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Bicycling injuries account for at least 1,000 deaths and 500,000 emergency room visits each year in the United States. The majority of bicycle...
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Uvex recalls Funride ski helmets

Uvex has voluntarily recalled its Funride model of ski helmets. Announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 21, the recall was...
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No shortage of twaddle about Obama's bike helmet

I realize that flinging vicious twaddle about nothing in the hopes of garnering page views has become a staple of the 24-7 news cycle. Still, the...
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Does it matter if movies show kids wearing bicycle helmets?

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics makes the obvious observation that children's movies often don't portray safe behaviors such as a...
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Hypocrites on four wheels?

Supposedly scofflaw cyclists get lots offlack for not coming to a complete stops at stop signs. Earlier this year, for example, police ticketed...
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Bikes not the cause of many accidents in Hawaii

"If it bleed, it leads," is the rule of thumb for most newspapers. When it comes to bicycling that means most of what make the news are...
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What You Wear When Riding Could Save Your Life

Jeff Cobb, editor of motorcycle.com wrote an interesting article concerning motorcycle safty. Here's a quick excerpt: "Just because you...
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Bicycle helmet saves the day -- on foot

If she hadn't been wearing a bicycle helmet, there's a good chance that my girlfriend would be in the hospital laid up with a concussion or worse...
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Helmet laws: Nice idea but how well do they work?

I've written before about the fact that the public health community spends too much time and energy fretting about helmets while others important...
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Surprise, surprise: A non-story about Obama made the news

This wasn't the first time that an over-anxious press blew a story related to risk, and it certainly won't be the last. Still, the flurry of one...
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