Was at a co-workers house for a football game. Watching TV, a child comes out of a room with helmet, gloves, elbow pads and knee pads. Someone asked him, what are you fixing to do? He said, ride my bicycle.
I once flipped myself off my sister’s bike. Never hit the front brake when you’re doing 15mph. I hurt my left knee and it was painful to walk.
Was the bike a BMX and was there a half-pipe in the neighborhood?
If yes the safety equipment would be prudent and not wussyfied.
I’m a firm believer in bike helmets, but that’s it.
I did have my kids use knee and elbow pads for the first day or two when learning to ride cause it was gonna be real painful and I wanted to get them riding, but the idea is to learn to ride so you won’t need them.
Beyond bike helmets, have at it cause you need a few bumps and cuts in your life.
I’m a parent of four, two are boys. One broken foot (girl who tripped) four sets of head stitches. (boys, skiing, running, tripping and hitting the business end of grandpa’s fifth wheel trailer hitch) Trips to the hospital are usually kind of fun cause we don’t get the vapors when our little darlings get a bit messed up.
A friend of mine’s son was on a boy scout trip last week and he fell down a hill. Minor concussion and a good story to tell.
Oh man that was sooo funny!