Children on motorbikes


In Bangladesh, you would often see parents riding on motorbikes with their children, despite knowing the fact how fatal this can be if any accident occurs.
In our country people are hopping on motorcycles more, as a cheaper way of commuting and for fun. But there is no doubt that the vulnerability of motorcyclists, on just two wheels and without the benefit of a four wheeled vehicle's crash protection, is one of the major reasons they are disproportionately involved in casualty figures. Motorcycle accidents can cause more danger than any other accidents.
Obviously, motorcyclists are very vulnerable because of the lack of protection and the fact that they only have two wheels to keep the bike on the road. If a bike crosses a manhole or some oily patch on the road, it becomes difficult to keep control of the bike. Also the injuries you are likely to sustain will be a lot worse than a car accident.
Here's a typical disaster in the making, one that I've seen far too frequently. A motorcyclist rides down the street with a kid sitting in front of him, a helmet four sizes too large bouncing around on the child's head, its little hands trying to hold onto the gas tank or the rider's legs. The kid interferes with the rider's control of the bike, the first strike against them.
What's going to happen if the rider must stop quickly? Will he grab the child with one arm, and thereby probably lose control of the bike if he really has to panic stop, or will he keep control of the bike and watch the kid fly off the front of the bike? Neither option bodes well for the child.
In Bangladesh, motorcycle accidents are unfortunately very common. As a motorcycle rider you are 40 times more likely to be killed than car drivers or passengers. You are more likely to be killed on a motorbike than any other means of transport.
There are so many deaths every year and only the bereaved families know the pain of losing their loved ones. Can't we stop putting young children's lives at stake? Can't we legally ban children from riding on motorbikes?

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