ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention1996
Teenagers' attitudes towards bicycle helmets three years after the introduction of mandatory wearing.
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- Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2008Pooled it
- Effectiveness of bicycle helmet legislation to increase helmet use: a systematic review.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2006Pooled it
- Community football players' attitudes towards protective equipment--a pre-season measure.British journal of sports medicine · 2004Trial
- Cycle helmet ownership and use; a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary school children in deprived areas.Archives of disease in childhood · 2004Trial
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- Long-Term Effects of Education and Legislation Enforcement on All-Age Bicycle Helmet Use: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of community health · 2017Observational
- Effectiveness of Bicycle Safety Helmets in Preventing Facial Injuries in Road Accidents.Archives of trauma research · 2016Article
- Helmet legislation and admissions to hospital for cycling related head injuries in Canadian provinces and territories: interrupted time series analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Article
- Design of the iPlay study: systematic development of a physical activity injury prevention programme for primary school children.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2009Article
- Use of discretionary protective equipment in high school athletes: prevalence and determinants.American journal of public health · 2005Article
- Have the attitudes of Australian squash players towards protective eyewear changed over the past decade?British journal of sports medicine · 2002Article
- Bicycle helmet use among schoolchldren--the influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2001Article
- What do under 15 year old schoolboy rugby union players think about protective headgear?British journal of sports medicine · 2001Article
- An observational study of protective equipment use among in-line skaters.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 1998Article
- Rates of, and the factors affecting, cycle helmet use among secondary schoolchildren in East Sussex and Kent.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 1998Article
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES AND
settingTo address helmet wearing by 13-17 year olds this study posed the following research questions: 'Do education programs continue to be necessary even after the community wearing rate has increased?' and 'Are helmet laws more effective in encouraging wearing among certain age groups?' Victoria was the first place in the world to introduce bicycle helmet legislation. Experiences in Victoria therefore provide a good model for the introduction of similar legislation in other areas. This study is the first to examine teenagers' attitudes towards helmet wearing after the introduction of compulsory helmet wearing legislation.
methodsA survey of 1240 year 9 and year 10 students, aged 13-17 years, from 14 secondary schools in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, was conducted in September 1993. Information about bicycle use, helmet wearing, and attitudes towards helmets was obtained by a self report questionnaire.
resultsBicycles are a popular form of wheeled recreation/self transport among teenagers. 65% of teenagers reported that they owned a helmet but only one third wore a helmet the last time they rode a bicycle. Fewer than 25% of students always wore a helmet when they rode a bicycle, despite compulsory helmet wearing legislation. Major factors leading to teenagers not wanting to wear a helmet were appearance and comfort. Both safety considerations and parental pressures were factors that influenced a teenager to wear a helmet.
conclusionsThe major areas that need to be addressed are low helmet wearing rates; the low priority given to safety issues compared with comfort and peer acceptance; an ignorance of the need for helmets in all riding situations; and a perception that the legislation would not be enforced.
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