The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust was set up in 1998 with
the aim of reducing the number of children who are killed
and injured every year in the UK as a result of head injuries
sustained in cycling accidents.
Government figures
show that child cyclists are more than three times more
likely to die on Britain’s roads than
adult cyclists.
According to Transport Research Laboratory data, child cyclists
make up 6.6 per cent of road cyclists, yet they account for
a disproportionate number of accident deaths.
Research has demonstrated that helmets can reduce the severity
of head injuries by up to 85 per cent.
Winners of the European Road Safety Awards 2009
The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust has taken the top award at the 2009 European Road Safety Awards by beating 75 other entries from 17 countries across Europe to win first prize for its “Headsmart” project. Judges from a range of countries including France, Belgium, Spain,Sweden, Poland and the European Commission voted unanimously for the project to take the ultimate award. This is the first time that a UKorganisation has taken the top spot and it is recognition by those working in the field of road safety throughout the EU of the charities work to promote and educate children on the importance of helmets and other safe cycling practices.
The Bicycle Helmet
Initiative Trust is a charitable Limited company (registered
in England number 3560393)
whose registered office is at 51 Milford Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 8LG.
Registered Charity No. 1069476
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