Family of Scots teen left with brain damage dismayed kids still riding bikes without helmets
24.05.2022 - 06:57
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The step-mum of Blairgowrie teen Keiran Lamond who was critically injured in a bike accident has voiced her dismay that parents continue to let their children ride bikes without helmets.
There is currently no law which compels cyclists of any age to wear a helmet in Britain.
Nicola Lamond has been on a journey helping Keiran, 16, rehabilitate over the last 17 months. He sustained life-changing injuries when he fractured his skull coming off his bicycle.
She has campaigned since the accident to make safety helmets mandatory for all cycle users. Keiran was not wearing one when he hit a lamppost near his Blackthorn Place home and doctors believe, had he worn head protection, his resulting disabilities would have been lessened.
To save his life, Keiran underwent a four-hour emergency surgery at Ninewells Hospital to stop a brain bleed. He remained in ICU for two agonising months.
Keiran now suffers from brain damage and will require lifelong care.
He is making progress with mobility and had a final operation to remove a feeding peg from his throat in April.
Nicola, who has seven children living at home, told the PA her boy was “doing fantastic.”
She and dad Greig believe ‘Keiran’s Law’ - making helmet wearing obligatory - would prevent others from going through the same heartache.
But frustrated that the cause was being forgotten, on Friday Nicola urged people to share her most recent post on Keiran’s Journey - a Facebook page dedicated to chronicling her step-son’s gradual recovery.
“Sorry for having to say this,” it read. “Just a little post to remind people how important helmets really are.
“I’ve been spreading awareness for way over a year now about the safety of helmets.
“Yet each day I continue to see loads of people, especially