary helmet use, some advocates and legislators increasingly are seeking to mandate their purchase and use.
		[4] New Jersey recently mandated helmet use for cyclists age 14 and under, and Rockland County (NY) adopted legislation in mid-1992 requiring all cyclists of all ages to wear helmets.
		[9] While helmets drastically lessen the severity of head injury to cyclists, helmet-law advocates rarely promote helmet use as part of a comprehensive set of safety, education and facility-development measures aimed at cyclists and motorists alike.
	www.transalt.org /blueprint/chapter17/chapter17e.html (0 words)

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		Drivers pass closer to bicyclists wearing helmets than they do to bicyclists with bare heads, increasing the chances of collision.
		As a result, bicycle helmets could indirectly increase the risk of serious injury from a bicycle accident.
		Walker found that drivers were twice as likely to get close to the bicycle while he was wearing the helmet, and on average were passed more than three inches closer while he was wearing a helmet than while he wasn't.
	www.mercola.com /2006/sep/30/wearing_a_bicycle_helmet_might_actually_increase_your_risk_of_injury.htm (0 words)

	Protect Yourself... Wear a Helmet! - NSC
		All helmets are not created equal; beyond picking the right helmet for the sport, buyers should look inside the helmet for information on standards the helmet complies with.
		The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute suggests buying a brand and size that fits well prior to adjustments, and then using the adjustable straps and/or sizing pads to ensure a snug fit.
		According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, a bicycle helmet reduces the risk of serious head and brain injury by 85%.
	www.nsc.org /library/facts/helmets.htm (302 words)

	Current U.S. motorcycle and bicycle helmet laws
		Maine's motorcycle helmet use law also covers passengers 14 years and younger and passengers if their operators are required to wear a helmet.
		Ohio's motorcycle helmet use law covers all operators during the first year of licensure and all passengers of operators who are covered by the law.
		Pennsylvania's motorcycle helmet use law covers all operators during the first two years of licensure unless the operator has completed the safety course approved by the department or the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.
	www.iihs.org /laws/state_laws/helmet_current.html (408 words)

	Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute Publications
		BHSI has a periodic email newsletter devoted to new developments in bicycle helmets, helmet standards, laws and promotion campaigns.
		BHSI's Helmet Standards Comparison is a technical study comparing fifteen international bicycle helmet standards and draft standards.
		This package of helpful materials for helmet campaigns is a compendium of information from various sources.
	helmets.org /publicat.htm (0 words)

	How To Wear A Bicycle Helmet
		The helmets worn while bicycling, scooting and skating can do a lot of good if worn properly.
		While the more expensive, adult helmets are designed to be difficult to wear incorrectly, this is not the case for the cheaper ones or children's wear.
		Susan Ottevanger is the author of "Running On PREMIUM FUEL" and a survivor of a severe head injury.
	www.howtoadvice.com /WearHelmets (199 words)

	MASSMED \| Bicycle Helmet Safety
		Massachusetts law requires that children twelve and under wear bicycle helmets.
		Head injury is the leading cause of death in bicycle crashes.
		Bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce the risk of head injury by as much as 85 percent and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88 percent.
	www.massmed.org /pages/helmet_safety.asp (208 words)

	Michigan/Cool Cat Bicycle Helmet Program
		In 1995, 46.4 percent of those killed and the majority of those injured in bicycle crashes in the state were under the age of 16.
		Studies indicate that bicycle helmets are 85 to 88 percent effective in preventing head and brain injury in a crash.
		The Cool Cat Bicycle Helmet Program was developed in 1996 to increase the use and knowledge of bicycle helmets in young children and their parents through the development of a training program targeting preschoolers.
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /people/outreach/safedige/Spring1997/n4-13.html (352 words)

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