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Bicycle helmet usage in King County
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Are you a Washington State resident who has escaped serious injury or death by wearing your bicycle helmet when riding your bicycle? If you have, the Washington State Department of Health's "Saved-by-the-helmet" Club is accepting free membership applications and wants to learn from your story of how you avoided serious injury when wearing a helmet. Download the application to learn more.
- May 15, 2004
Bike helmets are "Ticket to Safety"
"Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of head injuries by as much as 85% and brain injuries by as much as 88%," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County. "Enjoy the benefits of better health by getting out and riding your bike, and make sure you wear a helmet every time."
- July 18, 2003
Bike helmets now the rule in Seattle
"This is an important step for reducing traumatic brain injuries," said King County Board of Health Chair Carolyn Edmonds. "As a result of this regulation, we will spare hundreds of local families the ordeal of watching their children or other family members suffer through a devastating injury or of losing a loved one in a senseless, preventable tragedy."
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