Tips for Taking Your Baby With You on Your Bicycle
In a recently published article by NewsWireRelease, Debra Holzman, recognized safety and health expert, and author of The Safe Baby: A Do--It Yourself Guide to Home Safety, offers some practical advice and a checklist of suggestions to help keep young children safe:
- Never carry a baby younger than one year on your bicycle.
- Select the right helmet. Look for the CPSC standard sticker inside the helmet.
- Choose seating approved by ASTM (American Standard for for Testing and Materials).
- Carry children in child trailers pulled by the bike. Attach a 6 foot red or orange flag to the trailer for better visibility.
- Have the bike store where your purchase a carrier install it for you.
- Make certain that the following features are included for your rear-mounted child seat: high back, sturdy shoulder harness, snug fitting lap belt, spoke guards
- Practice riding your bike with a weight comparable to the child's weight before allowing the child to ride with you. Bikes handle and balance differently with extra weight.
- Both you and your child should wear brightly-colored clothing and close-toe shoes.
- Ride only in daylight, in safe areas, avoiding busy roads and bad weather. Obey all traffic laws.
- Give up cycling with a child who is too fidgety to ride safely.
