As Safe Communities emphasizes, expanded partnerships with representatives of the business community, health community, and government agencies are an important step in creating community involvement to seek solutions. Developing new alliances among traditional highway and traffic safety advocates also serves to better promote Safe Community practices and make gains in injury prevention. Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any other consumer product, except for the automobile. For this reason, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign is dedicated to promoting safe bicycling among children. With a long-standing partnership behind them, the National SAFE KIDS Campaign and Bell Sports provide discounted bike helmets to families who need them and, with the help of SAFE KIDS coalitions across the country, host bike safety rallies in communities throughout the United States.
Coalitions also advocate for helmet legislation and enforcement in their communities.
Read more about this and other SAFE KIDS projects on their site .