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Alberta Safety Council  Aims to prevent injury and promote safety practices at work, home, and play through training, courses, programs, information sharing, and educational services. Provides information on the various safety courses offered by the Council in areas such as, children's safety, motorcycle training, workplace health and safety. Source: Alberta Safety Council (ASC) Alberta Traffic Safety Initiative  Acts as an umbrella to coordinate and deliver results-oriented programs that address traffic safety issues across Alberta. Encourages Albertans to make positive choices about their driving behaviours. Focuses on the motorist, commercial vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians. Source: Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation Better bicycling  Presents, in a newspaper format, safe cycling information to bicycle enthusiasts. Source: Citizens for Safe Cycling (CfSC) Bicycle helmets: observational study summary  Provides statistics on bicycle helmet usage in Alberta in relation to categories such as age group, gender, and location. Also discusses correct ways to wear a helmet. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ACICR)   Bicycle saddles without protruding noses reduce pressure associated with erectile dysfunction measure, study finds  Reports on a study about whether men face a risk of sexual dysfunction or impotence from occupational bicycle riding. Provides recommendations. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) From: International resource Bicycles  Provides basic information on bicycle injuries. Lists preventive measures to avoid injury. Includes information on child seats and bike trailers. Source: IMPACT, the injury prevention centre of Children's Hospital Bike and pedestrian injury  Gives statistics on injuries and fatalities experienced by Canadian children, 14 years of age and younger, as a result of collisions as pedestrians, bicyclists and scooter users. Notes the types of injuries or fatalities that tend to occur. Explains why bike injuries are the most common cause of brain injury in children. Source: Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) From: Risk Watch® Choosing the right helmet  Compares single-impact, multiple-impact and multi-sport helmets. Discusses which helmet should be worn according to activity. Source: Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) From: Kid's health Citizens for Safe Cycling  Promotes safe cycling in Ottawa. Acts as an advocate for the responsible cyclist. Aims to educate cyclists and other road users, to improve road and traffic engineering, and to bring about effective, properly enforced legislation. Gives information on its programs and services, educational resources, and related links. Source: Citizens for Safe Cycling (CfSC) Cycling skills: cycling safety for teen and adult cyclists  Gives tips on sizing a bike, handling skills, choosing the correct helmet, road and weather hazards, cycling in traffic and rural areas, the legal responsibility of cyclists, and a basic bicycle safety checklist. Encourages cyclists to take a CAN-BIKE course to increase handling skills, safety and cycling pleasure. Source: Ontario Ministry of Transportation From: Publications
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