QUOTE (citizen-too @ Jun 25 2009, 05:30 PM)
A 5 year old should NOT be riding a bik on a road like this. They don't have the judgement. I recently watched a 5 year old shoot out of a parking lot, across the street and missed a moving car by about 3 inches. He proceeded to go directly towards another car, sitting at a stop sign. He wobbled trying to decide which way to steer.
This is a city kid, under 12, no helmet, total disregard for traffic safety. His parents don't come outside when he's out side playing.
The difference between the scenario you presented and what happened here is that the 5-year old's mother was riding with her but on another bike. This was a supervised bike ride, while the city kid you described was clearly unsupervised.