07-01-2025, 05:51 PM
I've actually seen the opposite the past few years: kids riding everywhere around the neighborhood, often in groups (and paying little heed to traffic laws). There's actually been some uproar in the local (San Diego County) news about this phenomena.
They seem to mostly be 12-15ish in age and pretty much all are on electric bikes, which really seem not that all removed from being small motorcycles; one kid I saw yesterday actually was on a small gas-powered off-road dirtbike of some sort (riding onroad, of course).
As for ordinary pedal-only powered bicycles?
The only ones I see are being ridden by adults - apparently getting in some exercise on the numerous bike paths in the area.
They seem to mostly be 12-15ish in age and pretty much all are on electric bikes, which really seem not that all removed from being small motorcycles; one kid I saw yesterday actually was on a small gas-powered off-road dirtbike of some sort (riding onroad, of course).
As for ordinary pedal-only powered bicycles?
The only ones I see are being ridden by adults - apparently getting in some exercise on the numerous bike paths in the area.