Bicycle-related head injuries account for about:
• 500 deaths per year
• 17,000 hospitalizations
• 153,000 emergency department visits
• Two-thirds of bicycle-related deaths
• One-third of non-fatal bicycle injuries
There is:
• One head injury death every 15 hours
• One emergency department visit due to head injury every 3
minutes
Cost of bicycle-related head injuries:
• Costs society more than $3 billion in 1991
• 32% of bicycle-related head injury deaths in 1992
were children aged 5-14 years
Age is a factor for bicycle-related injuries and deaths:
• Rate of injury is highest for children aged 5-15 years
• Rate of death is highest for children aged 10-14 years
Gender is a factor for bicycle-related injuries and
deaths:
• Males are 2.4 times more likely to be killed per bicycle
trip.
Helmet use is a factor. Universal helmet use could:
• Save one life each day
• Prevent one head injury every 4 minutes