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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