Originally Posted by rsbob

In a similar vein, but may be related; I am always a bit shocked by parents whom buy their children electric powered min-cars rather than good old pedal powered cars. I live in a neighborhood with parents with young children and they are out driving their electric vehicles at speeds (without helmets) which make me wince. These same kids might graduate to e-bikes.
And yes I sound like a grumpy old man, but when the parents complain about their kids having too much energy, I just shake my head.