Should I buy my daughter a scooter / moped?

globalds

The only advice I can give is tell her from day one to leave her headlights on all the time.

Promise to buy her a replacement bulb if it burns out sooner.

Anything to help other road users see her sooner (including a high viz Vest and a bright pink helmet)

faithcecilia

peachyprice wrote: »

Goodness Cecilia, they must have been some serious blisters:D
xx

:rotfl::rotfl:

It was a severe sprain that time, but I have been to A&E with blisters in the past:cool::o

Mupette

wongstack wrote: »

It only seemd like 5 mins ago she was a baby, now she wants a motorscooter (shes 16 next week)

I used to ride motorbikes but gave up for the safety of a car

She really wants a scooter and It would be great for her to have her indipendence but I do worry about the safety side of it.

Some of her friends have them and I'd hate to hold her back

I am tempted to get her one but might ask her to wait until she's older and get her a car instead.

She's really sensible, I don't think she'd ride it is badly as I used to

Would I be being over protective to ask her to wait for a car?

DS just turned 16, i bought his licence, but told him to find the cash for scooter, and cbt tests, clothing, insurance etc, insurance is over £1500 for a bike not even worth £500.

but it would help get him to school, get a job and get there, cadets, independance as we live on outskirts of city... but then there is the other side, are they safe.

But if you want reasons why she should not, listen to this tale, it is true, not fiction it involved my father, and for those who after reading this call my dad a murderer, he still suffers nigtmares to this day.

I'd say it must of been about 20 years ago now or even more.
dad was a lorry driver, experence of over 20 years, did everything by the book etc.

One day driving along a road (don't know what type)
he looked in his wing mirrors and saw an accident, being the helpful type, he stopped the truck and went to see if he could be of assistance, what he was told after distroyed him.

He had a motorbike get too close to him and was sucked under, the motocyclist died there and then.
dad never felt a thing.

He did the decent thing called the police himself there and then, he was called to the coronors court, he was not charged as it came out the guy on the bike was too close, i think it was death by misadventure, but the guy's family blamed my dad, shouted at him, called him a murderer, called him some evil names, yes they were hurting....


do you still want her to have a moped

pearl123

Funeral directors love mopeds and motorbikes!

onlyroz

I'd say no. My husband lost his knee in a motorbike accident. He has many years motorbike experience (both before and since the accident) and has said that when our kids are old enough he would rather buy them a car than encourage them to ride a motorbike. He's "forbidden" me from getting a moped license - he knows the risks and dangers, and would not willingly put our kids into such a position.

faithcecilia

Mupette wrote: »

DS just turned 16, i bought his licence, but told him to find the cash for scooter, and cbt tests, clothing, insurance etc, insurance is over £1500 for a bike not even worth £500.

Eeeeeep!!!:eek: Being old has benefits - mine was £72:D I am genuinely shocked, no wonder kids do want scooters, car insurance is even more obscene.

but it would help get him to school, get a job and get there, cadets, independance as we live on outskirts of city... but then there is the other side, are they safe.

But if you want reasons why she should not, listen to this tale, it is true, not fiction it involved my father, and for those who after reading this call my dad a murderer, he still suffers nigtmares to this day.

I'd say it must of been about 20 years ago now or even more.
dad was a lorry driver, experence of over 20 years, did everything by the book etc.

One day driving along a road (don't know what type)
he looked in his wing mirrors and saw an accident, being the helpful type, he stopped the truck and went to see if he could be of assistance, what he was told after distroyed him.

He had a motorbike get too close to him and was sucked under, the motocyclist died there and then.
dad never felt a thing.

He did the decent thing called the police himself there and then, he was called to the coronors court, he was not charged as it came out the guy on the bike was too close, i think it was death by misadventure, but the guy's family blamed my dad, shouted at him, called him a murderer, called him some evil names, yes they were hurting....

I really do feel for your dad, it must be unbelievably hard. However, a policeman friend was called to an accident at 1am one Xmas day. A father and son had been to Midnight Mass and were walking home. The dad slipped and was decapitated by a sober young female driver. It was a tragic accident, but yes, I still walk, I still drive, and I still have a moped.


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diable

My best mate died in a motorbike accident when he was 17 (car pulled out in front of him) girlfriends female friend loved her scooter until she had her first accident and managed to walk away then promptly sold it. I would shudder at the thought at my children buying one but then again I liv in London I also know a biker that lives in Broadway and has never had a scrape in 25 years.

diable

pearl123 wrote: »

Funeral directors love mopeds and motorbikes!

They are known as "donors" to the medical profession.

poet123

A cousin of mine died in a bike accident on honeymoon he was 21. He came o ff the bike at speed on a bend, and cracked his head on the kerb, even the helmet didnt save him.

space_rider

I work in a trauma theatre. I strongly advise against buying her one. Help her with the costs of driving lessons if she insists on having her own transport.