It\'s Hard To Be Entirely Sympathetic
Tuesday 1st August, 2006 15:17 Comments: 0
An 11-year-old boy badly burnt when a mini-motorcycle collided with a car in Kent has died in hospital, and his 12-year-old friend is seriously ill in hospital. The two boys, who lived locally, suffered burns when the mini-motorbike caught fire after the collision.
The mother later urged parents whose children had mini-motorcycles to "think twice about letting them ride it or even be a passenger on it". Think twice? Should parents "think twice" before giving kids the keys to cars? Perhaps they shouldn\'t be allowed to ride them at all! An amnesty is currently under way in the Shepway area of Kent to encourage people to hand in off-road vehicles such as mini motorbikes which are illegal to use on public land or roads without insurance, road tax, registration documents or number plates.
The mother later urged parents whose children had mini-motorcycles to "think twice about letting them ride it or even be a passenger on it". Think twice? Should parents "think twice" before giving kids the keys to cars? Perhaps they shouldn\'t be allowed to ride them at all! An amnesty is currently under way in the Shepway area of Kent to encourage people to hand in off-road vehicles such as mini motorbikes which are illegal to use on public land or roads without insurance, road tax, registration documents or number plates.