Comments on: 03/31/2009 – Questions in the Lot

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:00:40 +0000

Rick: Amazing.

By: Widsith

Widsith — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:40:41 +0000

I am SO GLAD that I was born in the mid-fifties. It’s sad that kids today don’t have the privilege (and the fun!) of growing up in a world where NOBODY wore helmets on bikes, or kneepads and elbow pads on roller skates (and skateboards, once those came along) Scraped knees and elbows, black eyes, and casts on arms and legs were a normal part of childhood. (Some of my friends thought it was weird that I never had a broken bone.) Our parents let us go out to explore the neighborhood in the morning with nothing more than an admonition to “be home before dark;” and assuming we obeyed that instruction, we were allowed to go out again after supper and ride our bikes until bedtime. Yet somehow I (and all the kids I knew while growing up) survived, at least long enough for some some of them to be killed in automobile accidents after they were old enough to drive.

By: Cazzbo

Cazzbo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:30:09 +0000

Here’s an example of real-life ‘Dutch parenting’ I snapped in Amsterdam… I’m sure Mum was only away briefly!

http://tiny.cc/vnZKh

Check it out!

By: 2Tubs

2Tubs — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:47:51 +0000

For all those wondering whether a helmet may have been seen in the bak, or whether Fizz’s parents should have been around.

You are aware this is a cartoon and not real life, right?

>;o)

Keep pedaling and stay happy!

Gazza

By: MT

MT — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:13:52 +0000

Did anyone stop to think Fizz could have called her a ‘big’ lady simply because the lady called her a ‘little’ girl ?

By: Benben

Benben — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:55:02 +0000

@Steven ummm yes! that bike could fall over!! omg /sarcasm.
Anyways for whats its worth, helmets are great for front wheel lock ups, which I have had happen (never rig a cheap fender with a coat hanger).

By: Mindy

Mindy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:05:50 +0000

Mike Schwab — thanks for the Free Range kids link. Wonderful.

By: Flaneur Brian

Flaneur Brian — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:22:14 +0000

Should be “Fat Lady” – carries all the honesty and innocence of a child but the full “weight” of the argument. Rick should make this one a tube sticker for sure…

By: kim west

kim west — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:07:14 +0000

update: yesterday, my helmetless granddaughter, whom i taught how to safely crash her bike [tuck and roll, then check for blood, dust yourself off, check the bike, and then continue riding] fell out of her mom’s car, and smacked her head on the parking lot. just a few scrapes, but it reaffirms my belief that bicycles are safer than cars.
she’s fine, by the way, with just a few little scrapes.

By: Dave in NM

Dave in NM — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:36:02 +0000

Having thought about this for a day, I realized that for Fizz riding a bike is the norm. To not ride a bike is odd. I’d love it if more people would think of cycling as normal behavior.