The child, the bike and the two dog walkers

I am amazed how many grown adults ride their bikes on footpaths especially now when there is so little traffic on the roads.

Then theres the 70+ fella that nearly ran me over riding on the pavement last night ..... no bell, no lights, not 2metres away from me either. Not always the children that have no manners.

Whether it be a child or teen/adult coming up behind you on a bike makes my blood boil, besides giving you a fright if they're practically on top of you.

That child should be taught some manners before it turns out like the rest of the ill-mannered yobs on bikes who think they have right of way.

I think the girls Father was in the wrong, although the dog Walker should not have kicked the bike. But as previous poster suggested it may have been a knee jerk reaction.
It is the Fathers job to parent the child. The little girl was clearly not competent on the bike and she lost control. No one behaved well though.

The couple did not have eyes in the back of their heads.

The parent was definitely in the wrong. The couple dud

I also saw the video and knew instantly that I wouldn’t have allowed my child to carry on regardless, as the father did.

Having said that the other male did look round which suggests he heard but disregarded the child possibly assuming she’d stop.

The couple didn’t seem to be aware of the little girl at all. But learner bikers can’t often stop easily and it wouldn’t have occurred to the child until it was too late. The dad could have anticipated earlier perhaps.

I think it comes under the heading of Accident. Meaning no one was completely at fault.

I agree - I saw the report.
For a 6 year old child the parents have the resonsibility to make sure the child behaves safely. No question about it. For the child's sake as well as that of other people.

TerriBull , I am with you on this one. I have watched the video and thought that the very wobbly child should have been told to stop her bike , get off and walk around them. I am afraid that I have met too many entitled bike riders who seem to think that they can shout at me to get out of the way . Usually they are cycling on footpaths rather than shared paths and quite often riding like they are on the Tour de France.
Children should be taught that manners matter and riding a bike doesn't negate that.