'Don't take chance of cycling without helmet'
DO NOT take the chance to find out what damage could be done by not wearing a helmet, cyclists have been warned at the start of a new safety campaign.
Commonwealth Games cyclist Jo Watts, who was badly injured in a training accident which was not her fault, has launched a campaign to get more people to wear a cycle helmet. It will see £5 taken off the cost of a helmet between now and the end of July, with the money donated by her company, Watts & Co.
Those in the cycling world have warmly welcomed the initiative.
Guernsey Velo Club president Gary Wallbridge, pictured, said it instilled the importance of helmets into everyone who took part in its events.
'Right from the youngest child upwards the rule is no helmet, no race,' he said.
'It is the lower-speed impacts it can really protect against. Just the other week I saw a woman on a bike trying to mount the pavement near the airport. She did not make it, fell and hit her head.
'People have got to absolutely get into the habit of wearing one. Do you really want to find out what can happen if you do not? It is about common sense – would you carry eggs loose in a plastic bag?'