Hello Brian, My wife gave me your article in your newspaper about your adventures as a bike riding child, and I must say it was the best laugh I have had for ages.
Even though I grew up in rainy Denmark, it so, so reminded me of my own childhood, where my idea of Christmas come early, would be that my dad picked me up after soccertraining, instead of having to ride 10 km in the darkness and driving rain on my pushbike.
You actually also made some very pertinent points about defensive driving being generated from a childhood on a pushbike, something I think most youth can not identify with these days, and certainly (another) good argument for raising the driving age.
Anyway, just wanted to thank you for a most entertaining read, which was both well written and funny as hell.
Jorgen Frandsen.