NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsdueto“BabyonBoard”signsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersand

　　NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsdueto“BabyonBoard”signsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersandplaytimeparaphernalia(装备)aretoblameforacollision—equivalentto1.85millionofBritain’s37milliondrivers.Thediscoverytriggeredawarningbyaroadsafetycharity—Braketocutdownonclutterinthecar.

　　DeputyChiefexecutiveJulieTownsendsaid“BabyonBoard”signsareveryusefulinalertingtheemergencyservicesthatachildmaybeinvolvedincaseofcrash.“Thishelpcanbecomenegativeifdriversdisplaysignswhentheirchildisn’tinthecar”shesaid.“Worsestillisthedangerthatcanbecausedbydriversinfluencingtheirviewbyclutteringupwindowswithlotsofsigns.Drivers’priorityshouldalwaysbegettingtheresafelywithoutputtingthemselvesyoungpassengersorotherroadusersatrisk.

　　AsurveyarrangedbypricecomparisonwebsiteConfused.comfoundthat37percentofparentshavedisplayedsignsandfouroutoffiveofthembelievetheyimprovesafety.But46percentadmitdoingsoatalltimes—regardlessofwhetherornottheirchildisinthecar—and15percentadmittheyonlyhavethemfortheirnovelty(新奇)value.Thepollof2000driversalsofoundthat46percentofdriversregardthemasariskand33percentsaytheyarelackingintaste.

　　“Therearebenefitsanddangersto‘BabyonBoard’signs.Theycanofferusefulinformationformedicalaidincaseofacrashbuthavingtoomanynoveltyitemsdisplayedcouldbeasafetyissue.”saidaConfused.comspokesman.