| An estimated five million scooters will
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| | If you are not sick of statistics yet,
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| be sold this year and according to the
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| | consider that there were 63,600 injuries
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| U.S. Product Safety Commission 26,000
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| | on all-terrain vehicles.What does this
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| scooter-related injuries were reported
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| | tell us? To wear a helmet! Wearing a
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| before the end of December 2000! 90
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| | safety helmet can reduce the risk of head
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| percent of those injuries were to
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| | injury by 85 percent! These statistics
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| children 14 and under. The Consumer
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| | can help educated parents (a.k.a.
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| Product Safety Counsel also received
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| | Consumers) realize that scooters are no
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| reports of two deaths tied to scooter
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| | more dangerous than other play equipment
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| injuries. Several elementary schools are
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| | if you follow basic safety
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| discussing ways to ban kids from riding
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| | guidelines.Snug fitting helmets and
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| scooters to school. Newspapers across the
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| | protective gear should be worn at all
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| country headline that "Scooters Lead to
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| | times.As with any equipment, children
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| ER Visits"!Before you buy into the media
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| | should not ride in the street.Scooter
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| hype about the dangers of the most
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| | should only be used during daylight
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| popular Christmas gift last year, you
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| | hours.Children ages 5 - 8 should have
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| should educate yourself by considering
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| | adult supervision when operating a
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| the statistics of other play equipment
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| | scooter.Scooters are not recommended for
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| commonly used by these same kids.In 1999
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| | children under 4 years of age.Ride
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| U.S. Statistical Abstract reported
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| | scooters on smooth, hard surfaces clear
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| 566,085 bike related injuries. Skate
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| | of rock and debris.Instead of trying to
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| board related injuries from that same
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| | ban "potential" hazards I suggest we
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| year were numbered at 35,751. Doubling
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| | educate ourselves as parents and our
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| those statistics were playground
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| | children. Use wisdom and remember safety
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| equipment injuries at 73,933 accidents.
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| | equipment without buying into media hype.
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