Warning over some crossbar child seats

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[cheadle hulme]

Don't these type have foot straps to prevent this? All the ones I've seen do.

Pictures made me wince.

 

[Canrider]

It wasn't until I saw the dints on both fork legs I fully realised what'd happened...O# $#!ttt.

 

[fossyant]

Blimey. Hope her leg wasn't too mashed !

 

[Chris-H]

[QUOTE 2776936, member: 45"]This was an old one with no straps.[/quote]
Gaffer tape?
In all honesty though thank heavens both are ok, doesn't bear thinking about if they had been on a road.

 

[WheelyArt]

When my now 6 foot son was younger, I had a crossbar seat for him. However, coming down a hill one day, he decided to copy me and reached for the brake...
Luckily, after a checkup at local A&E [remember those] we were both fine. Psychologically, I prefer the crossbar designs where the child is in front and visible. On my cycles, I've seen too many kids in rear seats sitting or behaving in *undesirable* ways. However the crossbar designs always has the risk that a young child can grab the brakes.
The only answer was to get him off my bike and steering his own wheels - slower but safer.

 

[hatler]

My lad worked out in our Weeride that he could put his feet up and push the bars. Huge smiles from him when he realised he had some control; huge gasps of fear from me when he first did it.