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BIKE HELMETS
TIPS
BIKE SHOP
Enforce a ‘no helmet - no play’ rule when your young person goes out to ride or skate.
Helmet damage is not always visible - replace if it has been dropped on a hard surface or involved in a bike crash.
Cyclists can REDUCE THE RISK of head injury by
more than 60% by wearing a bike helmet that:
Where possible let your teenager choose their
own bike helmet.But make sure the
helmet complies with Australian & New Zealand
Standards.
Complies with Australian & New Zealand Standards
Is correctly fitted Is correctly fastened
IN AUSTRALIA nearly 75% of all bicycle-related emergency department presentations were children under 15 years
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CARRS-Q (2011). “State of the Road: Bicycle Safety Fact Sheet”
Transport for NSW (2014). “Cycling Safety Action Plan 2014 – 2016”, TfNSW/Pub13.009
IN NSW BETWEEN
bike riders not wearing a helmet were almost four times as likely
to sustain a severe head injury
2001 2009
Thompson, D., Rivara, F. & Thompson, R. (1999). “Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists: The Cochrane database of systematic reviews”, Issue 4.
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