The whole family went to Safety Town last night around 6 P.M. 1st thing we noticed when we pulled in was the unusually high number of kids that were there. I figured at that time it would be pretty sparse, but that was wrong.
I noticed many of the kids, and some parents, were wearing matching t-shirts. Upon closer inspection, it was some sort of group from Keller. Also there was about 5-7 parents who were having some sort of meeting in the bleachers while their kids rode around.
If there was ever an experience that would sour someone on Safety Town, this would have been it. The parents sat and ate and visited while their children rode their bikes waaaaay too fast and wildly. I personally witnessed 3 wipeouts (kind of funny since the place is called Safety Town), kids cutting each other off on the road part and kids starting at the top of the hill....IN THE GRASS...... and riding as fast as they could down the hill.
And all during this the parents sat and socialized. Congrats to all those who now find that Safety Town is a place you can bring your kids while you catch up with your friends.....all while instilling bad bicycle habits in your children.....AT A PLACE CALLED SAFETY TOWN!!!!!! If you want to let your kids ride like maniacs, DO IT AT YOUR OWN HOUSE!!!!!
And something else I forgot: NO SCOOTERS!!!!! IT'S POSTED!!!!
Could not agree more. Almost every time I take my kids to safety town some little guy or girl wipes out on the ramp and sits crying and bleeding while parents are no where to be found. I end up consoling the hurt kids and getting the (sometimes mangled) bikes back to the entrance. This is supposed to be a learning facility, where you can teach your kids safe riding habits. That can't happen if parents are on the bleachers oblivious to the kids. Don't even get me started on the number of kids without helmets, despite the posted rules requiring them.
ReplyDeleteGreat point.....I totally forgot about the helmet thing.
ReplyDeleteThose off ramps are notorious for accidents. I'm glad my kids are past the age where they want to host birthday parties at Safety Town which usually meant I had to run around the whole time yelling at them for riding their bikes like demons while the parents sat on the sidelines. I did that also when my kids were invited to someone elses parties and the hosts were more concerned about the cake than the safety. Hell, I even had to console a kid once that I didn't even know who was there for a different party.
ReplyDeleteSafety first!!
I should add, I grew up just around the bend from there and it was one of my favorite places to go until I was took up golf and learned how to sneak onto Northmoor GC.
ReplyDeleteI pay now.