“Studies have shown that bicycle riders reduce the risk of head and brain injuries by wearing a helmet. The CDC and Austin health officials examined severe injuries that occurred Sept. 5 to Nov. 30, interviewing 125 riders and analyzing medical charts for 65. More than half (55 percent) of those injured were male, and nearly half of injured riders were young adults age 18 to 29. The study reviewed cases of injured riders who were as young as 9 and as old as 79. The CDC provided four epidemiologists to assist in the data gathering and analysis of the Austin study.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 20:48 UTC