Cyclist Injury

Key Safety Messages:

BE SMART - Plan safe cycle routes with an adult.

BE SAFE - No helmet, no bike.

BE SEEN - Wear bright colours and use reflective gear.

Child cyclists may be injured or killed in a variety of locations and situations. Younger children are more often injured on their cycles at home. For older children, although there are significant numbers of children injured at home, there are even greater numbers injured on the streets and highways, in sports and athletics areas and other locations away from home. More than 500 children are hospitalized each year due to cycle-related injuries.

Click the links below for useful cycling injury resources, prevention and advice.

Factsheet

Child Cyclist Injury (2007)

Resources

Be Smart, Be Safe, Be Seen Safety Checklist (English, A5, Pdf, 2007)
Be Smart, Be Safe, Be Seen Safety Checklist (Maori, A5, Pdf, 2007)
The Consumer Magazine Guide to Bike Helmets (2007)
NZ Land Transport Safety Authority Bike Check Activity Sheet (Pdf. 2007)
Cycle Checklist for Local Authorities (Pdf, KidSafe Week 2003)

Media Release

Have a Safe Christmas & Summer, Perfect Gift Ideas Media Release (Nov 2009).
Media Release "No Helmet, No Bike" (Pdf, June 2008)

Links

For links to New Zealand and international websites relating to this injury topic, go to our links page.

This page was last updated Nov 20, 2009.