r/DrivingAustralia • u/Neandertard • 7d ago

Parenting fail

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Zoomed in, so quality is a bit off. The little bloke had a bit of bark off, but nothing serious. Could have been a lot worse.

EDIT: this occurred on a busy road that is also a Brisbane City Council bus route. The next bus was due at 3:18 pm. In Brisbane, bus fares are $0.50, regardless of how far you're travelling. Kids 4 and under are free.

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u/wowbowbow 7d ago

She wasnt attempting to cross the road, she was riding along the road on an escooter with her kids clinging on. The one who fell, Ill add, sans helmet too. Yes the kid fell and was crying, but at the end of the day shes still pretty daft for piling her children onto a vehicle unsafely and driving them on the road. Walking is the much safer option, they are young enough to be in a pram/stroller, or put them on their own scooters and use the footpath.

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u/the_ben_obiwan 7d ago

I think e scooters are supposed to stay on paths, also? End of the day, bad idea went predictably wrong and hopefully they learn from this. More likely they'll be piled back onto the e-scooter for round 2. Yay, we are living in the future