News: Mangelnde Sicherheit ist gar nicht gut
Denk doch mal bitte einer an die Kinder! Das Leben ist offenbar gefährlich und für die Unbeweglichen sogar noch gefährlicher! Stadtleben ungesund für Geist und Körper !In addition to causing injury and death, unsafe environments are barriers to physical activity that is important to life long health. Changes such as speed control, traffic light phasing, fencing spaces and enhancing pedestrian visibility can reduce injuries by 50 to 75% in specific locations and 25% in wider areas. By making traffic safer for children, it increases the likelihood they will walk to school and can derive health benefits from physical activity. In fact, 50% of Canadian children never walk to school compared with only 17% who do most of the time.Ah ja, das ist also der Grund für Fettleibigkeit und Bewegungsfaulheit, die mangelnde Sicherheit, so schön tangibel. Wie wärs mit einem Wald und einer Wiese als Spielplatz ? Kostet weniger, sieht gut aus und niemand kann den Hersteller verklagen, weil der Wald nicht den Standards entsprach."By giving priority to automotive over pedestrian transportation we have allowed road traffic to become the leading cause of death among our children," writes Dr. Andrew Howard of the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). "North American children are increasingly sedentary," and urban sprawl is linked to higher rates of traffic injury and obesity.
Other ways to modify the built environment include appropriate playground equipment that minimizes injuries while encouraging activity. Falls from climbing equipment are 5 times more likely to result in severe fractures than falls from a standing height. Evidence shows that playgrounds that did not comply with standards from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) had twice the rate of injury of compliant playgrounds, although these standards are voluntary without regulatory authority for most Canadian playgrounds.
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