Use Your Head . . . Wear a Helmet!

Helmets Aren’t Just for Kids

Safety helmets aren’t just for kids taking a spin on their first bike. Children and adults should wear the appropriate helmet when participating in any recreational activity where head injuries are a risk. And when it comes to helmets, fit is the key. A loose helmet can’t protect the head as well as one that is properly fitted.

Lacey Fire District 3 is pleased to offer bicycle helmets and custom fittings at  Headquarters Station 31, 1231 Franz Street SE, Lacey.

Tips and Information About Helmet Safety

• Children and adults should wear the appropriate helmet when participating in any recreational activity where head injuries are a risk.
  • Riding ATVs
  • Baseball
  • Bicycling
  • Football
  • Horseback Riding
  • In-line Skating
  • Rock Climbing
  • Skateboarding
  • Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Softball
• According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, a bicycle helmet reduces the risk of serious head and brain injury by 85 percent.
• More than 70,000 persons need hospital emergency room treatment each year for injuries related to skateboarding according to the CPSC.
• Head injuries cause three-quarters of about 900 bicycle deaths each year, according to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, a helmet advocacy program of the Washington, D.C.-area Bicyclist Association.
• Another 82,000 people suffer brain injuries each year while playing sports such as baseball and football, etc., according to the Brain Injury Association in Alexandria, Virginia.
• Neurosurgeons and doctors across the U.S. agree that wearing helmets can save lives.
• Always replace your helmet after a crash. Damage may not be visible to the eye, but the inner lining may have been destroyed.
• Cracks or dents mean you need a new helmet.
• Replace your helmet every five years. You may not only need a new size, but the material naturally weakens over time.