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Should 50cc parents be allowed on the track to help with the kids??
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[QUOTE="James980, post: 28259, member: 16990"] Parents absolutely should be allowed on the track to help a son or daughter who has crashed. While many kids on 50s (especially PWs) can start their bikes, they can't do so without an adult to stabilize the machine, nor can many kids that small lift their bikes. Few would argue this point. But should it be a parent, not a flagman, volunteer, etc.? Yes. Here's why: * The perception of favoritism. Trust me, as a parent stands by the fence watching a flagman lift and start his kid's bike, he'll probably notice half a dozen things the flagman could have done to speed up the process -- things the parent certainly saw the flagman do for the last kid who crashed! * Speed. I doubt tracks can staff a flagman for every kid. If the parents are allowed to help, downed riders can be picked up and moved out of harm's way much sooner. * Litigious tendencies. If parents help the kids, that's one less time a track employee is coming in contact with the child and one less time for the basis of a law suit to be established. It's a sad fact, but true. * Many children have weak psyches. A friend's boy is emotionally devastated whenever he crashes and he usually cries, whether he's physically hurt or not. A track employee would not know how to deal with the situation, resulting in either the unnecessary end to the kid's race or the flagman investing too much time with a otherwise OK kid in a high-maintenance situation. * Related to the above point, a parent knows the kid's reaction to injury better than a stranger. If a kid is hurt, the parent will know much sooner than the flagman if medical attention is necessary. * It doesn't really matter if they're allowed or not, if a parent sees his pride and joy laid out in a turn with three or four mini bikes wobbling and raging toward his kid, that parent *will* be out on that track. Disqualify him, fine him, try to tackle him, whatever. You're not going to stop him. * Where's the harm? If a parent is legitimately helping a child just restart the bike and get moving again, what is the reasoning for *not* allowing them to help? It clears the path sooner and ensures more fun for the kid who just crashed. This is not to say a parent should be allowed on the track for any other reason (to push a tentative offspring up a jump, to offer overly exuberant encouragement that interferes with other riders, etc.), but in the name of safety, fairness and prudence, parents gotta be able to lend a hand to their kids. James 00CR250 [/QUOTE]
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