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Big Brother at night

12/20/2013

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Tis the season for evening parties! We went out this evening to one with family, just under 2 miles away. I rode the Bullitt because I was also getting some sewing lessons and brought my machine to my grandma. I decided to take Big Brother with me and let him ride over, knowing that it'd be very dark when we were heading home. Today was his last day of school for three weeks so he's been literally (yes, literally) vibrating around the house and backyard since he got home from his sugar-filled day at school. I wanted him to burn off some of that energy this evening. 

Riding over at dusk was fine. He was very bundled up, had his Ikea vest on, and lights flashing. He stayed right next to me on the street and I had my lights and newly installed holiday lights aglow. Despite his sugar high, he did wonderfully. 

Jose and Little Brother followed us over a while later on the Mundo so we had both cargo bikes at the party in case Big Brother needed a lift home. It was past his bedtime and he was hopped up on even more good food, good cheer, and lots of attention but Big Brother was still ready to ride--his first night time trek. 
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Can you see us now?
I think we were lit up quite beautifully (although Big Brother's headlamp cut out as we left the driveway, he still had a front light and was perfectly safe and legal though). 
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Jingle bells, Batman smells
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Spotlight on my awesome rider!
So while the CA DMV says that bikers should "avoid riding at night" and that "young children should NOT (emphasis theirs) ride at night," I say "this is super awesome and we had a blast." I will mention that we were especially careful in regards to the other traffic on the road as this is also the time of year for people to go to holiday parties, get drunk, then drive home. Our route was especially quiet and we were hypervigilant about our surroundings. 

We are still getting used to having a solo rider with us and many routes don't work for him to ride but every chance we can give him to gain confidence and experience, he's willing to give it a try! I'm so proud of his riding ability and I can see his skills improving all the time. 
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