More than half-a-million children are sent to emergency moms every year because of a bike accident. The real tragedy is, researchers say, many of those hospital visits can be pred.
Boys are twice as likely as girls to be hurt while riding their bikes. Boys--especially those between the ages of 11 and 12--spend more time riding and tend to take more risks while riding than girls. For example, researchers say boys are more likely to ride on only one wheel of their bike than girls. Many of those "wheelies" result in injury.
Kids spend hours--even weeks--on bikes. The average 12-year-old boy spends more than 220 hours a year--five and a half weeks--on a bike. Ten-year old girls spend about 150 hours a year riding.
Spring and Summer is the peak riding season. Kids tend to ride their bikes every day, but do most of their riding on the weekends.
Safety experts say there are several things you can do to help keep .your kids safe. As we mentioned, the first is to make sure they wear a helmet (头盔). It’s also important that the child’s bike fit properly and be well maintained. And, your child needs to know and follow local safety and traffic regulations.
Riding a bike is a big part of being a kid. It’s up to grown-ups to help make it safe.
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