Hmmm - helmets? Mel rant for Tuesday!

[Jo]

lots of older kids ride scooters on the road, those stupid v ones too and the stupid bendy skateboard things, it's lunacy.

[Wems]

we don't have footpaths here except for the main street so it's road or nothing for walking, riding and bikes

and I am pretty sure you aren't supposed to ride scooters/bikes on the footpath anyway unless it is a dual bike/pedestrian footpath

[angelskies]

in qld its legal to ride scooters and bikes on the footpath =)

[MadMel]

I think it's legal here too, if not I've never had anything said to me.

If there is NO footpath it's different. There is a spot that we walk that is road for about 10 meters and we have to walk on the road there... but no way I would let my children ride on the road when there is a perfectly good footpath there.

[melchpeppi]

I would be more horrified seeing a child riding their scooter on the road than seeing them riding without a helmet...

Yep - unfortunately I have seen 3 and 4yo kiddos riding scooters on the roads here, without helmets (and it is a VERY hilly place..)

[melchpeppi]

Also, on the 'law' front - it is legal to smoke cigarettes, jump off bridges with elastic tied to your feet or ride a moped with only a learners permit, it does not mean that they are all safe and good things to do without taking precautionary measures KWIM ??

Those ripstiks are crazy too

I think Im getting old - to me, rollerskating in the street was crazy and wild

[shelly77]

But there isn't anything you can do as a school really is there other than educate and suggest they do......you can't make the kids wear a helmet when riding a scooter/rip stik

I know....The boss wrote something in a note to parents and suggested a helmet...the staff was just worried that someone was going to get injured.

[shelly77]

re post above ...the first part is a quote. Try to do to put in as quote but obviously it didn't work Sorry

[Wems]

in qld its legal to ride scooters and bikes on the footpath =)

I just had a look at it is a local council thing so not a state wide or national thing

So thats why you can't here I guess.....the only foot path is pretty much the main street so of course that is pretty busy with pedestrians so thats why the kids get in trouble for riding them along there