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Discount programs
 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma members receive 40 percent off SafeTech bicycle helmets
Members receive 40 percent off bicycle helmets from the leading supplier of helmets. Helmets vary in price from $8 to $9.75, plus shipping and handling. Helmets are available in three sizes for children and adults. To place an order, download the order form  [File: 53 KB] and mail or fax to SafeTech (contact information may be found on order form).
 Bicycle Helmet Safety Fact Sheet
- Wearing a bicycle helmet reduces the risk of head injury by 85 percent.
- Concussions or "minor" head injuries can produce long-term problems with memory, learning and depression.
- Head injury is the primary contributing cause in 70 - 80 percent of all bicycling fatalities.
- Most bicycle crashes involving children do not involve automobiles. Most children are injured when they fall from their bicycles, collide with fixed objects or lose control due to mechanical problems or road conditions.
- Nationally, approximately 600 children die each year from bicycle related injuries, with 80 percent of the victims suffering head trauma.
- The lifetime cost for one severely head injured bicyclist averages about $4.5 million.
- The overall yearly economic costs of bicycle injuries to children nationally are in excess of $1 billion.
- Wearing helmets has decreased head injuries in other recreational sports including football, baseball and hockey.
- Currently, in most communities, less than 20 percent of children wear bicycle helmets.
- It is estimated that if all bicyclists in the U.S. wore helmets, one bicycle-related death would be prevented each day and one head injury would be prevented every four minutes.
These are discount programs only. The products and services are not covered benefits under your health plan. Your premiums are not affected by these programs. Costs of program services and products do not count toward calendar year copayment or lifetime maximums and/or plan deductibles. Discounts are only available through participating providers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma makes no guarantee of the services or products offered by these programs, and makes no claims, promises or recommendations regarding any procedures or outcomes. We reserve the right to discontinue or change these programs at any time without notice. There is no affiliation between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and the providers of services described herein.
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