… especially if the neighborhood is filled with little shits with too many electrified toys.
EDIT: Okay, I'm convinced. Regular bikes would actually be a sensible cause here. Let me be a curmudgeon though.
this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path
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When you're going at high speed (particularly when you're a kid on a jacky bike that doesn't handle well) taking that weird turn is a recipe for either crashing into the bush or losing your balance.
Why risk it? Just take the grassy route.
That, plus if there are any pedestrians using the path, they should get first dibs. Bicycles can ride on grass just fine, but anyone with a walker, a wheelchair, a stroller, or just wants to keep their shoes clean, should not feel like they have to squeeze or get off the pavement to let a bicyclist pass.
Here, the convenient option for bikes is also the most friendly option. Ornamental grass shouldn't even be a top-10 concern. If the municipality won't build proper infra for all users, then desire paths are all but guaranteed.
Okay, fair enough. As a former child myself, that's eminently reasonable, LOL. Post text updated. :-)
Still too many 12yo kids on overpowered electric minibikes around here.
The problem isn't the toy, it's the parents.