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I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
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bpmom
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I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
I feel like such a bad mom...
I didn't know NYS law prohibits taking infants on bicycles.
We've been having trouble finding a helmet small enough to fit younger DS (he's 7 mos old) and we want to take him out in our new bike trailer.
Last week we took him out in it with older DS (who's 2) and it was great, but we didn't put the helmet on younger DS because he's too small for the toddler helmets we have. We literally only went around the tiny island in front of our cul de sac and down the street but I was nervous the whole time.
I asked DH to shop online for an infant one (I figured they MUST make them somewhere), and he noticed the law. OMG.
Message edited 6/19/2010 4:59:26 PM.
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Posted 6/19/10 4:55 PM  |
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Re: I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
Does that include being in a bike trailer? I know they make helmets for infants. I never knew that...
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| Posted 6/19/10 5:08 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
I didn't know it was a law, I only thought it was "recommended" that they be at least a year old.
I only found this out recently because my DD bought a trailer for my grandson.
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| Posted 6/19/10 5:30 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
Not in NY but we took our infant in. We got him a Nutty helmet b/c you can adjust it some. But he does have a big head so not sure if it would be too big for a normal headed kid. 
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| Posted 6/19/10 5:34 PM |
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RandiG
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Re: I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
You shouldn't feel like I bad mom. I would take him out again when you get his helmet.
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| Posted 6/19/10 7:13 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: I had no idea -- infants can't be in bike trailer??
http://www.bhsi.org/little1s.htm
New York state law prohibits it. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks it is dangerous to take a child under one year on a bicycle, and here is their rationale:
Maurice Keenan, MD, from the American Academy of Pediatrics [21], requested that a minimum age of 1 year be reflected on the label for helmets intended for children under age 5. This would better convey the message that infants (children under age 1) should not be passengers on a bicycle under any circumstance.
The Commission agrees with the commenter that children under 1 year of age should not be on bicycles. Children are just learning to sit unsupported at about 9 months of age. Until this age, infants have not developed sufficient bone mass and muscle tone to enable them to sit unsupported with their backs straight. Pediatricians advise against having infants sitting in a slumped or curled position for prolonged periods. This position may even be exacerbated by the added weight of a bicycle helmet on the infant’s head. Because pediatricians recommend against having children under age 1 as passengers on bicycles, the Commission does not want the certification label to imply that children under age 1 can ride safely.
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| Posted 6/20/10 12:48 AM |
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