Check your brakes for even pressure. They should make your back wheels skid on dry pavement, but you don't want brakes that stick. Make sure your tires are properly inflated. Helmet Safety A Bicycle Helmet is headgear that is especially made to protect your head in a fall. Bicycle helmets can reduce the risk of head injury by up to 85 percent.
Most deaths related to bicycle falls and collisions involve head injuries.
A fall can happen even to the most careful rider. Bicycle crashes don't happen only in the street, they can happen in driveways, on bike paths, and on sidewalks or anywhere someone else is careless. Wear a helmet every time you ride a bike. You never know when something will happen. More children, ages 5 to 14, go to hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with bicycles than with any other sport.