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The INDEPENDENT, April 13,1994
State bicycle helmet law attracts national attention
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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
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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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