Traveling on a bicycle with a baby on a strap. Don't you see it often?
However, "Dakko bicycles" are very dangerous. In the first place is a violation.
I tried to find out how to ride safely, but ...
There is no way to safely ride a bicycle for a child under the age of one.
But what should we do in raising children?
Why don't you think about it together?
(Osaka Broadcasting Station Reporter Fumi Nakamoto)
"Dakko bicycle" 4 in 1 people fall or fall!
It is very dangerous to ride a bicycle with a child with a strap.
For example, this is the case.
The pedaling parent's foot rises and rocks the baby up and down.
With that momentum, the baby who was pushed out onto the straps fell.
In addition, there are cases such as.
Since the baby is between the parents' arms, it is difficult to operate the steering wheel.
The curve turned so much that I couldn't make a turn, and I fell.
The baby ends up being thrown out.
Just imagining it is horrifying, isn't it?
In fact, there are many accidents.
Dakko bicycles are prohibited
In September last year, the National Consumer Affairs Center conducted a survey of 1000,9 people who said they had ridden a bicycle with their children on a strap.
One in four (4%) said their child had fallen or fallen while holding their child in their hands.
Sixty percent of the respondents said they had experienced an accident.
A "dakko bicycle" full of dangers.
According to the Road Traffic Law and the road traffic rules of each prefecture, dakko is prohibited.
It seems that you should not ride a bicycle with a dakko.
I tried to find out how to ride safely, but ...
How do you ride a bike safely with your baby?
The Road Traffic Rules state that "onbu" is excluded from prohibited acts.
Right.
If it is a "piggyback", it is not a prohibited act.
Certainly, you don't have to push it out of the string with your knees, and the handle is free.
But wait.
Even if you ride a bicycle with a piggyback, you still need a helmet in the first place for your safety.
Failure to allow children to wear helmets is a violation of the obligation to make efforts under the Road Traffic Act.
So, I tried to find a helmet for babies...
Missing.
No, I don't.
In fact, there are no safe helmets for children under 1 year old in Japan country.
The certification standard for the "SG Mark", whose safety is guaranteed in Japan, is that it must be for 1 year or older.
It was the same not only for helmets, but also for children's seats attached to bicycles.
That means...
Japan does not seem to allow children under the age of one to ride bicycles safely.
Can't make a helmet for babies?
Will helmets and seats for children under one year old be developed and commercialized in the future?
According to the Product Safety Association, which has established the SG Mark system, the weight of the helmet puts a lot of strain on the baby's neck and lower back.
It is difficult to make a helmet that can be safely worn even by a growing baby.
It is also difficult to make seats for children under 1 year old.
According to bicycle manufacturers, they need to be shaped and sized like a child seat.
If you attach it to a bicycle, it will exceed the standard for the size of the bicycle stipulated by the Road Traffic Law.
Because it was a period while the children were small
Is it possible to safely put a child under the age of one on a bicycle?
Some people are kind of confused, right?
Experts who conduct research and educational activities on the safe use of bicycles also point out:
Masako Endo of the Committee for the Promotion of Safe Use of Bicycles
said, "In Japan, it is quite difficult to travel with children under the age of one.
Exactly, a gap.
Morning. I left home with my child, left it at a nursery school, and went to work.
Evening. I picked up my child from nursery school, shopped, packed my luggage, and went home.
Some people travel with multiple children.
Many people experience it, but only when their children are small.
Once it's passed, you won't be interested.
If you have someone under 1 year old, how can you...
In addition, you can hear the following voices.
"Then you can get in the car" and "Act early and walk a little longer."
However, in urban areas, many nursery schools prohibit picking up and dropping off by car.
The burden of picking up and dropping off a distant garden is not small.
Against this backdrop, support projects are also underway.
For example, a "children's pick-up center" set up in a convenient location such as a train station.
If you take your child here, they will pick you up and drop you off at the kindergarten by bus.
There is also a subsidy program for taking a taxi to the nursery school.
However, these are available in a limited area.
There were such voices on SNS.
"Parents of families with children under the age of one seem to be told not to go anywhere, and if they ride a train or bus with a stroller, they will be bullied."
How to increase the smile of parents and children
Dakko bicycles are certainly dangerous, but simply putting a burden on the person concerned will not solve the problem.
Experts say that understanding of the surroundings and improving the environment are essential.
Masako Endo of the Committee for the Promotion of Safe Use of Bicycles:
"For example, if both parents can flexibly adjust their commuting and clocking hours, they may be able to respond. In this way, it is not a problem that can be solved by individuals, but a problem that society as a whole should improve."
Childcare that can be seen from a dakko bicycle and cannot afford it.
What can be done to reduce the stress of going out with young children and create a society in which smiles increase for parents and children?
Why don't you think about it together?