Brooom Brooom Bang.

My pink scooter is one of my most prized  possessions - I would  prefer it minus squashed child please

I fail to see what silly young things fascination is with jumping out in front of moving vehicles.  You see it all the time, on the bus, in the car.  But do they actually realise how close we sometimes come to hitting them into next week?

I bring this up because I just nearly ran a junior at my school over on my scooter.  Feeling smug about the reaction I was about to get, I pulled into the side of the road (after one hell of an emergency stop might I add).  Oblivious to the fact I knew who she was, the girl started mouthing off.

I really shouldn't have taken that much pleasure in shouting at her, and the look that came across her face when she realised I knew who she was... but I did (hehehe!).  I didn't do it purely for the satisfaction of 'I'm sooo sorry, it wont happen again' (after threatening to go to her guidance teacher) but if me shouting at her will make her think before doing it to another road user than I see that as a victory.  I like to think of myself as a safe road user, not just because my wee 50cc wont go above 30mph unless going down hill, but because I know what kids are like.  Not all motorists are like that though, I have one 'boy-racer' who lives a few doors down that probably would have hit the girl, and more than likely have kept going.

As if its not dangerous enough for motorcyclists out on the road with cars pulling out in front of us left, right and center, without having to worry about idiots on the pavement.

So I guess this is just my over-protective post saying be careful out there.