Introduction
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.
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