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Dad stops kid from crashing bike into parked car (+ link to video)

Footage goes viral - after soparking helmet debate
by Simon_MacMichael
Sun, Dec 03, 2017 17:10
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A video of a father dashing after his son to prevent him from crashing his bike into a parked car has been grabbing a l;ot of attention on Reddit - but not for the reason you might think.

 The footage, which you can watch here,  shows the father steadying his son's bike on a quiet suburban street before giving him a little push to help him on his way.

The father is jogging alongside his son as the youngster makes his first pedal strokes - then suddenly sprints into action as the nipper veers towards a parked car.

For many commenting on the video on Reddit, however, the quick-thinking father's prompt action to prevent a crash wasn't the most striking thing about the video, with the first commenter observing, "That kid needs a helmet" - an opinion that inevitably has sparked a debate on the subject.

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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davel | 2685 posts | 5 years ago
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Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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brooksby | 12197 posts | 5 years ago
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If the comments reach 400 will the Internet explode??

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Tommytrucker | 160 posts | 5 years ago
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One can only hope.

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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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Nope

 

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alansmurphy | 2606 posts | 5 years ago
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400th post spot prize!

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don simon fbpe | 3234 posts | 5 years ago
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Bluebug | 352 posts | 5 years ago
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I go away for 24 hours and this thread is still alive...

Die Die Die

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drosco | 413 posts | 5 years ago
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It's long since become nothing more than sarky put downs. Yawn.

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beezus fufoon | 949 posts | 5 years ago
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this thread as become a bit like a long ride, you get halfway in and your arse hurts, your legs ache, your hands and shoulders are stiff, your mind is reeling at thought of going for two or three more hours, but then, having reached your target, you just don't wanna stop any more, you've become one with the bike

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check12 | 691 posts | 5 years ago
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Not sure, how long is a piece of string?

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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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So, anyone got any opinions about plastic spokes vs metal ones?

http://www.berdspokes.com/

Do they provide the same 'zing' as metal spokes and what can be done about it?

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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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Oops - wrong graph. Should have been this one:

 

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brooksby | 12197 posts | 5 years ago
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OK, 400 and counting and the internet didn't explode...

road.cc admins: are you able to set a maximum threadcount and/or can we have a dedicated new forum ('helmet arguments'), as this is beginning* to get really silly.

 

 

*Actually, it got silly a loong time ago...

 

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davel | 2685 posts | 5 years ago
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You're interpreting it wrong.

Fall in cyclist deaths correlates with a marked increase in pandas?

Cyclists* are protecting pandas. Fooking hippies.

 

*Might also be pedestrians.

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hawkinspeter | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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CygnusX1 replied to davel | 1362 posts | 5 years ago
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davel wrote:

Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

Ramen to that!

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beezus fufoon replied to hawkinspeter | 949 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

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technically, those are conditions - I think we've established that any definitive causal links cannot be proven

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ricardito replied to beezus fufoon | 35 posts | 5 years ago
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beezus fufoon wrote:

this thread as become a bit like a long ride, you get halfway in and your arse hurts, your legs ache, your hands and shoulders are stiff, your mind is reeling at thought of going for two or three more hours, but then, having reached your target, you just don't wanna stop any more, you've become one with the bike

Are we nearly half way there yet?

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Grahamd replied to hawkinspeter | 1307 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

So, anyone got any opinions about plastic spokes vs metal ones?

http://www.berdspokes.com/

Do they provide the same 'zing' as metal spokes and what can be done about it?

More likely to consider environmentally sound bamboo.

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CygnusX1 replied to davel | 1362 posts | 5 years ago
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davel wrote:

You're interpreting it wrong.

Fall in cyclist deaths correlates with a marked increase in pandas?

Cyclists* are protecting pandas. Fooking hippies.

 

*Might also be pedestrians.

1. Panda populations are rising, this correlates with the rise in helmet usage on UK built up roads (94-08) data

2. Cycling pandas wear helmets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FISOPJU0whE)

3. QED

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ConcordeCX replied to hawkinspeter | 1204 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

Oops - wrong graph. Should have been this one:

you spoke too soon...

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hawkinspeter replied to CygnusX1 | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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CygnusX1 wrote:
davel wrote:

Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

Ramen to that!

From my memory (I used to be affiliated with the Pastafarians) there's an interesting little graph that they often use. Maybe it deserves to be included here:

 

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hawkinspeter replied to Grahamd | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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Grahamd wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

So, anyone got any opinions about plastic spokes vs metal ones?

http://www.berdspokes.com/

Do they provide the same 'zing' as metal spokes and what can be done about it?

More likely to consider environmentally sound bamboo.

You're completely forgetting about the weight/tensile strength of bamboo. Wooden't you need to make it heavier to approach the strength of metal?

 

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don simon fbpe replied to CygnusX1 | 3234 posts | 5 years ago
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CygnusX1 wrote:

davel wrote:

You're interpreting it wrong.

Fall in cyclist deaths correlates with a marked increase in pandas?

Cyclists* are protecting pandas. Fooking hippies.

 

*Might also be pedestrians.

1. Panda populations are rising, this correlates with the rise in helmet usage on UK built up roads (94-08) data

2. Cycling pandas wear helmets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FISOPJU0whE)

3. QED

I'm sorry, but this panda stuff isn't simply black and white.

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brooksby replied to hawkinspeter | 12197 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:
davel wrote:

Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

Ramen to that!

From my memory (I used to be affiliated with the Pastafarians) there's an interesting little graph that they often use. Maybe it deserves to be included here:

 

I think that increase is (possibly) connected to the Curse of Greyface, proposed by the Discordians...  I don't know if that's a genuine correlation or causation, mind.

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Grahamd replied to don simon fbpe | 1307 posts | 5 years ago
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don simon wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:

davel wrote:

You're interpreting it wrong.

Fall in cyclist deaths correlates with a marked increase in pandas?

Cyclists* are protecting pandas. Fooking hippies.

 

*Might also be pedestrians.

1. Panda populations are rising, this correlates with the rise in helmet usage on UK built up roads (94-08) data

2. Cycling pandas wear helmets (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FISOPJU0whE)

3. QED

I'm sorry, but this panda stuff isn't simply black and white.

Quite, there are red pandas as well.

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hawkinspeter replied to brooksby | 12162 posts | 5 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:
davel wrote:

Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

Ramen to that!

From my memory (I used to be affiliated with the Pastafarians) there's an interesting little graph that they often use. Maybe it deserves to be included here:

 

I think that increase is (possibly) connected to the Curse of Greyface, proposed by the Discordians...  I don't know if that's a genuine correlation or causation, mind.

Discordians? What a bunch of slackers!

 

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brooksby replied to hawkinspeter | 12197 posts | 5 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

brooksby wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

CygnusX1 wrote:
davel wrote:

Flying Spaghetti Monster bless us, every one! 

Ramen to that!

From my memory (I used to be affiliated with the Pastafarians) there's an interesting little graph that they often use. Maybe it deserves to be included here:

 

I think that increase is (possibly) connected to the Curse of Greyface, proposed by the Discordians...  I don't know if that's a genuine correlation or causation, mind.

Discordians? What a bunch of slackers!

 

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