August Fact Sheet

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• More than 260,000 children admitted to hospitals each year with bicycle related injuries suffer head trauma.
• Through age 12, most injury producing crashes are the fault of the bicycle rider.
• 70% of fatal head injuries could have been survived with helmet use, and are therefore preventable.

• 75% of traffic injuries and fatalities could have been prevented with the proper use of seat belts or approved child safety seats
• 80% of car crash deaths to children under 4 years of age could be prevented with the use of car seats.
• SEAT BELTS: They are the LAW!

• Failing to yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles results in delayed response and a higher number of accidents.

• In 1988 there were 36,112 automobile fires in the state of California.
• In addition, there were 525 motorhome fires.
• Due to vehicle fires, the total number of civilian injuries in 1988 were 263, the total number of civilian deaths were 67.
• In 1988, vehicle fires accounted for 28% of all fires within the state.

Source: CFIRS, FPO PFEC
Urban Survival Manual 1991, Phoenix Fire Department.