The very definition of 'Nanny State'.

 

As a once motorcycle resident of Virginia I can see why I moved. Honestly Virginia needs to focus on the gangs and drug dealers in their state and have the law do their job. I was constantly pulled over and harassed on my bike to the point that it wasn't even fun riding there anymore.


Bottom Line-Virginia is a very non biker friendly state.

 

I let my 7yo daughter ride with me back and forth to my parent's house (about 2 miles all residential) She always makes me wear my ff helmet when she rides with me. But she can reach the Passenger pegs and her arms reach all the way around me. (no that I lost a few pounds). Would I take her out on the highway? No, not for a couple more years or so. Do I want the Gvt telling me that I can't? Not in the least. Every time they take control of something its just another step to controling every little detail of our lives.


The picture was taken a year ago when she was 6 and I let her take a ride around the block with me.

 

During my 22 years as a leo I saw to many young drivers die in car accidents.

I had the opposite belief when my three sons were growing. I felt that learning to ride on a mini bike was a good way to learn skills that would make them better drivers when they got their first licenses.

they are 28,37 and 39 now and have had excellent success in driving without ever having an accident. I am at 1.7 million miles without any accidents. I put some of the credit to learning to ride motorbikes at age 14.

As I watched my sons navigate the rural subdivision I saw them signal turns, watch for cars coming out of driveways and judging braking distances.

Here is a picture of my oldest when he was 10 on his Yamaha that was a mini replica of my XS1100.

 

I started riding my niece and nephew around the parking lot after church on Sundays staring when they were about 5. We ventured out into the street a little after that, always geared up and helmeted. Having me drive them to school was a memory I cherish. They would have me ride around the block if there weren't enough kids there to see them! To have some politicians tell me someone else won't be able to have that experience really riles me up.

 

Glad I moved from the Beach to Currituck. Still have to go there for work, but son't have to deal with 24/7.

 

WTF! They ought to ban them idiots I seen rock climbin with babies on their backs too! Too many politicians with their nose in everybody elses business and not takin care of their own!

 

Nicely put.

 

I take it that it isn't your ox being gored?

 

If the government has to enact a law, shouldn't it be based on whether the child can reach the passenger pegs and not the child's age? Nevermind, trying to use logic when dealing with the goverment