Ride Like a Pro creates opportunities for education and demonstration, emphasizing the importance of bicycle helmet use and providing an opportunity to learn safe riding techniques. The long standing commitment of the NFL and the Players Association creates a platform for other sporting organizations and communities to successfully replicate this program. In-line skating injuries preventable. Nearly a third of hospital emergency room treated in-line skating injuries occur to areas of the body for which protective equipment is available to prevent or reduce the severity of the injury, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Annually, some 100,000 non-fatal injuries are reported.
Few docs discuss child safety with parents.
African American and Hispanic parents are much less likely to hear about child passenger safety from their doctors than White parents. The Institute is trying to encourage more physicians to use their credibility with parents to educate them about child safety.