I just read an article from an agony aunt-esque column of a website, with a mother worried that her son was now old enough to brutalise himself on a bike. The answer? "try to switch your son to the newer, hipper alternatives that might present less of a safety hazard -- European-style motor scooters are all the rage, and don't forget the Segway!" Wow, what fantastic advice. I bet her son will be delighted. Taken from: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/brothers/174773_joyce08.html