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Page 20 The INDEPENDENT, April 13,1994 State bicycle helmet law attracts national attention From page 1 do to protect the brain." National health officials are taking a keen interest in Ore gon’s helmet law. The Cen ters for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the O regon H ealth D ivisio n a $100,000 grant to study the law ’s effect on helmet use, according to Dr. Katrina Hed- berg, deputy state epidemiol ogist. “This is the first time the CDC has studied the im pact of a bicycle helmet law in an entire state," she said. O regon Health Sciences U n ive rsity has operated a successful helmet distribution program. “Because we under stand the importance of wear ing a helmet to protect the brain, we need to assure that helmets are available to as many people in the communi ty as possible," said Pamela Frankel, OHSU trauma coor dinator. “This law is a terrific step toward keeping people safe." C ease is e n co u ra g in g schools and civic groups to start helmet campaigns this spring to distribute helmets and encourage their use. He u n ve ile d a b icycle helm et Levy would fund deputies in rural areas From page 1 ed areas. C ity and rural residents currently pay the same tax rate for county services, but city residents also pay munic ipal property taxes, in part to provide a higher level of law enforcement. If voters approve the levy, twelve additional deputies will be hired, plus the cars and other equipment needed. Though the primary reason for the levy is to add enough deputies to provide patrol ser vice in rural areas and beef up response time for emer gencies, the county jail staff would also be increased and the county would no longer charge cities for the use of jail space. C ities are presently billed $35 per day per prisoner. Som e of th e a d d itio n a l deputies would be assigned to rural Vernonia, Clatskanie and Rainier areas, which cur rently receive little assistance from the Sheriff’s office. The county would also rent office space from the cities and assist with utilities for the deputies assigned to those communities. The Sheriff’s department is currently down to 13 officers, including one whose salary is paid by Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to patrol Sauvies Island, and another who is pa id by th e sta te M arine Board for Columbia River pa tro ls and m arine safety in spections. Declining timber revenues, not the impact of Measure 5, are primarily responsible for the reduced num ber of deputies. The two who are now paid for by state agen cies were laid off last year. If the levy fails, the county w ill have to d e te rm in e Y ard & G arden w h e th e r it can o ffe r road deputies at all. Providing law enforcement is not a required activity for the county. County man named to certification panel G eo rge M. D u n ke l, o f S cappoose, has been a p pointed by Governor Barbara Roberts to the Oregon Board on Public Safety Standards and Training. He was co n firm ed by the Senate for a term ending June of 1996. D unkel is a s s is ta n t fire c h ie f of T u a la tin F ire and Rescue, and volunteer assis tant chief of the Scappoose Rural Fire District. The 21 -member board es tablishes minimum standards for recruitment and training of city, county and state police, corrections officers, fire ser vice personnel and emergen cy telecom m unicators. guide being d is trib u te d statewide to various groups. It contains: • An explanation of the bi cycle helmet law • A list of helmet suppliers and inform ation on buying helmets in bulk • Examples of successful community helmet campaigns and step-by-step instructions for setting one up • Fund-raising ideas The Oregon Bicycle Hel met Coalition and the Oregon Health Division cooperated in developing the com m unity planning guide. More than 10,000 c o p ie s have been p rin te d , co u rte s y of State Farm Insurance. The guide is available from the Oregon Departm ent of Transportation’s bicycle safe ty program. Call 1-800-922- 0222, extension 242. 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