Bicycle helmet laws key to kids wearing helmets
Vol. 6, Issue 4; June 17, 2009
Report Highlights
- 1 in 4 children age 4-17 never wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.
- Nearly 1 in 2 children from the lowest income families never wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.
- Helmet use in places that have child bicycle helmet laws is more than twice as high as helmet use in areas without such laws.
- Nearly 9 in 10 adults support helmet laws for children.
Every 3 days in the United States, a child is killed while riding a bicycle. In 2006, 95% of all bicyclists killed were not wearing helmets. Every day, 100 children are treated in emergency rooms for bicyclerelated head injuries. Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of brain injury by about 90%.
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This Report includes research findings from the C.S. Mott Children's National Poll on Children's Health, which do not represent the opinions of the investigators or the opinions of the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan reserves all rights over this material.
