What WAS New --
Summary: What we had modified in previous years
This is old stuff! Many external links no longer work.
What Was New: 2007
September 27
Added a link to Virginia Tech's kayak helmet ratings to our
Other Helmets page.
Finished a summer project to validate all of our links.
August 20
August 7
August 7
July 2
Added a link to the free teacher's resource guide from the Bike Smart program.
June 26
June 22
June 22
June 21
June 12
June 11
June 6
May 29
April 20
April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day
March 19
January 12
January 12
January 11
January 11
January 3
January 1, 2007
2006
November 26, 2006
Posted a draft agenda for the spring ASTM F8.53 headgear subcommittee meeting in Norfolk.
November 19
November 11
November 10
November 9
November 5
November 4
September 11
September 11
August 25
Updated our references to the North Carolina study of British Columbia's helmet law.
August 22
August 22
Posted the first draft of an agenda for the ASTM F8.53 Helmet and Headgear Subcommittee meeting in Atlanta.
August 21
August 17
August 9
July 30
July 27
July 10
July 14
July 10
Sent out the Task List from our ASTM Subcommittee meetings in Toronto.
June 19
June 19
Added Dr. Pietro Tonino's numbers for injuries in US sports to our
statistics page.
Posted a draft agenda for the fall ASTM F8.53 headgear subcommittee meeting in Atlanta.
May 4
May 4
April 26
Added a link on
our Journals page to a report on a study on skull fractures in lab testing.
Added
rugby to our page on Other Helmets.
Posted the first agenda for the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee meeting in May.
January 19
January 13
January 12
January 9
Added a link to NHTSA's latest data on cyclist injuries.
January 2, 2006
Updated all of our pamphlets and many other pages for 2006.
2005
December 30, 2005
December 27
December 26
December 14
December 2
Added Bell's survey result showing that just over 40% of kids wear helmets to our
Stats page.
Added minutes of the ASTM technical meeting in Dallas.
November 13
November 4
October 31
October 20
October 20
October 17
Added a book review of
Mick Harte was Here, a book about the death of a cyclist used in
classrooms.
Posted Reno minutes of the ASTM Equestrian Task Group.
June 19
June 17
June 7
May 12
May 12
May 3
April 25
April 12
March 30
March 27
March 22
February 26
Added links to the WABA bike safety site with on-street class manuals.
February 24
February 22
February 22
January 20
January 3, 2005
Completed our year-end update of all links on the site.
2004
December 28
Added a link to the December issue of the World Health Organization's December newsletter,
Headlines.
Added a page on
Helmets for special needs.
Posted the ASTM soccer headgear Task Force minutes from our DC meeting.
November 17
Posted the ASTM helmet subcommittee Task List from our DC meeting.
November 11
Began posting ASTM helmet subcommittee agendas and info for our Reno meeting.
November 9
Posted the final ASTM helmet subcommittee agenda for our DC meeting.
November 5
October 24
October 16
October 16
October 14
October 13
October 12
Added a page on
strap creep and why helmets loosen in use.
Revised our
page on cooling to add new information on Swiss testing of helmet cooling.
Posted a page on trailbikes, since retired.
June 22
June 21
June 20
May 18
May 16
Posted Minutes of the November ASTM Shirtsleeves technical meeting in Tampa>.
May 15
Posted Minutes of the November ASTM F08.53 Subcommittee meeting in Tampa.
May 11
May 6
April 29
April 1
March 31
March 24
February 26
February 24
February 20
January 23
January 9
January 4, 2004
2003
December 30, 2003
December 22
Posted minutes of the ASTM pole vault task group meeting, November 2003
December 10
December 9
December 2
December 1
November 25
November 13
Revised our web page format.
November 8
November 3
October 30
Added a comparison of ASTM standards.
October 29
October 27
Added a link to a great pamphlet: First Wheels, First Helmets.
October 21
October 19
October 16
October 9
September 24
September 16
September 15
September 9
September 8
September 7
September 5
September 2
August 25
August 22
August 21
August 18
August 18
July 22
July 17
June 29
Added a link to CPSC's entire file on the 1999 Bell Sports recall of three models. The link is on
our recalls page.
Added a note to our
recalls page about CPSC's non-recall of some helmets that flunk their
standard.
Added a link to a UK study on helmet effectiveness geared toward decision-making on mandatory helmet requirements.
April 20
April 7
April 7
March 26
March 25
Added links to the California Department of Health Services helmet program materials.
March 18
March 17
March 12
January 28
January 23
January 14
January 10
January 7, 2003
What Was New: 2002
December 30
December 29
December 9
Posted the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee task list from our Miami meeting.
November 22
November 22
November 21
November 20
November 18
November 17
November 1
Added stats from CPSC on national injury rates for 2001 to our
statistics page.
Revised the formatting of our web pages to be more friendly to a variety of browser page sizes and different settings
for screen resolution.
October 22
October 21
October 9
October 4
October 3
Posted the draft agenda for the Miami ASTM meeting.
October 1
September 21
September 13
September 11
September 9
September 4
September 3
August 31
August 26
July 25
July 22
Added a link to a downloadable public service announcement on the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota website
July 11
July 3
July 2
June 26
June 26
June 25
June 19
June 18
June 17
June 12
June 11
June 10
June 9
June 8
June 7
June 6
June 2
May 31
May 16
Added a link to a new page summarizing an upcoming study of how helmet laws are made.
May 10
May 3
May 2
April 24
April 14
April 11
April 10
March 29
March 29
March 29
March 25
March 20
March 14
February 26
February 20
February 13
February 12
February 2
January 30
Added the Draft ASTM Pittsburgh meeting schedule.
January 16
January 8
January 6, 2002
What Was New: 2002
December 30
December 29
December 9
Posted the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee task list from our Miami meeting.
November 22
November 22
November 21
November 20
November 18
November 17
November 1
Added stats from CPSC on national injury rates for 2001 to our
statistics page.
Revised the formatting of our web pages to be more friendly to a variety of browser page sizes and different settings
for screen resolution.
October 22
October 21
October 9
October 4
October 3
Posted the draft agenda for the Miami ASTM meeting.
October 1
September 21
September 13
September 11
September 9
September 4
September 3
August 31
August 26
July 25
July 22
Added a link to a downloadable public service announcement on the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota website
July 11
July 3
July 2
June 26
June 26
June 25
June 19
June 18
June 17
June 12
June 11
June 10
June 9
June 8
June 7
June 6
June 2
May 31
May 16
Added a link to a new page summarizing an upcoming study of how helmet laws are made.
May 10
May 3
May 2
April 24
April 14
April 11
April 10
March 29
March 29
March 29
March 25
March 20
March 14
February 26
February 20
February 13
February 12
February 2
January 30
Added the Draft ASTM Pittsburgh meeting schedule.
January 16
January 8
January 6, 2002
What Was New: 2001
December 30, 2001
Revised our page on
hair styles in response to a reader comment.
Added a link to De Clarke's page of Helmet War URL's.
December 18
Posted a Task List for the ASTM Dallas meeting.
December 17
December 15
December 14
December 12
December 10
December 4
November 17
November 12
November 2
October 31
October 29
October 24
Added a page on our mail and the anthrax scare in Washington.
October 22
Added a link to ASTM's Award of Merit to Dave Halstead, Chair of F08.53.
October 16
October 4
September 12
September 5
Updated our page on the status of ASTM bicycle helmet standards.
September 4
August 23
August 22
August 21
August 20
August 14
August 5
July 29
July 17
Revised the ASTM F8.53 helmet Subcommittee task list.
July 9
July 7
July 6
July 5
June 4
May 25
May 24
Added a notice on ASTM's equestrian helmet standard.
May 22
May 21
May 15
May 4
May 2
May 1
April 30
April 23
April 16
April 3
March 21
March 21
February 23
February 4
Posted the Bike rodeo guide developed by Ride Safe with their permission.
January 25
Added the Minutes from the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee's November meeting.
January 21, 2001
January 9, 2001
Added notes on our
ideal helmet page on why the ideal is not available.
What Was New: 2000
December 26, 2000
December 23
December 18, 2001
December 14
December 11
December 7
December 6
November 19
November 8
November 7
November 1
October 31
October 10
October 1
September 29
Posted the ASTM F8.53 actions list from the May meeting in Toronto.
September 5
Added info on our
other helmets page about CPSC's warning to scooter riders to wear helmets.
Redesigned our web page.
August 19
August 13
Took down our page of programs seeking donations: the addresses on it were being spammed.
August 9
August 7
August 3
July 31
July 30
July 27
July 25
July 21
Added the Minutes from the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee's May meeting.
July 17
Updated our
Recall Page to add the two recalled on July 5th.
Added a link to Harborview's Evaluation of 15 bicycle safety programs.
July 5
July 5
July 4
May 22
May 12
May 8
April 9
Added a link to a page of medical journal abstracts.
April 4
April 4
March 28
March 27
Added a link to the Swedish Bicycle Helmet Initiative.
March 24
February 28
February 17
Added a link to the National Conference of State Legislatures mandatory helmet law page.
February 8
February 3
January 20
January 19
January 18
January 17
January 14
Posted the Minutes from the December ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee meeting in New Orleans.
January 12
Added a link to the new >TRIS search page for researchers.
January 11
January 1, 2000
All BHSI computers, web servers, mail servers, routers, network monitors and workstations are Y2K OK!
What Was New: 1999
December 24
Added a page for >email notifications when our pages change.
December 23
Added a CPSC warning to our page on snow sports injuries.
December 15
Updated our ASTM meeting agendas.
December 14
December 2
Added a link to a manufacturer of helmets with built-in blinking LED's.
December 1
November 29
November 18
Added a link to a manufacturer of helmet cameras.
November 3
We're rated accessible to disabled browsers according to the Bobby analyzer.
November 3
October 29
October 28
September 20
Updated our page on the status of ASTM helmet standards.
September 15
August 31
August 29
August 27
Added a summary of ASTM F8.53 actions in Seattle.
August 7
July 16
July 13
July 11
July 6
Added a link to the new Protective Headgear Manufacturers Association page.
June 3
June 2
May 26
May 25
May 18
Updated our report on the Status of ASTM Helmet Standards.
May 17
Posted the Agenda for this week's ASTM headgear subcommittee meeting.
May 16
May 15
May 13
Added a link to Doug Mink's blockbuster page of links to bicycle helmet laws on the MassBike site.
May 7
May 4
May 3
April 30
April 29
Sent an
Email Alert on Bell's recall of 5,800 downhill and BMX helmets.
Sent out an
Email Update on the CPSC/McDonald's helmet promotion campaign.
Added a link to the new helmet page sponsored by McDonalds and CPSC.
Added helmet usage estimates from a CPSC study to our
Statistics Page.
Added a link to the bike rodeo page at Transportation Choices.
Added draft minutes of the ASTM meetings in December.
January
January 26
January 25
January 22
Added the text of a pamphlet available from DOT on helmet fit.
January 21
January 8
January 6
January 2, 1999
What Was New: 1998
December 26
December 22
Posted a local program in need of assistance on our donations page.
December 16
December 15
Posted a task list from the ASTM Nashville meetings.
December 3
Updated our page on the status of ASTM standards.
December 1
Squeezed our graphics a little more to make the home page load more quickly.
November 17
November 14
Ended our video lending program. We couldn't get them back.
November 10
November 9
October 31
October 28
Added 1997 data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to our
Statistics page.
Updated our page on the status of ASTM standards.
October 17
October 14
Put up a new page of Needy Programs looking for donations. Took it down 8/00 when addresses were spammed.
September 22
September 15
August 6
August 1
July 29
June 8
June 2
We were "Director's Web Pick o' the Week" on the Batesville (IN) Memorial Public Library home page!
May 25
Changed the format for our web pages.
May 14
May 14
May 13
Updated our page on the status of ASTM helmet standards after the May meeting in Atlanta.
May 11
May 10
Added a report on progress on ASTM standards at the May meeting in Atlanta.
May 6
Added a proposal for vision requirements in the ASTM standard.
And a page on why the ASTM standard does not need vision requirements.
May 5
Added a detailed comparison of the ASTM and CPSC bicycle helmet standards.
May 2
Added a page on the status of ASTM headgear standard>.
April 29
Posted the agenda for the Atlanta ASTM Shirtsleeves technical meeting on May 7.
April 21
Updated our page on
head lice to add new info sources.
Added a pamphlet on Teaching Your Child to Ride a Bicycle. (since retired) With a version in Word format for printing
out in Word.
March 21
March 16
Added a page describing the 4 H Sports Grants for Youth program.
March 11
March 10
March 8
March 8
March 7
Added a Word version of Teaching Your Child to Ride. (since retired)
February 27
February 22
Added a page on Teaching Your Child to Ride. (since retired)
February 21
February 20
February 13
February 11
February 6
February 5
February 4
Added a link to a fine article from the Washington Post about the CPSC standard.
January 29
January 27
January 21
January 20
Added draft minutes from the December ASTM headgear committee meeting.
January 14
January 9
January 7
Added info on
ski helmets to our page on "Other Helmets."
What Was New: 1997
December 30
Added a "white paper on helmet safety" from a new national campaign.
December 28
Updated our basic ASTM page and our ASTM issues page.
December 27
December 24
Logged a visitor from our
64th country, Trinidad and Tobago.
Added a report on the December ASTM headgear committee meeting.
December 1
Added PTI to the page where you can check current stock prices.
November 30
Added a page on the travails of
bald riders.. Reorganized our Home Page to clarify the
categories.
Added the agenda for the December ASTM F8.53 helmet subcommittee meeting. Added a
Bicycle Retailer & Industry
News article on our
FOIA info on CPSC's buckle tests.
Reorganized our
links page to make it more accessible.
Added "last revised" dates to the bottom of all of our pages.
October 23
October 19
Upgraded our web server with a new P200+ motherboard and a 10ms hard drive.
October 15
Added Bike Helmet: Perfect Fit to our
videos page. Best how-to-fit video we have seen.
Added a link to the Moving Kids Safely Conference on November 16-19.
September 25
Added a
press release from advocates pressing Universal/MCA studios for helmets in Leave it to
Beaver.
Added 1996 data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to our
Statistics page.
Added Steve Frothingham's terrific article for BRIN on
new helmets. Highly recommended!
Added a link to the International Pro-Choice Bicycle Helmet Coalition, a European anti-helmet law site.
August 18
Updated our link to >Bell Sports and their FAQ on returning helmets.
August 13
August 12
August 11
July 11
July 2
Logged a visitor from our
62nd country, China. Might have been just another Hong Kong HK
yesterday!
Removed our text-only version. Robots would not leave it alone, doubling their hits on our site.
June 25
Added a link to FARS where you construct your own query on fatality data.
June 18
June 13
June 11
Added Thad Ide's draft minutes of the May ASTM meeting.
June 10
June 1
Added a link to PowerSlide, the Bicycle Police Netletter from Aiken, SC.
May 30
May 28
May 24
May 19
May 15
Added a page on
How to Fit a Helmet.
Posted a
brief about NHTSA adding "your bicycle helmet" to its annual "Buckle Up campaign.
Added notes from the ASTM technical meeting in St. Louis last week.
Updated our link to >Headstrong Helmets.
May 11
Updated the list of ballot items expected for the ASTM F8.53 Subcommittee's Form and Style Committee.
May 1
April 28
April 25
April 24
April 15
Added a link to a personal injury page with another crash story.
April 14
Added a
Brief noting that
Consumer Reports has announced that it will publish a helmet
article soon.
Added a
Brief on a
New York Times article reporting Harborview's call for a national
helmet campaign.
Added a message from an injured cyclist who can add the impact of his personal story to your helmet law campaign.
March 20
March 18
March 5
February 26
February 23
Posted a
Swedish study demonstrating injury reduction with a helmet program.
Added a
brief on the Snell Foundation's new Education Center.
Added a link to the Washington State helmet bill now under discussion.
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January 28
January 16
January 9
January 7, 1997
What Was New: 1996
December 28, 1996
December 24
December 17
December 16
Added a list of action items from the ASTM meetings in New Orleans, December 10 and 11.
December 13
Added notes from the ASTM meetings in New Orleans, December 10 and 11.
December 4
Added a link to the Ride Safe web page, a great source of inexpensive helmets.
November 21
Added a link to the >new 50 cent bicycle stamp souvenir sheet and the two stamps alone.
November 12
October 29
October 27
Added a new dedicated fax number (our auto switch still works on the main line) and a new data number.
October 17
October 16
October 15
October 11
October 6
October 2
September 29
September 24
Added the
Rhode Island helmet law for kids under 8 and updated our laws list where we had
been showing it as kids under 18.
Added a link to a fine new page called BikePlan Source, with info on planning and programs to improve cycling
conditions--primary measures to reduce the crashes that make helmets necessary.
August 31
August 27
August 1
Updated our link to Steve C's page with his comments on helmets in London.
July 27
July 26
July 24
July 22
July 18
July 16
July 15
We've been picked by eye on the web as a Selected Site! Added their link at the bottom of our home page.
July 12
July 9
July 7
July 2
Added a link to the new
Consumer Product Safety Commission site, with information on
their helmet standard, product recalls and hazards, research, and the agency's current calendar of meetings.
Added a
Site Map in addition to our Subject Index.
Added a link to The Bicycle Accident Page.
May 30
May 23
Added notes from an ASTM technical meeting before an ASTM headgear committee meeting.
Added a page on Jaw Joint Injuries published by Dr Ed Williams.
Added a page on
helmets for non-bicycling activities.
Added The European Cyclists' Federation position paper on helmets from 1990.
March 4
March 1
February 29
February 26
February 24
Upgraded our
web server to an IBM "Blue Lightning" to permit handling 16 simultaneous
users.
Added an index to our pages.
Added our 50th
visitor country, the Dominican Republic.
Added a link to the Australian site with information on the 3rd International Conference on Injury Prevention and
Control, Feb 18-22.
January 25
Added a link to The Cyclists Rights Action Group, an Australian site opposing helmet laws. Recommended for helmet
warriors.
January 21
Added a description of Ride Safe's discount helmets for 1996. Their lowest price ever.
January 18
Added a description of the new
Safe Kids video for kids up to age 14. Great video!
Added a link on how the Blizzard of '96 has affected BHSI's physical neighborhood. This snow page has big, slow-loading
graphics. From the cyberneighborhood point of view, traffic on our server was cut by at least 75 per cent, and for that
week was mostly those of you from West of the Mississippi or from
outside the U.S. We
appreciate your visits!
Revised our Robots page to reflect an increase in visits.
January 1, 1996
Added a link to The Ontario Coalition for Better Cycling anti-helmet law page.
What Was New: 1995
Added notes from Les Earnest on the December ASTM meeting.
