Your thoughts on Heelys needed for BBC breakfast - are they a danger?

[JustineMumsnet]

Hello,
What's your view of Heelys? They've recently been labelled the most dangerous toy by a consumer group - read about it here - and I'm going on BBC breakfast tomorrow to give the Mumsnet view. Are they dangerous, should they come with a health warning, a public menace or is a risk of injury just part of growing up? Be very grateful for your thoughts...
Thanks

hear hear Serenity

I'm sooo jealous these weren't around when I was a kid... They make me smile everytime I see them - although haven't yet been hit by a kid on them...there's time.
Clearly, don't wear all the time - eg, say to cross a busy motorway, or negotiate Picadilliy Circus,. In good old mn fashion, 'everything in moderation'

As everyone has said there are a million more dangerous/important things to worry about. And agree with mousiemousie that trampolene's are just as dangerous/safety instructions ignored.

And yeah, it probably woulnd't be great if kids walked in em all the time, but they won't.

lololol at all this. I must live in a vacuum I think! I have never heard of or seen these before. I had to go and look at the heelys site and I am still none the wiser really

surely a few months of your life wearing heelies isn't going to give you foot problems.

I'm more concerned about the spelling of them

batters - they do? Hmmmm will have to have a word at work then

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LOL Fio

Bet you someone will be moaning if they get banned from school

I don't live in the West End! Last time I saw Heeleys for sale, they were £60 - have no idea if this is the average price or not, just saw a big sign outside a shop. 4 people for a family show at the theatre in our town was £44 for their last production. And I know which my children would prefer and it wouldn't be the Heelys!

Go on Janeite, ask 'em!

Just asked them, Pointydog. DD1 would rather go to the theatre - especially if it's Grease or Joseph! DD2 would prefer to have the DVD of "High School Musical" instead of a pair of Heelys OR a trip to the theatre (groan!)but thinks she might quite like to see The Emperor's New CLothes at the theatre again please! Are they REALLY around £60 a pair?

ok, ok. No trashy treats for your kids. I am wrong.

only read the OP so i am sorry if i repeat...Dr Hilary is also talking about these on GMTV 2mo

Absolutely batters. Each to their own.

Dd is 9, got some for Christmas, wears them at appropriate times (like on trips to the park when her brother needs to get out), doesn't wear them to school or shops. Uses them properly (not like the boy on Paul O'Grady who was trying to teach POG how to use them and was all over the place!) because he obviously hadn't read the instructions.
They get kids some exercise in the fresh air. Isn't that what all the powers that be tell us we should be doing?

Just a little aside that made dd's day. She was out in the park on them and there were a couple of lads watching her heely past. As I passed by them one said to the other "Did you see her? She's goooood" Dd was so chuffed

er.. janeite was being goaded into theatre details - don't think she was being hoity toity

I would have thought that the strain put on joints and ligaments simply cannot be good for growing children

Isn't it similar to the concept of women wearing heels (but in reverse)?

I don't know .. rollerblades and skates at least put the pressure across the whole foot and mimic a more natural posture

I can see why kids love them

But they're a fad .. kind of like clackers .. now who remembers clackers? .. they ended upi being banned didn't they