I think it's ridiculous and dangerous as shit when I see a child hitched to the back of a bicycle. A helmet won't protect your child from a 1-2 ton car or SUV.
Proclaiming that it is just as safe as driving or even walking is bullshit.
It's called having common sense and these parents are severely lacking. I call them baby death traps whenever I see them.
Put the needs of your child above bicycle culture, seriously.
These are the same people that used their children as human shields against the cops during the Occupy protests. Then again, a milk crate was good enough for E.T.
How many kids die in car crashes? Hmm? And in those crashes they aren't even WEARING helmets! Don't mistake your fear of bicycling as the truth about risks.
If you are so concerned about children's safety whilst bicycling, perhaps you should support safer road conditions--lower speed limits, traffic calming devices, keeping large trucks out of city centers, etc.
OR, protect your child from traffic by never taking it out of the house!
Just obey the rules of the road, don't play with your phone while driving/riding and everything will be fine (even that cargo box bike full of kids).
Proclaiming that it is just as safe as driving or even walking is bullshit.
It's called having common sense and these parents are severely lacking. I call them baby death traps whenever I see them.
Put the needs of your child above bicycle culture, seriously.
If you are so concerned about children's safety whilst bicycling, perhaps you should support safer road conditions--lower speed limits, traffic calming devices, keeping large trucks out of city centers, etc.
OR, protect your child from traffic by never taking it out of the house!