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> Pete White wrote:
> > "Tony Raven" <
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> > > I think we need a law to ban handlebars on children's bikes.
> > >
> > > Acton CHC, Thomas S, Clark R, Pitt WR, Nixon JW and Leditschke JF. Bicycle incidents in
> > > children - abdominal trauma and handlebars. Med
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> > > Aust. 1994;160:344-346.
> > >
> > > Tony
> > And why not ban chains while we're at it? After all, the kiddies might get they're fingers cut
> > of in the sprokets... ; ) Pete W
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> My cousin did just that quite a few years ago now. 'What's that funny noise coming from my chain?
> I'll just put my finger there and pedal' Thinks he, result first joint neatly lopped off his
> inddex finger by the chainwheel, oh and lot of screaming as you'd expect form a 7 year old.
>
> He's a chef now and tells people he got it chopped off at work, slightly less embarassing I
> suppose.
>
> Bryan
OUCH!
Pete White