"Bicycle helmets" refers to protective headgear worn by riders while cycling to help prevent head injuries in case of accidents or falls.
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That makes it important to get your kids to
wear bicycle helmets every time they ride, especially since head injuries are the most common cause of death and serious injury in bicycle crashes.
Using a low - impact
bicycle helmet when you're traveling at 40 mph risks serious head and brain injury.
There are proponents and opponents of mandatory
bicycle helmet legislation, and both sides have a number of valid points to consider.
This is clearly a kid - size back seat, unless the owner plans to
issue bicycle helmets to rear passengers.
However, in the wake of an increasing number of bicycle accidents across the country, questions are being raised about
whether bicycle helmets should be mandatory for all riders.
We didn't have child seats or
bicycle helmets when I was growing up, and was out playing at the river by myself when I was even younger than 9.
If you need detail on the provisions of these proposed laws, including penalties, enforcement, associated educational campaigns, helmet banks or giveaway programs, treatment of contributory negligence (liability) provisions, or dates of enactment, Safe Kids Worldwide has a status sheet on
bicycle helmet laws available from Meg Farrage at 202-662-0616.
It doesn't even make that much sense to focus exclusively
on bicycle helmets here in the US; biking is riskier, but not a lot riskier.
I've worn a 310 gram
bicycle helmet for hours on long bike rides without discomfort, so if Lenovo can hit its target weight, then this will be a huge step forward.
The report The effects
of bicycle helmet legislation on cycling - related injury» is available as PDF.
On Sunday, May 16, 2010, she highlighted wearing
bicycle helmets as an important safety measure to avoid serious injuries when speaking at the Perth and District Chamber of Commerce Bike Rodeo.
Helmets for Cyclists vs. Full Body Armor for Drivers
Do Bicycle Helmet Laws Do More Harm Than Good?
About Breakstone, White & Gluck The Massachusetts personal injury attorneys at Breakstone, White & Gluck
donate bicycle helmets through our Project KidSafe campaign.
Preventable head and facial injuries by providing
free bicycle helmets and education to preschool children in a head start program
Starting
with bicycle helmets that use a cardboard structure to absorb impact, here's a rundown of some of them...
In the reenactment of these three crashes, an ordinary
bicycle helmet reduced the brain tissue's stretch rate between 33 to 43 percent, she says.
Worn around the neck like a rather heavy and clunky scarf, the Hövding will also explode on impact, ballooning up and over a bicycle rider's head in order to protect better than an
ordinary bicycle helmet can.
Given that kind of start, it is no surprise that the author of two such contradictory and wrong statements likes this
new bicycle helmet envisioned by the Future Cities Catapult.
They supply a large percentage of outdoor recreational equipment (
like bicycle helmets and CamelBak systems) to retailers such as Walmart and REI.
Around the World focuses on a
mandatory bicycle helmet use law in Australia, belt use among rear - seat passengers in England, and more
As I have noted earlier, there is some evidence that mandatory
bicycle helmet rules may actually do more
Vista Outdoor Inc. has been pressured for months by retailers that sell its other goods like
Bell bicycle helmets and CamelBak water carriers, to stop manufacturing firearms.
This means that any helmet intended for scooting must meet the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
bicycle helmet standards (source).
The bill passed Thursday by the Senate is modeled after the New York
State Bicycle Helmet Law, according to its sponsors.
The effect may explain why taxi drivers with antilock brakes drive faster or why wearers of
bicycle helmets get struck down more.
The results of their work include new public restrooms downtown and a school -
wide bicycle helmet policy.Then there is my personal favorite.
Think about it: From the gasoline in our cars and trucks to the asphalt in our roads,
from bicycle helmets to medical equipment, 60 percent of energy used daily by Americans is delivered by tanker.
Stricter bicycle helmet legislation and mass helmet usage in other countries (U.S.A., Australia, and New Zealand) have failed to produce any statistically significant reduction in the rates of fatalities and head injuries, despite optimistic projections.
A Brain Surgeon on
Bicycle Helmets Smart Helmet: Feeds Your Brain and Protects it Too Helmets - for whom?
My friend Lloyd Alter over at Treehugger is reconsidering the value of
bicycle helmets after this tragedy and another recent incident involving a helmeted bicyclist.
Dutch Cycling: Remember the Phone, Forget the Helmet Bakfiets: Move It, Move It A Brain Surgeon on
Bicycle Helmets Amsterdam Edging Ahead of Copenhagen as Most Bike - Loving Euro - Capital?
It makes for an interesting study on The effects of
provincial bicycle helmet legislation on helmet use and bicycle ridership in Canada.