How safe are children when transported by bicycle?

CONCLUSION: This article provides an exploratory and broad overview of the magnitude and severity of injuries among child bike riders and passengers and highlights that younger children are more likely to sustain head injuries compared to older children. This is likely the result of very young children being passengers on bicycles who are constrained in a seat or trailer with little protection or opportunity to mitigate injuries. HIGHLIGHTS: • Analyses of injury data to understand the nature and extent of injuries to children on bikes as passengers and riders. • Child cyclist injuries as a significant safety issue within Victoria, Australia. • Young children aged 0-3 years experienced significantly more head injuries compared to older children. PMID: 27586118 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research