Would you ever…in your entire life….drive your child to school on a motorcycle?
I’m sorry the picture is so bad (I don’t have one of those fancy iPhones y’all have) but this was outside dropping Charlotte off at school today and I thought it was a very interesting subject.
I would say this girl was somewhere in the 8-9yr old range.
I am not sure if I could ever be this liberal of a parent. I don’t even like Charlotte checking the mail alone, much less throw her on the back of a motorcycle.
Helmet…or no helmet.
Then again, as a parent of an only child, I may be slightly overprotective.
Would you?
~Trisha
No, I wouldn’t. I don’t like the idea of my kid being so open to traffic! I’m a carseat maniac anyway
I personally wouldn’t put my child on the back of a motorcycle however I can’t knock someone that uses one as their primary means of transportation.
Seems extremely dangerous but odds are the kid is used to it.
I don’t care for motorcycles but my husband loves them. In this situation, he could be a single dad and being a “guy” like my husband, he probably thinks nothing of it. Me, I am overprotective to and my children all ride to school in my SUV or car.
No way! My father was killed as another driver hit him while he was riding a motercycle. If he would have been in a car I still would have him today. I just think it is not worth the risk.
I’m overprotective, but yes I would allow my child on the back of a bike.
Yes, I’d let them. But then again, I distinctly remember going to kindergarten on the back of my dad’s bike
perhaps…..and I would consider myself a conservative parent. I think if it was a short distance and my husband had been riding for a while I would be ok with it.
Just saw this today at my son’s school too!
It’s a lifestyle choice. Bet those kids grew up with Dad/Mom on a bike and just know how to be safe on one.
I’d have to say no. First off, I’m a chicken. Second, I don’t like pain, and third, I don’t like my children to be exposed to either pain, or me being a chicken. And if someone put me on a motorcycle I think there would be chicken everywhere.
My answer “No.” My husband is even a motorcycle owner. He wears a helmet, the chaps, letter jacket the works, but still “No.”
Why, because my husband had to lay his bike down one time when a lady made an illegal left turn right in front of him. To keep from hitting her car and probably flying over it, he opted to lay his bike down.
It tore up his clothes, and his skin was burned. His shoulder and hip hurt. The lady left the scene of the accident and the cop who actually witnessed the whole thing didn’t take off after her or get the license number of her vehicle because he said he stayed because he was worried about my husband. I wish he would have at least got the license number.
My husband’s bike was scratched, a side mirror broken and bent. Thankfully his motorcycle insurance paid for the things damaged, but still.
I don’t think a child would have faired as well if they’d been on the back of the bike. They would not have anticipated what my husband was going to do with laying the bike down. The child may have still flown over or off of the motorcycle.
“No” I wouldn’t have felt comfortable if it were my kids.
I would be OK with it provided all safety regulations are followed (helmet etc.).
I couldnt do it. I just dont trust the way people drive at all. Texting, talking, eating – too many distracted drivers.
I’m fairly anti-motorcycle because I know two people who were killed on motorcycles, but even if I wasn’t, there’s no way I’d let my daughter ride on one.
I don’t think I could be this ‘cool’ …. Jeff wants a motorcycle but I am not even okay with this LOL!!
Hmmm…good question. Everything in my inner being screams “No!!” but I really don’t know. Looks like something my hubby would try to talk me into…but I just don’t know. It’s easy to be super careful but you never know about the other people on the roads. I think hubby and I would have to “duke it out” so to speak.
I think I am the weird one and I am totally ok with it. My FIL has a motorcycle and the kids have been wanting to go for a ride, we are just waiting for him to feel comfortable enough with passengers and he will go.
That being said we are also the kind of family that throws helmets on the kids and takes them out on the ATVs. I can remember chase being four months old with a helmet on and his car seat strapped securely on the back of one of our ATVs and taking him out for rides. We are not as anal about this kind of thing.
I’m pretty overprotective so I don’t like the idea. We do own a motorcycle and my hubby rides it everywhere, I go sometimes when I’m feeling un-scared
He has mentioned several times that he’d like to take the kids for a ride or take them to school on it and I’m not happy with the thought. That being said when they are a bit older than 9 & 15 then maybe it would be okay, it’s only 3 miles away after all! Helmets are a definite must though!
I’ve been called over protective before and will probably be called it again. There is no way in hell I’m letting my kid ride on a motorcycle. I’ve seen too many accidents involving motorcycles. NOWAY!
It is so funny because I just had this conversation on Monday waiting in the parent pickup line at the boys school. There were not one but two dads doing this with their daughters who were no older than 2nd grade level. The one dad had a separate designated child’s helmet at least, while the other simply gave the child his huge adult helmet, which I am sure would have rolled right off in the event of an accident.
I just don’t really get the need for it to be honest. If that is the only transportation available, then have your child ride the bus and wait for them at the stop. Additionally, I noticed the children sit behind the fathers and are not holding on very tight since they are not big enough to wrap their arms all the way around. It just doesn’t seem safe to me and I personally would never allow it for my children, but to each their own. I suppose there are some that may not have any other choice.
Yes, very very good point on the hands around the waist. I dont believe charlotte would be capable of holding on at all…def not enough to risk it. I cant imagine any kid would be balanced or strong enough.
I would, we love motorcycles. I actually want my own harley to drive around and would totally take truett, of course, common sense kicks in on deciding whether they are ready to ride on one but most families who do that, the kids grow up on them so they are probably very able to do so….
I wouldn’t do it but mainly because I don’t trust other drivers.
That said, I don’t have a problem with others doing it so long as they’re doing all they can for protection. It’s not uncommon around here to see this exact scene and I’ve never seen a man or woman driving fast or recklessly when a child is in tow. Would I do it? No. Would I think bad of others who do? No.
I don’t see anything wrong with it, in fact, I grew up riding on the back of a motorcycle for many many years. Love them and as long as you are a responsible driver I see no problem with it. It all boils down to how you drive the thing and how others around you are driving. If everyone is driving like an idiot than it really isn’t going to matter if you are in a car or on a bike, you are going to get hurt in some way (emotionally or physically).
Well I’m NOT the overprotective type and there’s no way I’d let my kids ride on a motorcycle, helmet or no helmet. There’s absolutely nothing safe about them no matter how experienced the driver is.
I wouldn’t. But definitely, doesn’t seem safe when we do all we can to restrain them with boosters, car seats and seat belts. Then we just tell them to hang on and wear your helmet and throw a tween or younger on a motorcycle? :shivers:
I don’t think I could, of course, I am the overprotective type and them going to kindergarten makes me worried lol. But I won’t let my husband even go near a motorcycle, and my mom was drug 150 ft by her leg on a highway, when the guy she was riding on it with, hit a slick patch of oil. So, motorcycles freak me out!
I wouldn’t but to each their own, I suppose?
No way, I won’t even let my husband purchase one. Way to dangerous.
I’m not personally a motorcycle person but I do know lots of them and they seem pretty confident about their bikes. For some people, this is their only transportation. I don’t see anything wrong with kids riding on a motorcycle (I’m not talking about 2 year olds) as long as safety comes first. Let’s face it, anyone could get into an accident at anytime where it be a motorcycle, car or even a kid riding their own bike.
I probably would. We are off roaders and my boys have been in the desert out on the backs of quads, in dune buggies, things like that. When I was a kid, I remember riding on the back of my dad’s Harley. Now, I don’t think I would go across country, but across town (I live in a small town) to school, probably.
I don’t think that I would let my kids on a motorcycle. But I do give that parent kudos for having helmets on.
I don’t think I would.I have seen it many times. I guess if you train them you feel safe, but it would only take one rock or bump, and the child could be thrown off. Also, the child isn’t 1/2 as safe as they would be in a car, if something did happen.
No way in heck would I ever let my kids ride on a bike. I am even scared to get on to one. Thats insane
Nope. Motorcycles are extremely dangerous. At least the child and parent are wearing helmets.
most definitely not. Even I haven’t been on a motorcycle. Not saying *I* wouldn’t try it, but not for my kid, thank you very much.