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Aladinsaneuk · #16 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:09 pm

Nice to see the new gear

Surprised he has already out grown Tim's spare kit but there you go

#17 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:53 am

lazarus wrote:" dangerous" or " vulnerable" is a question of semantics.

Sorry, but that's rubbish. The two words have very different meanings, emotional resonance and application.

lazarus wrote:What is unarguable is that the death rate for bikers is a multiple of that for car drivers. The cause doesnt matter though more than half of bike accidents are single vehicle accidents.

Its a difficult issue for any biking parent isnt it. You cant wrap your kids in cotton wool and its awkward at best to try and stop them doing something you yourself really enjoy. At the same time you might not worry about yourself on a bike ( I dont) but you could easily worry yourself daft about your kid out there on a bike.

Not just motor bikes though. Horse riding isnt that safe and neither are pedal bikes on public roads. For that matter most parents round here seem to use a car to take their kids to school - paedo fear?

In the end I guess its a personal decision

Agree with the last part.

flatlander · #18 Post by **flatlander** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:07 pm

as its not an issue for me ... yet I am going to bury my head in the sand ... along with Squids hat next time it goes missing