As the weather warms up, many parents choose to ride bicycles to pick up and drop off their children, but some parents directly install child front seats on shared bicycles, transforming shared bicycles that can only be used by one person into a stroller. It seems that riding a bicycle with a baby is not wrong, but this way of bringing a baby is very dangerous!
Accident cases
On Longchang Road in Hexi District, a 6-year-old boy got his right foot into the front wheel of a shared bicycle.
At about 6:30 p.m. on February 15, Cui Jiashun, an auxiliary police officer of the Jiefang South Road Brigade of the traffic police, was passing by Longchang Road when he suddenly heard a heart-rending cry not far away, and Cui Jiashun quickly ran over to check the situation.
It turned out that the child's grandfather used the shared bicycle to pick up the child from school, and the child sat on a small wooden board installed between the seat and the handlebar. But during riding, the child's right foot accidentally stuck between the front wheel bracket and the car bar, and the child cried out in pain. Cui Jiashun comforted the child while helping to find a way.
At this time, the surrounding enthusiastic citizens took pliers from their homes, and Cui Jiashun carefully cut off the car bars at the foot positions one by one. After 30 minutes of on-site disposal, the child's foot was successfully removed from the wheel. The child's grandfather immediately took the child to the hospital for treatment, but fortunately the child was unharmed.
Sales are hot, but reviews are reserved
The reporter searched for "shared bicycle child seats" on a shopping website and found that there were more than 100 stores selling such seats, with prices ranging from seven or eight yuan to hundreds of yuan, mainly divided into "wooden board model" and "aluminum alloy folding model", and played the advertising slogan "no need to bring tools when going out, ready to be loaded and unloaded".
On the issue of safety, the reporter consulted 10 stores that sell such seats. Some stores said that most of these seats are suitable for children aged 2 to 12 and weighing less than 100 pounds; Some stores say that as long as the child is within 1.3 meters tall and weighs no more than 120 pounds, it can be used. And all merchants said that "as long as it is installed, there will be no problems". Some merchants directly suggest that in order to be safer, you can buy a "package". The so-called package is to equip the seat with footrests, cushions and safety straps in addition to the seat. In addition to the package, there is also an upgraded version, which is a seat with guardrails, armrests and footrests.
When the reporter further asked how to ensure the quality, most stores avoided the important and introduced that they had freight insurance, and the accessories were replaced for free within one year.
In the purchase evaluation, it was found that the sales of such seats were hot, but some buyers said that "the seat fixing interface cannot be completely closed", "the seat cushion is unstable, and the locking screw still shakes from side to side".
Repeatedly caused stuck foot accidents, many safety reminders
There are many accidents caused by the use of child seats for shared bicycles.
In Chengdu, a little girl sits on such an Internet celebrity seat, her right foot stuck in the gap between the tire of a shared bicycle and the fork, and her ankle is badly bruised.
In Guangzhou, a woman travels with her 3-year-old son in such a seat, but the child's foot gets involved in the wheel, resulting in a soft tissue contusion.
Nanjing traffic police previously issued a special reminder: such seats online cannot fully meet the inspection standards of general safety seats, and the safety of using this device cannot be guaranteed.
Fire departments in Shanghai and other places have also issued a reminder: such products seem convenient, but there are potential safety hazards, which can easily cause children's feet to get involved in the wheel, causing physical injury.
Tianjin traffic police: Illegal and dangerous to install seats without permission
It is understood that the shared bicycle has a clear agreement and statement in the user registration and certification process, reminding the user that the maximum load of the cargo rack (box) is 5 kg; Users should not mount anything other than the cargo rack (frame), and the shared bicycle should be a single rider and no one else is allowed to carry others.
The traffic management department said that the "Several Regulations on Road Traffic Safety in Tianjin" clearly stipulates that those who have reached the age of 18 to drive bicycles and electric bicycles can carry one minor under the age of 12 in a fixed seat. Shared bicycles are public transportation, and from the consideration of safety of use, they are not equipped with seats in the design and do not have the conditions for carrying children.
If the seat is installed privately, the safety of cycling cannot be guaranteed, and there are many potential traffic safety hazards. During the riding process of parents carrying their children, the child's feet will be shaken back and forth, which is easy to roll into the wheels, and the front of the shared bicycle is narrow in space, parents will push the child's feet forward during riding, increasing the accident rate.
In addition, the child sitting on the additional seat, the body will affect the parent's line of sight, and the child sits between the arms of the parent's control handlebar, and the emergency hinders timely measures, which is very easy to cause traffic accidents, and parents must not put the child in danger for convenience.
Reporter: Li Ye
Comprehensive: Tianjin Traffic Police Legal Network
Source: Tianjin Traffic Radio