It sounds simple enough. My daughters (oldest 2 13 and 15) can talk about the principles of 2 and 4 ways stop signs in the comfort of our home. But learning to ride them, with drivers who may or may not follow them, is stunningly confusing.
What I find interesting is the biggest intersection we have is the easiest one to navigate despite the fact that it is crossing a busy highway. Why? Stop light. Cars clearly know what to do. So do my daughters. Red stop. Green go. Simple. Clear. Easy. But get to a four way and there are multiple cars. Some wave you through. I’ve told my lassies they only go when it’s their turn. Then you get the morons who think a teen on a bike isn’t a vehicle and they go despite not having the right of way. It all gets very confusing and muckled in my lassies’ minds and they dread biking through the town five miles away to get to our trails. Any ideas on how to teach them to navigate this muddle? I’ve been just trying to encourage them to wave and smile and go when it’s their turn and when in doubt wait. The challenge is there is a lot of doubt because they don’t yet have years of experience to help them navigate the Mexican standoff at each intersection. They love riding, they delight in all other aspects of riding, and they are improving in their understanding with each ride. All ideas appreciated. With abandon, Patrick www.OurHolyConception.org www.MindYourHeadCoop.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
