HI HCR206

Requests the Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch to gather statistics on helmet use injuries for motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, and ATVs in Hawaii.

Requires the Department of Health to report findings to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2012 Regular Session convenes.

Cites national data showing helmet wearers experience lower rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to non-wearers: 4.7 percent with helmets versus 7.3 percent without.

References National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data indicating 662 bicyclists were killed and 48,000 injured in traffic accidents in 2002, with over 300,000 children annually treated for bicycle-related emergency room injuries.