@article{ref1,
title="Bicycle-related injuries to children and parental attitudes regarding bicycle safety",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2004",
author="Smith, Gary A. and Shields, Brenda J. and Ortega, Henry W.",
volume="43",
number="3",
pages="251-259",
abstract="This study was designed to evaluate bicycle-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment, assess the use of safety measures before and after injuries, and determine parental attitudes regarding bicycle safety. Six hundred fifty-eight children were treated for bicycle-related injuries during the study period. Follow-up contact with patients' families was made by telephone or mail within 2 months. Use of safety equipment other than brakes and reflectors occurred in less than 7% of cases. Less than 25% of children used hand signals. Sixty-eight percent of children reportedly owned a bicycle helmet before the injury, but only 26.1% "always" and 29.7% "never" wore a helmet. Given the high parental understanding of the importance of bicycle helmet use, more education and warnings alone are unlikely to increase helmet usage. Parents support a mandatory helmet use law, and therefore, local and state bicycle helmet ordinances and laws should be combined with education.",
language="",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}