The sense of entitlement from kids these days is astounding. If he wants a sat nav he should get a job and pay for it himself!

He's going to be a joy to raise.

2 Yr. olds know what sat nav is?

Pud: 2 Yr. olds know what sat nav is?

Probably not how it works, but if he's heard the parents talk about how they use it to find their way around, yeah. 2 year olds are excellent parrots.

Pud: 2 Yr. olds know what sat nav is?

He's probably heard it giving directions to his parents as they drive around. I doubt he knows much about how it works other than that it tells you where you want to go.

I do whatever I want! Don't like it? Go f**k yourself!

BurnShrike: Pud: 2 Yr. olds know what sat nav is?

He's probably heard it giving directions to his parents as they drive around. I doubt he knows much about how it works other than that it tells you where you want to go.

At about 2 years old, my nephew starting calling the nav system "that lady". As in "that lady that tells us where to turn".

You just know the sick grandmother thing is only a cover story, and he was fully intent on taking Paris.

That kid is not 2 years old. Hes gotta be at least 4 based on his proportions.

I expect several more fark headlines in this brats future

I hope she spanked him with a hammer.

loonatic112358: I expect several more fark headlines in this brats future

His role model must be him:

Rusty Shackleford: You just know the sick grandmother thing is only a cover story, and he was fully intent on taking Parisheard Germany is in need of new leadership.

FIFG

/Angry kid!
//Angry!!

CSB:

When I was about four or so, my dad told me to go to the store and buy smokes. I didn't know any better, so I hopped in my battery powered 4x4 and drove off- at something like 4 mph. I managed to get about a mile down the road before I was finally found- and promptly punished, because at 4 I was supposed to know that he was kidding.

Young Noah attempted to cycle on his toy tricycle to see his sick gran /europics

Must be one of those British things, in America, a tricycle has three wheels.

/two countries separated by a common language.

shiat. He really did blame his mom for no sat nav. I thought it was a joke that subby made up.

Also, he's tooling around in nothing but socks. I do that shiat all the time.

quickdraw: That kid is not 2 years old. Hes gotta be at least 4 based on his proportions.

My daughter is only a year and a half but is so tall she dwarfs kids twice her age and is nearly as tall a some kids three times that. It's crazy.

Rubbish! I hope the toddler checked the air pressure in his tyres before setting out, and that he was wearing hi-viz colours.

I'm not sure what annoys me more: British accents or British terminology/spelling.

soy_bomb: Must be one of those British things, in America, a tricycle has three wheels.

Those silly Brits and their Polizei... ?

Young Noah attempted to cycle on his toy tricycle

"Two-year-old Noah Joel packed his favourite sweets in his rucksack and pedalled his toy bike across Hameln, Germany"

Several things:

1 - that is not a two year old. My friend has a 3 and a half year old who is the biggest 3 year old you've ever seen and I doubt that my friend's child is as big as this kid

2 - that is not a tricycle, it only has 2 wheels

3 - that is a balance bike, so he didn't "pedal" it anywhere (uber pedant...missing an umlaut)

4 - his parents have fitted the handlebars on backwards as far as I can tell

Troublesome Strumpet: quickdraw: That kid is not 2 years old. Hes gotta be at least 4 based on his proportions.

My daughter is only a year and a half but is so tall she dwarfs kids twice her age and is nearly as tall a some kids three times that. It's crazy.

Yeah, but look at the head to body ratio. This kid is older.

Hyppy: Those silly Brits and their Polizei... ?

It's an article in an English newspaper written in English. Are you claiming that this is a translation error???

Pert: Hyppy: Those silly Brits and their Polizei... ?

It's an article in an English newspaper written in English. Are you claiming that this is a translation error???

Most likely. I doubt they inferred the type of transportation from the picture, or else they would have had the age right too.

Hyppy 2012-04-30 10:42:46 AM


soy_bomb: Must be one of those British things, in America, a tricycle has three wheels.

Those silly Brits and their Polizei... ?


ello ello, what's all this then? I think you'd best accompany me down to the polizei station, sonny jim.

Hmmm, doesn't sound right, what?

Pert: 4 - his parents have fitted the handlebars on backwards as far as I can tell

nope.

What the heck is he suppose to do?There is to much light pollution to navigate by the stars.

CSB - I did the exact same thing when I was three. I have no memory of the event, but according to my parents, I scaled the locked yard gate by parking my bike in front of it and went to visit my grandmother across town. The police found me several hours later, on the wrong end of town from Nana's, having made it across a six lane main street by myself somehow. Supposedly, I wouldn't go with the police unless they ran the siren.

My father was so angry when they brought me home, he had to go take a walk in order to not kill me.

Little. Check.
Riding. Check.
Visiting grandma. Check.

This seems vaguely familiar.

Uchiha_Cycliste: nope.

Well they look backwards to me.

Compare:

Front wheel tucked slightly under the frame:



Front wheel correctly pushed slightly forward of the frame:

Just a few weeks ago I told a friend that raising a stupid child is much easier. But not nearly as much fun.

/Good luck with that kid, lady.

Pert: Uchiha_Cycliste: nope.

Well they look backwards to me.

Compare:

Front wheel tucked slightly under the frame:

[images.dailyexpress.co.uk image 285x214]

Front wheel correctly pushed slightly forward of the frame:

[www.bikeshake.com image 640x456]

The bar is more straight up and down in the first example. Different bike design.

So they've rewarded him by giving him a faster, more aerodynamic vehicle for his next solo adventure?

What's a 'gran /europics', and why would a kid go try to visit it?

These kinds of pre-bikes teach kids how to ride real bicycles much better than using training wheels.
A bicycle turns differently when it's allowed to lean. Kids with training wheels aren't learning anything about how a real bicycle corners.

Pert: Uchiha_Cycliste: nope.

Well they look backwards to me.

Compare:

Front wheel tucked slightly under the frame:

[images.dailyexpress.co.uk image 285x214]

Front wheel correctly pushed slightly forward of the frame:

[www.bikeshake.com image 640x456]

If it was a problem, (IF) it would be with the fork, not the handle bars. I thought it looked funny too, but I think it's because the fork is a straight blade, ie no rake.
I think it's ok.

You said the handlebars were on backwards, not the front wheel!!!
And why do these bikes not have pedals? Kids these days, and their silly playthings.

My 4 year old looks like he's 6. None of you people shouting that that kid is older than 2 have a clue what the fark you're talking about. Shut up.

What a two year old definitely does not look like.

Hyppy:
Those silly Brits and their Polizei... ?

Read the first paragraph of the article again...

Toddler, polize...

namegoeshere: Pert: Uchiha_Cycliste: nope.

Well they look backwards to me.

Compare:

Front wheel tucked slightly under the frame:

[images.dailyexpress.co.uk image 285x214]

Front wheel correctly pushed slightly forward of the frame:

[www.bikeshake.com image 640x456]

The bar is more straight up and down in the first example. Different bike design.

Yes, also the head tube angle is much different.

I still don't see the part where it says he's angry and stormed off. The kid wanted to see his gram, so he went ahead and did just that. With mixed results, of course.

Uchiha_Cycliste: If it was a problem, (IF) it would be with the fork, not the handle bars. I thought it looked funny too, but I think it's because the fork is a straight blade, ie no rake.
I think it's ok.

chookbillion: You said the handlebars were on backwards, not the front wheel!!!

FFS - what does it matter whether the handlebars are on backwards or the forks are on backwards. It equates to the same thing. I simply meant that the handlebars and front wheel/forks were not both pointing in the same direction.

I.e. you can turn the handlebars round a half turn and they would be correctly aligned with the forks (albeit everything would now be pointing backwards), or you can turn the forks round a half turn and everything would then be pointing forwards.

/OK, I admit that my first statement wasn't as clear as it could have been, I just meant that the handlebars and forks weren't pointing the same way

irishdncr83: My 4 year old looks like he's 6. None of you people shouting that that kid is older than 2 have a clue what the fark you're talking about. Shut up.

No. The difference between 4 and 6 is nothing compared to the difference between 2 and 3. Your growth slows down and your maturity increases slow down as you age. Those first four years are astonishing.

Pert: 1 - that is not a two year old. My friend has a 3 and a half year old who is the biggest 3 year old you've ever seen and I doubt that my friend's child is as big as this kid

The press release from the Holzminden police has him as two years old. That likely means he's actually approaching his third birthday, but hasn't quite reached it yet.

http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipre sse/pm/57895/2238969/pol-hol-son n tagmorgen-aufregung-auf-dem-forster-we g-in-holzminden-wenn-noah-joel-z ur-oma-will

ButterMule: stormed off

As noted by others above,the Aryan lad was really headed to Paris.
Stormed off = blitzkrieg.

Pert: Uchiha_Cycliste: If it was a problem, (IF) it would be with the fork, not the handle bars. I thought it looked funny too, but I think it's because the fork is a straight blade, ie no rake.
I think it's ok.

chookbillion: You said the handlebars were on backwards, not the front wheel!!!

FFS - what does it matter whether the handlebars are on backwards or the forks are on backwards. It equates to the same thing. I simply meant that the handlebars and front wheel/forks were not both pointing in the same direction.

I.e. you can turn the handlebars round a half turn and they would be correctly aligned with the forks (albeit everything would now be pointing backwards), or you can turn the forks round a half turn and everything would then be pointing forwards.

/OK, I admit that my first statement wasn't as clear as it could have been, I just meant that the handlebars and forks weren't pointing the same way

I see what you are saying, but I disagree. I think it is set up correctly, and just looks funny because of the angles.

If he had Sat Nav, next tantrum he'd destroy the GPS satellites.

Don't underestimates toddlers and their tantrums.

I'm guessing this is just a stock photo, not the actual brat and his bike - but what do I know.

chookbillion: And why do these bikes not have pedals?

They're "balance bikes". The idea is that kids learn to balance while they push themselves along with their feet, without having to worry about pedalling or pedals getting in the way. It is supposed to dramatically decrease the amount of time children have to ride pedal bikes with stabilisers (aka trainer wheels).

I've seen some really young kids flying around on balance bikes who are sure to go straight onto two wheel pedal bikes.