The real tragedy is, researchers say, many of those hospital visits can be prevented. Boys are twice as likely as girls to be hurt while riding their bikes. For example, researchers say boys are more likely to ride on only one wheel of their bike than girls. Ten-year old girls spend about 150 hours a year riding. Spring and Summer is the peak riding season.
Kids tend to ride their bikes every day, but do most of their riding on the weekends.
Safety experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas say there are several things you can do to help keep your kids safe. As we mentioned, the first is to make sure they wear a helmet. It's also important that the child's bike fit properly and be well maintained. And, your child needs to know and follow local safety and traffic regulations. Riding a bike is a big part of being a kid.