Wauconda Police Department Bicycle Helmet Program

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As a participant in the Children-N-Safety National Helmet Program, the Wauconda Police sell Snell and CPSC certified bicycle helmets for $6.95 each. The helmets are be available in a variety of sizes and colors in the interest of:

• Promoting bicycle safety to further the protection of bicyclists in our community!
• Bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce the risk of head injury by 85%!
• Bicycle helmets reduce the risk of brain injury by 88%!

*It is estimated that 75% of bicycle related fatalities among children could be prevented by using a bicycle helmet!*

• If children between the ages of 4 and 15 used helmets, it is estimated that we could prevent:
• 135 to 155 deaths
• 39,000 to 45,000 head injuries
• And 18,000 to 55,000 scalp injuries EACH YEAR!*

**HELMET USE COULD PREVENT ONE DEATH EVERYDAY
AND ONE HEAD INJURY EVERY 4 MINUTES!**

To pre-order a specific size and color, please contact:
Detective Sergeant Timothy Burke by E-Mail or phone at (847) 526-2421.

*from the National Safe Kids Campaign Bicycle Injury Fact Sheet

**from Bicycle Associated Head Injuries and Deaths in the United States From 1984 Through 1988: How Many Are Preventable?  Jeffrey J. Sacks, MD, MPH; Patricia Holmgreen, MS; Suzanne M. Smith, MD; Daniel M. Sosin, MD.