Brain Injury Prevention

Prevention Strategies

#1    Wear a bicycle helmet every time you ride.

#2    A bicycle helmet is a necessity not an accessory.

#3    Wear your bicycle helmet correctly.

#4    A bicycle helmet should fit snugly, but not to tightly.

#5    Always keep the helmet strapped buckled

#6    Only buy a bicycle helmet if it meets the safety standards developed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

#7    Learn the rules of the road

#8    Obey the Traffic laws

#9    Ride with traffic on the right side of the road

#10   Stop and look both ways before crossing a street.

#11   If you think a person has a head or neck injury don't move them unless they are in severe danger

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