I rode both of my kids on one of those and it makes me shudder today. Of course, we didn't wear helmets in the 80s, but they had absolutely no protection if I fell over...(which I didn't) and without a helmet? It was just plain stupid. I would have loved to have had the trailer option. I see them all the time and people don't seem to have much trouble with them and there is always one on craigslist or ebay.