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Safe Kids Celebrates Bike to School Day

By Editor
May 9, 2014

There is nothing that I can remember loving more as a kid than riding my bike with all of my friends. Every ride was an adventure and we would stay out as long as we could.

Now as an adult, I still hop on a bike every opportunity I get – and it’s especially fun to ride with my nephews, Jake, 4, and Nathan, 7, who are actually starting to keep up with me, which is saying something.

There are so many good things that come from riding a bike – good exercise, a sense of freedom, it’s good for the environment – so we want to encourage all kids to strap helmets on their heads and pedal off to the park, to a friend’s house or to school.

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Tags: bike to school day, bike safety, helmet safety, bike helmets

Gearing up for National Bike Month

April 28, 2014
Boy in a properly fitting bike helmet

I still remember getting my first bike. It was a lovely fall day, and I was celebrating my 5th birthday at the local park when my parents wheeled it over. And it was beautiful – a light pink frame and white tires with a white basket on the front adorned with purple, blue and yellow daisies, and shimmering multicolored streamers flowing from the handlebars.

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Tags: bike to school day, bike helmets, bike safety, bike, helmet safety

Think About It

By Editor
March 2, 2020
Injured teen illustrates the need for concussion safety

This month the Brain Injury Association of America will mark Brain Injury Awareness Month.

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Tags: sports safety, brain injury awareness month, helmet safety, traumatic brain injury, concussion, center for disease control, CDC

Heads Up

By Lindsay Hansen
February 7, 2014
Injured teen illustrates the need for concussion safety

Did you see all the news about concussions leading up to the Super Bowl? It’s got everyone talking, from doctors to professional athletes. Even Snoop Dog is weighing in. So in case you missed it, we put together the most intriguing articles all in one place. Check out the articles that interest you the most, and pass this list on to the coaches, parents and young athletes in your life.

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Tags: concussion, football, super bowl, helmet safety, sports safety
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