The petition asks the CPSC to consider performance standards for bicycle handlebars regarding energy dissipation and distribution during impact. Bicycle handlebars that cannot satisfy such criteria pose a serious risk of pancreatic, intestinal, renal, liver, and splenic injuries, particularly to young children. Such serious injuries occur in the setting of minor incidents and the nature of the injuries suggest that the cause of the injury is the bicycle itself.
Bicycle handlebars can act as blunt spears and cause the injuries on impact.
Dr. Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE presented at the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Chicago, IL on the number of children exposed to passenger side airbags. This data, from the Partners for Child Passenger Safety research study, is the first large scale population-based estimate of its kind. October 3, 2000. Trauma Tales, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE presented initial results from the Partners for Child Passenger Safety research study.