What's the real story on stranger danger?

[marni]

wow if that is really your daughters own words she is extremely well spoken and lucid. Good article.

marni

[Melalvai]

wow if that is really your daughters own words she is extremely well spoken and lucid. Good article.

Thank you. It is her words, although I removed a few phrases like "My classmates are deadly". She writes a lot, mostly sci fi.

What exactly do you mean by "Power Pedal start and stop?"

Power Pedal Start is something they taught in Bike Pro, where you straddle the bike, put the pedal in the up position, and as you step on the pedal, the bike moves forward and you sit on the seat, all in one smooth move.

Similarly when you stop, you put the pedal in the down position, as you come to a stop you stand up off the seat and put your other foot down to the ground, again all in one smooth move.

It's harder to describe than it is to show... http://youtu.be/68y3o5MGc78

[ehirsch83]

I wouldn't worry to much about the photo. High school sports kids get their photos in papers all the time with names and what school/grade they attend- so not sure how it would be any different.

[withm]

Power Pedal Start is something they taught in Bike Pro, where you straddle the bike, put the pedal in the up position, and as you step on the pedal, the bike moves forward and you sit on the seat, all in one smooth move.

Similarly when you stop, you put the pedal in the down position, as you come to a stop you stand up off the seat and put your other foot down to the ground, again all in one smooth move.

It's harder to describe than it is to show... http://youtu.be/68y3o5MGc78

Oh OK - I would have thought this is how everybody does it, but didn't know it had a name.