Bicycle Helmet Related Resources and Bike Helmet Offers
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Warning! A helmet is not a substitute for learning on how to bike ride safely and learning how to keep your bicycle in good repair. Avoiding crashes is a lot more fun.
IBF Bicycle Helmet Essay: A look at bicycle helmets and head injuries.
Bicycle Safety Helmet Institute: Clearinghouse for bicycle helmet literature.
CycleHelmets.org Challenges the effectiveness of helmets. [Note: The first graph show the USA has a higher fatality rate than Netherlands, which was also true before helmets were broadly used in the USA. Could something other than helmets account for the fatality rate?]
Cyclist Rights Action Group Link page primarily addressing helmet laws.
Snell Memorial Foundation: Set standards for helmet performance.
World Health Organization Helmet Initiative
Multilingual "Wear A Helmet" Brochure
The Snell Memorial Foundation is producing their brochure "Use Your Head, Wear A Helmet" in Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian and English. It is free. For more information write to the foundation at: PO Box 493, St. James, NY 11780, USA. Or, Unit 4 Farnham Business Centre, Dogflud Way, Garnham, Surrey GU9 7UP, UK.
Bicycle Helmet Offers
Several organizations have bulk buying programs to make quality bicycle helmets available to non-profit organizations for under US$15. For more information contact:
- American Safety Awareness Programs, PO Box 6932, Harlowton, MT 59036 USA. Tel: 1-800-414-5560. (minimum order 12 helmets). (1998)
- International Center for Injury Prevention, 5009 Coye Dr., Stevens Point, WI 54481 USA. Tel: 1-800-344-7580. Fax: 1-715-341-8400. Email: bikehelmets@cipsafe.org (2001)
- Helmets R Us, 2705 Pacific Ave, Tacoma WA 98402 USA. Tel: 1-253-627-2121. Fax: 1-253-527-4225. Email: helmetsRus@spso.net or cindylu-helmetsrus@nventure.com. (for as low as $4 each helmet, meet CPSC Standards or better) (1999)
- Ride Safe, PO Box 888, Warrenville, IL 60555. Tel: 1-800-285-7433. (minimum order 40 helmets). (1998)
- Seven Star Sports, Hamilton, ON L9C 7N7. Tel: 1-905-574-9270 or 1-888-527-7827. Email: info@sevenstarsports.com (volume price under $7 per helmet, meet CPSC Standards or better) (Jan 2007)
- The Bicycle Man, PO Box 1166, Alfred Station, NY 14803 USA. Tel: 1-607-587-8835. (1995)
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