the severity of approximately 88 percent of bicycling injuries can be reduced dramatically by?

haley

riding only on the streets.
using helmets.
using a light while riding at night .
riding a bicycle with smaller tires

Answer
NONE of the above. The severity of accidents (wrecks) can be avoided simply by PAYING ATTENTION. A full FORTY-FIVE percent of all cycling accidents are SOLO falls. No one else or nothing else involved.
http://thinkbicyclingblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/kaplan_bike_crash_causes.jpg

Riding only on the streets will NOT prevent an accident - although that's where VEHICLES (such as the bicycle) belong.

Using helmets can & certainly will reduce the amount of serious head traumas. But it won't "prevent" anything.

Using a light while riding at night will certainly improve your chances of NOT having an accident, but won't do squat to prevent you from having a wreck on your own.

Riding a bicycle with smaller tires has NOTHING to do with it. In fact - too small of a tire and/or frame size could INCREASE your chances of taking a spill.

In Georgia, is it illegal to ride a bicycle without a helmet?

Tony Tsui

I want to get a new bicycle to ride recreationally. I will only be riding on neighborhood roads and at parks. I will not use it as a mean of transportation or on public roads.

Answer
A full FORTY-FIVE percent of all cycling accidents are "solo falls". No one else or nothing else involved.
http://thinkbicyclingblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/kaplan_bike_crash_causes.jpg
So unless all the streets in your neighborhood are lined with marshmallows - wear a helmet. Most people who don't like helmets do so because they're too hot. Easily cured. Don't buy a cheapo one from Wally World! Get a good one with lots of ventilation either at a local bike shop or Amazon.com.
Good - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/transfer.html
Good - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/indicator.html
Better - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/rift.html
REAL good! - http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/men/helmets/savant.html

Georgia Bicycle Laws - as simple as using GOOGLE!
http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/docs/gabicyclelawenforcementguide.pdf
Georgia helmet law.
"No person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet."
http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/helmet/helm_ga.htm

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