Quote Originally Posted by Norsegoddess View Post
Last week I saw a guy w/no helmet yacking on his cell phone and pulling his 2small kids in a bike trailer. I said "brilliant" as I rode by him and he screamed "Shut up woman!" What a man. What a lovely example he is setting for his kids.

I also don't wave to people who are not wearing helmets. It really pisses me off when I see parents out riding with their kids and neither the parents or kids are wearing helmets. It does not take much. A little boy I used to babysit died many years ago when he was going along at about 5 mph, hit a rock, flipped over the front and landed on his head.
Police officer here in Hermosa beach pulled over a man for exactly the same thing. Compounding to the riders problem was he was hauling the kids on the main road of our town. No shoulder, two lanes in each direction and cars always speed. 35MPH zone but cars routinly travel at 40-50MPH. less than a quarter of mile away is an unofficial "bike route" most everyone uses and it runs parallel to the busy road.

When the man started to argue with the officer (not the brightest bulb I say), the officer threatened to arrest the man for child endangerment Oh I think the man got a ticket cause the kids in the trailer didn't have a helmet.

I had a good conversation with the officer. Very nice gentle man.

Soo you are not alone.