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Bicycle Safety A Fall at Any Speed Can Cause Serious Head
Injuries! A Bicycle Helmet is headgear that is especially made
to protect your head in a fall. Bicycle helmets can reduce the
risk of head injury by up to 85 percent. Most deaths related to
bicycle falls and collisions involve head injuries. This means
wearing a helmet can save your life! A fall can happen even to
the most careful rider. Bicycle crashes don't only happen in the
street, they can happen in driveways, on bike paths, and on
sidewalks or anywhere someone is careless. It's as important to
wear a helmet as it is to buckle up in a car! Wear a helmet
every time you ride a bike. You never know when something will
happen. Do you really need to wear a bicycle helmet? Yes. Each
year, bicycle-related deaths number about 900, and hospital
emergency rooms treat more than 500,000 people for bicycle-
related injuries. More children,