Nearly 50% of youth who are hospitalized for bicycle-related injuries have a brain injury. Although national, state and local campaigns and legislation have supported and required the use of helmets, only 41% of children in America wear a helmet when riding bicycles or scooters. The St. Louis County Helmet Ordinance is applicable in Ferguson. This ordinance states that it is unlawful for parents and guardians to permit youth ages one through sixteen to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle, a scooter, roller skates, roller blades or a skateboard unless the youth is wearing protective headgear which properly fits and is fastened securely.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!

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