or any bike for that matter?
Nipper rides to Nursery and loves it but when going and coming back we have to ride up and down a pedestrian area she gets spooked when people dont realise which way she is passing them and 9/10 step into her path.
Hopefully this will help,she is a bright nearly 4 yr old and will have no problems using it and has very good child friendly buttons.
Good idea or bad? been given the lights and seem well built have doubts about the waterproof capabilitys.
User buttons in red easy reach
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bad, the skills of learning to look and anticipate will prove far more useful now and in later life
Noooooo...!!!
Its not got a hazard light setting 😕
Not to sure she is capable of hand signals @ speed!
but you are!
FFS! 🙄
I think a better answer would be, we dont really know as Im guessing none of us were 4yr girls using a cycle path with the above equipment. You'd probably be better off asking her.
Is this the cycle path from the Dr.Johnsons to Netherstowe ?
Her commute consists of mainly paths,oneway streets with traffic, city centre pedeestrian area,she is very capable on her riding skillz but would prefer to put old people,dimwit pedestrations with the eyes centred on there phone or book!!! @ ease and give them a good chance to get out the way!
Thought people would think it was a good idea to lighten up a otherwise boring commute 😉
I suspect it'll make her standout and **probably/possibly** ???? improve her interaction with non cyclists - if only from an awh sweet perspective, however, please, please, please make sure that she does life savers/rear obs and understands about eye contact,body language and road/pavement positioning - both hers and theirs.
Also, and please take this well, '9/10 step into her path' - IMHO in any shared area it's everybodys path and sharing cuts both ways, most people don't (and never will - barring an even larger rise in obesity and petrol costs than my Frazer doomed like suspicions are predicting) understand bikes.
she'll enjoy it until she gets better it's nice, fun and will probably work.
Try getting her to ring her bell well in advance.
My little one used to leave ringing her bell to the last second and had the same problem, now she rings it well in advance, which gives the walkers time to do their jig dance and get out of the way.
Biggest problem we have is kids with headphones walking with dogs on and off leads 😉
Still it looks a fun thing for a 4 year old to use, does it have a police siren option? 😉
9/10 step into her path. // with the eyes centred on there phone or book!!! @ ease and give them a good chance to get out the way!
Cute, fun idea but, in itself may help assist your little 'un in learning that she needs to be aware of others and their actions. However, if other folk are distracted then they are just that and your daughter is way below eye level.
Indicators might raise a smile when (if..) spotted but, for me, i'd say just teach your little 'un to use her bell correctly.
Bad idea they do not stick out wide enough and will not show up on bright days.She will need to learn to signal properly for the bikability course kids do at school now.She may not be able to signal now but will o by the time she is out on her own ,so take them off
[i]Bad idea they do not stick out wide enough and will not show up on bright days[/i]
Really!!! they are bright as ****, thinking of using them @ SITS so I dont have to drone on about "passing on the right" 😀
Siren now thats a good idea!!!!
Anyway need to ride!
Stick a set on your blue single speed! 😆
ok its your kid im just saying that on bright sunny days like we have had recently a driver may not see them
Bad idea. Peds won't look for indicators on any bike, let alone a kids, and I've got a feeling child will be so distracted trying to press a button that she will be more likely to be hit by a ped. Get her to use bell more.
I'm sorry Rich but you're being totaly irresponsible letting a child ride a bike to school.
Please buy a big 4x4 and drive her to school in that.