Helmets for bicycles, inline skating, scooter riding and skateboarding

Bike helmets can also be used for inline skating and scooter riding. Skateboarding has a different, special helmet. Using bicycle helmets reduces head injuries by more than 40 per cent, serious head injuries by 60 per cent and traumatic brain injury by 53 per cent. Helmet use reduces the total number of killed or seriously […]

Helmets for winter activities

Helmet fitting Helmet replacements Hockey helmet replacement Ski or snowboard helmet replacement Helmets that are safe to use Helmets standards Helmets for sale in Canada should have certification from CSA, Snell or ASTM. It is not safe to use a second-hand helmet Using a second-hand helmet is not recommended. The history and the age of […]

Cycling helmet legislation

Issue: Head injuries Head injuries are the leading cause of severe injury and injury-related deaths to children on bicycles. Problem: Low helmet use Research shows that bicycle helmet use reduces head injuries by more than 40 per cent, serious head injuries by 60 per cent and traumatic brain injury by 53 per cent. Helmet use […]

Helmets

Learn about proper helmet fitting and replacements, which helmets are safe to use and which helmets to use for which activity.

Helmet safety activity – egg drop

Use this activity to demonstrate how helmets can protect something fragile – like an egg. This demonstration should be tied to education about proper helmet fitting on human heads.

Helmet safety activity – melon drop

Use this activity to demonstrate the effects on a melon dropped at high velocity with and without a helmet. Draw parallels between the melon and the human head and have kids imagine the drop being equivalent to a bicycle crash at moderate speed.

Bicycle helmet Canadian legislation chart

This chart outlines bike helmet legislation by province/territory.

Horseback riding

Horses can reach speeds up to 60 km/h (37 mph), resulting in more injuries per hour in the saddle than during motorcycle or auto racing. Due to these potential high speeds, the unpredictable behaviour of horses and the distance of the rider from the ground, equestrian athletes are at risk for head and spinal injuries. […]

Cycling

Cycling is a healthy way to travel and injury risk lessens when roads are built to protect cyclists and vehicle speed limits lowered. Read also safety tips and best practices for cyclists of all ages.