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Of course, children’s safety is very important when it comes to bicycling at a young age. Bikes for kids who are new to bicycling usually come with training wheels attached. Then there is common safety equipment such as helmets, elbow pads, knee pads and wrist guards, which teenagers and adults should also be using. However, some people seem to take an extreme approach to bicycle safety for children through unconventional methods. For example, Italtrike recently designed a tricycle with features for extra safety.

Their tricycle is called the oko-Plus. It has a padded seat with a three-point safety harness and a front wheel that can’t make turns beyond 45 degress in order to avoid jack-knifing and toppling over. Furthermore, the oko-Plus also uses a completely enclosed chain-drive with the foot pedals attached to the sides of it instead of on the front wheel. Other features of this tricycle include handbrakes, adjustable handlebars (and the seat is also adjustable) capable of nine different positions, enabling the same child to use the tricycle from age two to age five.

Now that’s quite a list of safety measures for a regular child’s tricycle. Personally, I think Italtrike might have gotten a little carried away in emphasizing safety for users of the oko-Plus. Nonetheless, their efforts show a passion to protect children and that’s a noble goal to be respected. This tricycle is available for $146.

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Tags: extra safety, Italtrike, oko-Plus, tricycle

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