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Article: CPSC, McDonald's Release National Survey on Bike Helmet Usage
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 21, 1999
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WASHINGTON, April 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As part of a national bike
helmet safety campaign, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), in partnership with the McDonald's Corp., today released
survey results showing an increase in bike helmet usage from 18
percent in 1991 to 50 percent in 1998. The survey also shows that
half of all bicyclists never or infrequently wear helmets when they
ride, putting them at increased risk of serious head injuries.
"Bike-related crashes kill 900 people every year and send about
567,000 to hospital emergency rooms with injuries," said CPSC
Chairman Ann Brown. "Wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of
head injury by 85 percent. It can save your ...
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