1. Volume 5, Issue 1  June 2012
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Bicycle and In-Line Skating Safety News 
I N L INE S KATING -F ASTEST G ROWING S PORT
Injuries Up you’ve got “accidents” waiting to group of
Dramatically happen. children, we
Most injuries are wrist could
by Mary Beth Luhrsen
fractures, followed by elbows or diminish this
Last year, the Consumer Product lower arm fractures. Head negative
Safety Commission (CPSC) injuries are not far behind. In peer
released some alarming news on fact, the CPSC projected that in pressure.
in-line skating, now the fastest 2008, 7,000 people would sustain Our strategy
growing recreational sport in head injuries—by far the most worked, and the Ride Safe
America. They projected 83,000 potentially disabling and even program has already convinced
serious injuries in 2008, more fatal of all in-line skating injuries. 300,000 people at over 2,500
than double those of 2007. Even schools to wear bicycle helmets.
Fortunately, safety education
more alarming is the fact that In 2002, we expanded our
children under age 15 account and appropriate protection can
make a difference. The program to include educational
for 60% of these injuries. materials and protective gear for
International In-Line Skating
Association (IISA) recommends another very popular sport—in-
helmets be certified to the ANSI, line skating. Our new Safety on
ASTM, or Snell bicycle helmet Wheels™ program includes safety
safety standards. Remember to gear made by Skating—In Line,
think “Safety on Wheels” in 2008. “the choice of champions.”
We hope you will play an
A Message to Parents active role in your children’s
The point is that in-line “Safety on Wheels” and give
by Mary Beth and Dane Luhrsen
skating can be quite dangerous. serious consideration to
Skaters often share the For the past four years, Ride Safe purchasing protective equipment
pavement with cars, trucks, has been committed to for your entire family. If you have
bicyclists, pedestrians, and pets promoting safe bicycling and any questions about Ride Safe
and encounter loose gravel, bicycle helmets. We started with products and services, please call
potholes, puddles, and cracks. our own four children (ages 2–8), us at 800-555-RIDE.
Add to that the fact that it is who didn’t want to wear helmets
possible to achieve speeds because their friends didn’t wear
exceeding 30 miles per hour, and them. We thought if we could
offer “cool” looking helmets to a