Term 3 school holidays are a fantastic time for kids to enjoy the great outdoors on a bicycle \u2013 but Bacchus Marsh Police have urged kids to do so safely.<\/p>\n
As we head into warmer spring weather, getting on a bike becomes more and more tempting, but doing so without a helmet is asking for trouble.<\/p>\n
Bacchus Marsh Police have put a call out for everyone hopping on a bike to make sure they\u2019re wearing a helmet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want you to make the holidays memorable for the right reasons, and not because you hurt yourself after coming off your bike,\u201d a Bacchus Marsh Police member said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be out and about reminding people about road safety and the importance of wearing a helmet when cycling.\u201d<\/p>\n
A 2018 review of 55 studies into bicycle helmets\u2019 impact on head injury found that bicycle helmets reduce head injury by 48 per cent, serious head injury by 60 per cent, and face injury by 23 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Term 3 school holidays are a fantastic time for kids to enjoy the great outdoors on a bicycle \u2013 but Bacchus Marsh Police have urged kids to do so safely. As we head into warmer spring weather, getting on a bike becomes more and more tempting, but doing so without a helmet is asking for […]<\/p>\n