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Few cyclists don helmets at Hubway

Head injuries a risk for bike-share users

By Deborah Kotz and Zachary T. Sampson

 |  Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent  

  May 01, 2012

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center observed more than 3,000 bicyclists in Boston and Washington, DC, including 562 who were riding shared bicycles. They found that bike-share users were more than twice as likely to be pedaling without helmets, which puts them at far greater risk of suffering a head injury during an accident.

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