NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsdueto“BabyonBoard”signsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersand
NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsdueto“BabyonBoard”signsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersandplaytimeparaphernalia(装备)aretoblameforacollision—equivalentto1.85millionofBritain’s37milliondrivers.Thediscoverytriggeredawarningbyaroadsafetycharity—Braketocutdownonclutterinthecar.
DeputyChiefexecutiveJulieTownsendsaid“BabyonBoard”signsareveryusefulinalertingtheemergencyservicesthatachildmaybeinvolvedincaseofcrash.“Thishelpcanbecomenegativeifdriversdisplaysignswhentheirchildisn’tinthecar”shesaid.“Worsestillisthedangerthatcanbecausedbydriversinfluencingtheirviewbyclutteringupwindowswithlotsofsigns.Drivers’priorityshouldalwaysbegettingtheresafelywithoutputtingthemselvesyoungpassengersorotherroadusersatrisk.
AsurveyarrangedbypricecomparisonwebsiteConfused.comfoundthat37percentofparentshavedisplayedsignsandfouroutoffiveofthembelievetheyimprovesafety.But46percentadmitdoingsoatalltimes—regardlessofwhetherornottheirchildisinthecar—and15percentadmittheyonlyhavethemfortheirnovelty(新奇)value.Thepollof2000driversalsofoundthat46percentofdriversregardthemasariskand33percentsaytheyarelackingintaste.
“Therearebenefitsanddangersto‘BabyonBoard’signs.Theycanofferusefulinformationformedicalaidincaseofacrashbuthavingtoomanynoveltyitemsdisplayedcouldbeasafetyissue.”saidaConfused.comspokesman.