6 bike helmets so cool even your tween won't complain
by Joyce Slaton posted in Products
Parents are pretty strict about bike helmets when kids are small, but as they grow into tweens and teens, we get more lax about demanding helmets, and children get more reluctant to wear them. Wear a helmet" And mess up my hair" Like an overgrown baby"
Yes. Yes. And no, because increasingly, manufacturers are making helmets that are so eye-catchingly cool, it's positively fashionable to wear them.
That's important, because according to Safe Kids Worldwide, a well-fitted helmet can reduce the risk of head injuries by at least 45 percent -- yet less than half of children 14 and under usually wear a bike helmet. About 47 percent of parents who say their child doesn?t always wear a helmet say it?s because their child is experienced enough to not need one, the parent thinks the area they ride in is safe, or the parent just doesn't think their child needs one. Statistics say otherwise. Every year, 26,000 kids go to the ER for traumatic brain injuries related to bicycles, and about 50 kids show up at hospitals every hour with bike-related injuries. Don't let your child be one of them! Learn how to properly fit a bike helmet in seconds.
And try on one of the following fun helmets for size.
1. Nutcase Nonsense: Nutcase is well-known for its line of cool helmets -- you've probably seen the Nutcase's Watermelon Helmet on some of the groovier noggins in your town -- and this helmet is a stunner. The colorful graphics on this limited ...
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