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Our Safety & Information Programs
Page Index:
Ride and Roll Sports Safety
The Helmet Habit
Falls Injury Education
Ride and Roll Injury Prevention
Program
Primary Ride and Roll Form (pdf)
Ride and Roll Questionnaire
(pdf)
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The Helmet Habit GET INTO
IT!
Good Reasons to
Wear a Helmet
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The most important reason
is to prevent head injuries!
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Visibility:
You are easier to see.
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Emergency Data:
If you have a medical condition, you can tape information
inside your helmet.
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Climate Control:
A helmet will keep the sun off your head so that you stay
cooler.
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Image:
When wearing a helmet, motorists will expect you to ride
correctly.
Statistics
Proper
Fit
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The helmet must stay on your
head. It should fit snug and feel good.
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It should be positioned on your
head to cover As much as possible – including the forehead.
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Always buckle the chin strap.
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Use the foam pads that come with
helmet to insure proper fit.
Helmets
for children (Purchasing Advice)
How to Get Your Child to Wear a Helmet
1. Let the child help pick it out.
2. Always insist that the child wear it.
3. When you ride together, set by example – wear
your own helmet.
4. Praise and reward each time your child
wears their helmet.
5. Begin the helmet habit with the first bicycle ride.
6. Encourage other parents to buy and use helmets.
Safety Tips
1. Wear a helmet.
2. Obey signs and signals.
3. Ride on the right side of the road with traffic.
4. Watch for road hazards.
5. Use hand signals.
6. Lock your bike.
7. Children Should not ride at night.
8. Watch for cars in driveways.
9. Use caution in wet weather.
10. Be predictable.
11. Give your bike regular check-ups.
12. Be considerate.
Helmet Care
1. Be careful of
using paint or stickers on a helmet.
2. Clean it with a gentle soap and water.
3. Treat it with respect and care.
4. Helmets aren't forever.Buy a new helmet when your helmet gets
cracked, damaged or when it becomes too small
2001 TBI Incidence Rates By Age
|
0-14 |
--- 569 |
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15-29 |
---698 |
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30-44 |
---414 |
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45-59 |
---246 |
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60 + |
---470 |
2001 TBI Death Rates By Age
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0-14 |
---47 |
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15-29 |
---228 |
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30-44 |
---203 |
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45-59 |
---129 |
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60 + |
---205 |
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Falls Education Awareness on
TBI
Each year, thousands of older Americans fall at home.
Many of them are seriously injured, and some of them are disabled.
More than one
third of adults 65 and older fall each year in the United States.
Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of deaths. They are
also the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital
admission for trauma.
In 2005, 15,800
people 65 and older died from injuries related to unintentional
falls; about 1.8 million people 65 and older were treated in the ER
for nonfatal injuries from falls and more than 433,000 of these
patients were hospitalized.
The rates of fall related deaths
among older adults rose significantly over the past decade.
Falls are the most common cause of
traumatic brain injuries, or TBI. In 2000, TBI accounted for 46% of
fatal falls among older adults in the United States. WHO IS AT RISK?
Men are more likely to die from a
fall. After adjusting for age, the fall fatality rate in 2004 was
49% higher for men than for women.
Women are 67% more likely than men
to have a nonfatal fall injury.
Rates of fall related fractures
among older adults are more than twice as high for women as for men.
The risk of being seriously
injured in a fall increases with age. In 2001, the rates of fall
injuries for adults 85 and older were four to five times that of
adults ages 65 - 74.
Nearly 85% of deaths from falls in
2004 were among people 75 and older.
People 75 and older who fall are
four to five times more likely to be admitted to a long - term care
facility for a year or longer.
There is little difference in
fatal fall rates between whites and blacks from age 65 - 74.
After age 75, white men have the
highest fatality rate, followed by white women, black men, and black
women.
White women have significantly higher rates of fall -
related hip fractures than black women.
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