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In response to
"Well, a down and dirty Google search just now for "Bike Helmet Laws Statistics" resulted in many hits both pro *and* con. -- (link)"
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Here is a website that has facts and figures for all sorts of dangers
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Proven Interventions
� Universal use of bicycle helmets by children ages 4 to 15 could prevent between 135 and 155 deaths, between 39,000 and 45,000 head injuries, and between 18,000 and 55,000 scalp and face injuries annually.
� Helmet use can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent and severe brain injury by 88 percent.
� Various studies show that bicycle helmet legislation is effective in increasing bicycle helmet use and reducing bicycle-related death and injury among children covered under the law.
� One study showed that within the five years of passage of a state mandatory bicycle helmet law for children ages 13 and under, bicycle-related fatalities decreased by 60 percent. Police enforcement increases the effectiveness of these laws.
Health Care Costs and Savings
� In the United States, every $11 spent on a bicycle helmet generates $570 in benefits to society.
� If 85 percent of all child cyclists wore helmets every time they rode bikes for one year, the lifetime medical cost savings could total between $134 million and $174 million.
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