Bike crashes kill 900 people every

year and send another 567,000

to hospital emergency rooms with injuries.

 Every year, 350,000 children under

the age of 15 go to hospital emergency rooms

with bike-related injuries;

130,000 of these children suffer head injuries

A Bike helmets can reduce the risk of head injury

by 85 percent!

57 percent don't wear a bike helmet every time

A bike helmet is the single most effective safety device

for reducing head injury and death

this is why a bike-helmet should be carried

Every year*, 350,000 children under the age of 15 go to hospital emergency rooms (salle d'opération) with bike-related injuries(traumatismes dues au vélo); 130,000 of these children suffer head injuries(traumatismes craniens) . Don't form part!

(*Chaque année, 350.000 enfants)

To avoid that :

-Always keep your bike helmet when you ride a bike.( Bike helmets(casque) can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent! )

Some numbers:

57 percent don't wear a bike helmet every time they ride a bike.

40 percent don't even own (ne possèdent pas) a bike helmet.

41 percent of parents say their kids always wear a bike helmet when riding a bike - but only 29 percent of kids say they always wear one

Wear it low on your fore head. Finger widths above your eyebrows. Sit it evenly between your ears and flat on your head. Tighten the chin strap and injust the parls inside it feeals snug and securro and doesn't move up and down or from side to side.

did you know?

-95 percent of bike riders with helmets say that comfort is an important feature in a bike helmet.

-Bike helmets are more comfortable, better fitting, and easier to wear than ever before, with excellent ventilation, lightweight materials... many even have a hole for a ponytail!

And does not forget to carry your helmet !!