By Charles Pekow — Cargo bikes, trailers, and child seats can all help transport children by bicycle instead of using a car. However, their safety hasn’t been adequately studied. To address this, the Journal of Pediatric Health Care published a study titled “Child Safety on Bicycle Seats A Study Evaluating the Need for Additional Markers to Increase the Visibility of Children When Transported by Bicycle.”
“There is a gap in the literature of studies looking at child visibility and safety when transported by bicycle, especially in cities where cycling is starting to grow,” the report warns. The research took place in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, which suffers from “poor cycling infrastructure and low cycling modal share, and cyclists find it difficult to ride safely due to the lack of dedicated infrastructure and the constant sharing of the road with reckless drivers.”
Still, the study found parents didn’t see transporting children as much of a safety issue, but it does indicate that more safety features, such as increasing visibility of children, are needed.
See https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-47281-7_24
