Six year old cycled into couple

[Itwasntme1]

I wondered if anyone has seen the footage of the sox year old who cycled into the couple walking the dog.

Interested in views on it. I assume the child didn’t know how to stop, so she ploughed on through the couple.

None of the adults covered themselves in glory. The dad should have stoped her and then stopped filming to comfort her. The couple should have checked she was okay, and the man should absolutely not have kicked her bike.

Not in any way excusing the dreadful behaviour of the horrible man, but surely most parents would have caught up with her and told her to wait. He didn’t even know if the couple heard.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-kicks-terrified-six-year-22013795

I've not listened to the audio, but from the video everyone acted poorly. I'm only cycling on roads (usually use cycle paths etc) as negotiating walkers, dogs and children means it's far from a relaxing activity nowadays.

There is a thread about it. Think titled entitled parenting.

I think the father should have stopped her until they were out of the way. But the couple could have stepped aside. There was a bit it was wide enough

Her dad should've been making sure she remained at a safe distance from people, if she doesn't know how to stop (that's what it looks like to me) then taking her to ride her bike on a very narrow path is ridiculous

The other guy shouldn't of kicked her bike

Dad should have shouted “Daughter STOP”.

If she can’t stop she shouldn’t be riding the bike where others are.

The man shouldn’t have kicked the bike but I’d have been furious too.

He absolutely should have stopped her! Or told her to stop. She was only just in front of him and going quite slowly, he could have easily grabbed her/helped her to stop.

Having now listened:
1 - path is far too narrow for them to be cycling safely under current safety guidelines
2 - dad should have made daughter stop when the couple didn't acknowledge them
3 - the couple were oblivious to their surroundings, which is my pet hate on multi-use paths!

He’s got a helmet cam on I think so it kept recording.

Dad should have shouted to the kid to stop, or shouted a louder forceful warning.

No one has covered themselves in glory here. Lack of active parenting, walkers taking up the whole path and oblivious to anyone around them, adults shouting at each other and kicking bikes in front of a distraught six-year-old.

Most people's first reaction when someone falls off their bike would be to bend down and check they are OK, especially a child. But no one seemed to give a shit

initial thoughts.....maybe the couple assumed she would remain 2 metres behind as per social distancing guidelines as there was not a 2 metre clearance?

can't understand from that footage what was actually said

at 6 she clearly wasn't capable of controlling the bike fully so the father over estimated her capability and that people would be happy to indulge his kid

can't see as camera focuses on the man.....but maybe the lady in the couple helped the kid? we dont know.....we cant see....

Well The Mirror are clearly hamming up the compo claim I expect dad is working out how to pitch.

Honestly the couple probably didn't want the hassle of stepping into the verge when a wide but was coming up, couldn't see it was a kid, and then get rammed into.

Twat dad should have taught the kid to stop.

No-one comes out of this well, but if the little girl can't stop her bike once she's riding it, she needs more time to practise well away from other people. That was a narrow path so there was no way she could have passed the couple safely and kept the appropriate distance from them.

The couple behaved badly but I would have been very pissed off with the parents if I were them.

If you listen to the audio, the dad actually says “go on, keep going” to his daughter even though they were getting closer to the couple & the couple hadn’t heard / acknowledged his first “excuse me”.

maybe the couple assumed she would remain 2 metres behind as per social distancing guidelines as there was not a 2 metre clearance?

Also yes to this, regardless of whether the couple were being bellends or not, the dad & daughter we’re approaching from behind & therefore it was their responsibility to keep 2 metres behind. There is no way the couple could have let the girl through while keeping a 2 metre clearance.

I don't think she necessarily didn't know how to stop - I think she just tried to squeeze through the gap between the two walkers. If that had been me, I'd have been shouting at my daughter to keep back.

Stupid little incident caught on camera and sold on. Much worse going on out there.

The couple were dicks.

Dad should have stopped his child when he couldn't attract their attention.

And if my 6 year old accidentally cycled into someone my first words would have been "I'm so sorry" not "I said excuse me".

The walking couple are assholes - end of!

Is nobody able to make an innocent mistake anymore? Is a child not allowed the benefit of doubt for misjudging a gap that opened up between the couple just before she fell off?

I know I will be jumped on in the next few comments for my opinion but I don’t care (and also won’t answer back). I am sick of the lack of empathy and blame culture now rampant in this country and think the couple’s behaviour was despicable. If it was an adult cyclist maybe fair enough, but turning round to find a young girl on the floor and not checking if she was ok and then kicking her bike is disgusting and cancels out any valid claim the couple had in my view.

Stupid place for girl to be learning to cycle, she isn't competent so dad should be in charge of her and instructing her but no he's an entitled bellend who thinks the world should revolve around him.

Couple didn't even remotely flinch at him shouting, maybe they didn't hear them or were being fucking sensible and waiting until the clearance that was clearly visible to them but maybe not the dad. They were fallen into - I'd have shouted out if I was hit like that as I have a spinal injury and being knocked is intensely painful. The dad should have stopped his DD.

They all acted a bit bellend like by the end 🤷🏻‍♀️. A compo claim? What madness.

Having now been on the receiving end of children and their bikes several times since lockdown, I can see why they were cross.

I don’t think anyone covered themselves in glory but Jesus, if a child isn’t in full control yet, please don’t take them on narrow paths. Especially by the river.

I got told by a parent to ‘fuckin move off the path then’ when I told the child to be careful (coming fast down a hilly bit and seemingly oblivious of their brakes)

There are plenty of safe places to teach your child how to ride their bike responsibly. River paths and pavements are not those places.

And a lot of children are oblivious to social distancing which is understandable but it is up to their parent to help them with it.

I would have called my daughter back, told the couple that she was a learner and and make her wait until there was a safe place to pass, they are on a path with no passing places.

It looks like they didn't hear the shout or the bell ringing as they both jumped in surprise when she hit them.

The path where the child started wobbling was very narrow, not suitable for cycling anyway maybe? All adults need to look again at their behaviour. Poor show.

The dad shouted excuse me at least twice. They shouldn't be walking astride like that and blocking the path. I think it's the couple's fault. They certainly weren't staying alert were they? 😂

The little girl lost a bit of control there, she didn't deliberately cycle into them