Bicycle Safety Week
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SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance) has declared the week of May 13-19, 2018 as “Bicycle Safety Week” in Saskatchewan. The objective of Bicycle Safety Week is to help Saskatchewan communities encourage safe cycling and prevent bicycle-related injuries. Between 2004 and 2013, 204 children between the ages of 1 and 9 years were hospitalized due to cycling-related injuries.The majority of hospitalizations were due to upper and lower extremity fractures, followed by traumatic brain injuries (e.g., concussions and internal head injuries).
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute supports local groups, communities, schools, and individuals to plan and promote activities during Bicycle Safety Week. The Prevention Institute’s theme for this year is ‘Build Safe Bikers’ and has provided over 5000 free resource bags to participants registered in Bicycle Safety Week. Throughout May and June, registered participants across the province are sharing bicycle safety information, engaging local partners like RCMP and Fire in organizing community events such as bicycle safety rodeos and bike decorating parades.
Cara, the Child Injury Prevention Program Coordinator will be at schools during the week presenting on bicycle safety. Follow her on Twitter @childinjuryprev
For more information about cycling safety, including resources and activity sheets for children, see http://skprevention.ca/safety/bike-and-wheel-safety/. Every action is valuable and contributes towards ensuring the health and safety of child and youth cyclists.
