Pushbike Danger
Low speed bicycle crashes can badly injure -- or even kill -- children if they fall onto the ends of the handlebars (车把). So a team of engineers is redesigning it to make it safer.
Kristy Arbogast, a bioengineer at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, began the project with her colleagues. The cases they reviewed about serious abdominal (腹部的) injuries in children in the past 30 years showed that more than a third were caused by bicycle accidents, "The task was to identify how the injuries occurred and come up with some countermeasures," she says.
By interviewing the children and their parents, Arbogast and her team were able to reconstruct many of the accidents and identified a common cause for serious injuries. They discovered that most cases occur when children hit an obstacle at slow speed, causing them to topple (摇摆) over. To maintain their balance the children turn the handlebars through 90 de
A. they are not beautiful.
B. they may kill children.
C. they are likely to crash.
D. they affect the speed of the bike.
Children aged eight and older may start playing baseball, soccer and other sports. Ask your doctor which sports are right for his or her age. Be sure your child wears the protective equipment designed for that sport, such as shin pads, mouth guards, wrist guards, eye protection and helmets. Ask your child’s coach what is needed.
Remember that from the ages of one to four, your child can walk, run, climb, jump and explore everything. Because of all the new things he or she can do, this stage is a very dangerous time in your child’s life. It is your responsibility to protect your child from injury. Your child cannot understand danger or remember "no" while exploring.
At age five, your child is learning to do many things which can cause serious injury, such as riding a bicycle or crossing a street. Although children learn fast, they still cannot judge what is safe. You must protect your child by constantly reinforcing safety rules.
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A. Young kids are easy to catch diseases.
B. They like to run, climb, jump and explore new things.
C. They can’t walk steady and need protection from their parents.
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