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A lawn is a source of pride and joy for an individual. Shopping for a ride on mower can be as confusing as buying a brand new car. It is a common household device used for a common household chore. Therefore, it is quite natural that people tend to forget that it can also be a dangerous machine. If a lawn is a half-acre or more than that, then a ride on mower is required. It has a seat, a steering wheel and various controls. Reports Every year, it is seen that around 65,000 children are been treated in emergency rooms for injuries caused by ride on mowers in Frankton and at least 9,000 of them are below 18 years. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports, approximately 253,000 people were treated for ride on mower-related injuries in the year 2010, where nearly 17,000 of them were children below 19 years. Since 2009, lawn and ride on mower-related injuries have increased over 7% and it will increase more in the coming years unless safety tips and precautions are exercised properly. What parents should teach their child and other children regarding ride on mowers Frankston? Having your child cut the grass can be of great help to you as well as it can give your child a sense of responsibility. But on the other hand, mowing the lawn with ride on mowers in Frankton can be really dangerous. No matter who is mowing, precautions should be taken to protect the kids. It is often seen that patients, including young children endure painful reconstructive operations for months, even years to restore form and function. Here, you will find a guideline of 7 safety tips and precautions that should be followed by all children while using ride on mowers or other lawn mowers Frankton as given below: • Firstly, for parents of young kids below 12 years, it is important to keep children out of the area while mowing the lawn. With a loud mower going, no one can ever hear them approaching and a child could run into the path of the lawn mower quickly. Children should be at least 12 years old before they operate any lawn mower and at least 16 years old for a ride-on mower. • Secondly, parents should never allow any children to be passengers on ride-on mowers. • Thirdly, when your child is ready, make sure that you teach your child and other children the proper safety rules and then supervise them. • Fourthly, parents should ensure that their child and other children are not wearing sneakers or sandals (should wear sturdy shoes) while mowing. It is better to be beside them while they are mowing. • Fifthly, prevent injuries from flying objects, like- toys by picking them up from the lawn before mowing starts. • Sixthly, parents should check that their child and other children are always wearing eye and hand protection, i.e., goggles and gloves. • Lastly, parents should see that their child never pulls the mower backwards or in reverse until absolutely necessary and also should look carefully what others are doing behind them while mowing. Is there anything to worry about if you find that your ride on mower is not properly? No. Why? It is because you have a good alternative to it and that is hedge trimmers Frankston, another type of lawn mower that can run in rigorous conditions for long hours during the growing season. So, hurry up and purchase the one that you think is most suitable for you. Author Bio - Gregg Tart, a lawn mower dealer recently wrote and published an article about how children often become victims to ride on mowers in Frankston. Here, he has also laid emphasis on the alternative to ride on mowers, i.e., hedge trimmers Frankston.
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