From C2

Helmets critical —

for every cyclist

punch this year as the duo will
visit local schools over the next
few weeks to discuss bike safety
and try and convince children
(and adults) about the values of
_ wearing helmets, .
When she started the campaign,
Clark said. her goal was to sce
every cyclist wearing a helmet.
While that has yet to happen, the
campaign has gone the way. she
- hoped it would, she said,
“Pm still concerned about the
number of kids who ride without
“helmets,” Clark said. '* Adults
can make the decisions but kids
cannot. They treat bicycles as a
toy.’”
_ > Parents, she added, can be poor
role models. They'll put helmets
on their kids but will ride along-
side them withoul wearing one
themselves, she said.
‘‘Wearing a helmet may seem
like an inconvenience, but so is
not being able to think or talk be-
cause your (unprotected) head has
been pounded to jelly,’’ she said,
Infant cartier seals on bicycie’s
are equally dangerous, Clark

- added; “because children are
_ defenseless in accidents.
“Phe only thing worth

‘mentioning about them is that
they should be condemned,’’ she
stressed. ,

’The BC Medical Association

“Wearing a helmet may seem like an inconvenience, but
so ts being unable to think or talk because your (un-
protected) head has been pounded to jelly.”

(BCMA) states that 90 per cent of
bike-related deaths each year are

- from head injuries. Eighty-cight

per cent of these can be reduced
by wearing a helmet,

In addition to wheel and bike
reflectors, Hidber stressed the im-
portance of wearing bright clo-
thing. Being seen and giving cars
space when you’re around them
is something people still ignore,
he said.

Smithers RCMP Staff Sgt. Lyle
Kennedy said obeying the rules
of the toad as they pertain to
motor vehicles {s not only a good
idea, it’s the law.

“The biggest thing — and it’s
not just kids — is people riding
on the wrong side of the road or
on sidewalks, Why they do it, I
don’t know,’’ Kennedy said.

People should also know the
proper signals, he added, because
failure to do that could result in a
serious injury or a ticket from a
police officer.

The penalties and fines are the
same 48 thosc in the motor
vehicle act, he said.

And if you're riding at night,
lights are also important, he
added,

Once you have scoured your
bike and are confident all parts
are in good working order, look-
ing after yourself is the next
safely check, Hidber said,

**Above all else, {he most im-
portant item is a helmet,’’ he said.

Whether it’s hard, soft or the
best-selling micro-shell, Hidber
said wearing a helmet, which is
now law in Ontario, should be
automatic,

Kennedy agreed,

“If you’re in an accident with a
car, usually the bike and rider
come out second best,’”” Kennedy
said. “‘Basically, using common
sense is what it boils down to.”?

For those without a helmet,

there are several colour. schemes

and styles io choose from that fit
people as young as six-months
old, Hidber said.

“‘The fit is very important so it
doesn’t slide around,’? he noted,
“And all chin straps must be
secured,”

~ final,
- School's Grade 6 giris basketball

‘over

@ In BC, 20 deaths are
caused cach year by bicycle
accidents - 90 per cent of
those are from head injuries.
Most of these deaths could
be prevented by wearing ap-
proved hard-shell bicycle
helmets.

@ The human skull can be
shattered by an impact of 7-
10 km/h, and children’s
Skulls are even more vul-

nerable,

@ Ninety per cent of
bicycle deaths occur when a
child on a bicycle darts into
traffic or ignores a slop
sign.

@ Deaths are not the only
serious outcome of un-
protected bicycling head in-
juries. Those who survive
with brain injury may suffer
epilepsy, intellecjual and

Important bike facts

4

memory impairment and
personality changes.

@ Helmets work. There
are two accepted standards
used for bike helmets — the
ANSI (American National
Standards Institute) and
SNELL (Snell Memorial
Foundation), They assure
consumers that approved
helmets give good pro-
tection.

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