[ronebee]

It is so sad,

I have a four year old son who already is in love with cars and rides his (restricted throttle) four wheeler with a ton of attitude and skill. We already had his sister break her elbow at 6 years old riding a two wheeler with mid-ship training wheels and she went over the bars at 3 mph around a turn and her elbow snapped because she wouldn't let go of the bars. One night in the hospital, one screw and an operation, one cast and she was all fixed up. She decided to become a "real girl" after that ( I was trying to raise her as a boy). The doctors gave me every story about the "risks" of dirt bikes and atvs, somehow I'm still here at 45 years of age.

I guess my point is somehow I want to scare the hell out of my kids but not break there love of things mechanical
and the I want them to share the joy that I have gotten out of cars and bikes. I do feel for these families and I have done my share of stupid things in the past.