Bicycle Helmets : A

Call for Action

Background

Hockey and mountaineering Helmets

William Pete Snell, aspirant auto racer who was killed in a race accident.

1970 , First Standard Bicycle Helmets created in remembrance of William Pete Snell

Problem

Increasing rate of bicycle accidents

Increasing rate of bicycle Deaths

Less riders utilizing helmets

About 500,000 Injuries reported each year

Bicycle Accidents and TBITBI –Traumatic Brain Injury

Results from a Violent blow to the head

Leads to dysfunction of brain cells, internal bleeding and in some cases death.

Disabling conditions and well being

Cognitive ability and sustaining attention

TBI

Team of medical staff

Rehabilitation

Recovery

Expenditures

Median Income of Families in the United States

The Bike HelmetHard plastic is one of the materials that can be used for the outer shell. A plastic helmet is lightweight and has a strong shell. Other materials that can be used are polycarbonate, carbon, fiberglass, ABS, and polyethylene.

Made to what?Protect!!!

• Chin Strap• Pads and Sizing Pad• Vents • Impact Absorbing Foam

Statistics

Each year about 2 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths are bicyclists.

Majority of Bicycle Accidents occur between children under the age of 20.

Children (5-14 years), adolescents, and young adults (15-24 years) have the highest rates of nonfatal bicycle-related injuries, accounting for almost 60% of all bicycle-related injuries seen in U.S. emergency departments

Statistics (cont.)

Males are much more likely to be killed or injured on bicycles than are females

A total of 741 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2013, a 2 percent increase from 2012.

Helmet use has been estimated to reduce the odds of head injury by 50 percent

In New york 74 percent of fatal bicycle accidents between 1996 and 2005 involved a head injury, and 97 percent of those killed were not wearing a helmet.

Cases of Bike Accidents

A divorced father takes his two young daughters out for a bike.

A ten-year old boy does not want to wear a bike helmet while out with his friends because his friends do not use one.

A teenager riding a bicycle without a helmet is struck by a car and suffers a serious head injury.

Two Boys who ride a short distance

Proposal/Solution educating the public about the dangers of bike riding without a helmet

Go to local elementary schools and give fun and interactive presentations to teach children about the importance of helmets

Hold Bike events such as bike parties & contests/Creative Designs

Bike Races

Proposal/Solution

Let children choose their helmets when purchasing them

Be a role model to them

Use Helmets for different activities

Local Bike Charity to help victims of Bicycle Accidents.

Ways to Promote Helmet use

As a salesman advertise helmets when kids go to purchase a bike.

Buy a kid a helmet as a gift

Go on family outings where everyone wears one

Punish kids for not wearing one/ Time out

Reward children for responsibility

Goal

The goal is too educate young children so that when the grow older their childhood habits will influence how they act as older individuals.

Teach adolescents to be responsible and regard safety as a number one priority

More Information

CDC

Bicycle Helmet Saftety Institute

National Highway Safety Association