Brain injury association pushes for provincial helmet legislation
One cyclist dies almost every day and of those, 90 per cent were not wearing a helmet.
This is according to Glenda James, executive director of the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association and why she works to raise awareness around the simple act of wearing a helmet.
“The costs of brain injury are horrendous to the whole system,” James said. “Many people think ‘It can’t happen to me,’ when in fact, it is the number one cause of disability and death for young people.”
Though wearing a helmet does not guarantee immunity to brain injury, it does mitigate one’s risk by 88 per cent.