Helmet Facts

Bicycle-related head injuries cause:

• two-thirds of bicycle-related deaths each year
• one-third of non-fatal bicycle injuries each year
• more than 600,000 emergency department visits each year

Universal helmet use could:

• save one life each day
• prevent one head injury every four minutes.

Who is at greatest risk?
Children ages 5-15 experience the largest percentage of bicycle deaths and injuries. The death rates for bicyclists ages 5-15 is nearly twice the rate for all bicyclists.

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Related Sites

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
• League of American Bicyclists