Of course it is insane! For one thing, it is way over-indulgent. Plus it is probably unsafe.

I doubt Junior could pedal up to speeds that warrant a 4-point harness. However, strapped in without a roll bar, he could be subjected to serious head, neck and spinal cord injuries should he steer the thing downhill and, given the tires, experience a roll-over.

JD

Come on, the little rich kid would only be driving on the estate's 3 mile driveway which would have the usual box-hedge along both sides which would keep him safely on course.

What 4 year old would stay "on course"? You know he would find a steep hill somewhere on the estate (they all have them don't you know) and try to get up some real downhill speed. Better not to use the harness.

Holy Field of Dreams, Batman!!

If we build it, they will come.
We are an overindulgent, undisciplined and corrupt society that puts more emphasis on coddling our young today than teaching them basic values that would make them shake their heads at this when they got older. Instead, they'll expect this coddling to continue into adulthood and propogate this destructive attitude to the next generation. It's just pathetic.

I guess we are indulgent, but we waited until our son was 6 and got him a gas-powered go-cart. My husband used to race them when he was young (later raced quarter midgets) and hopes our son will follow in his footsteps. We don't see that the same as this absurdly expensive toy that costs at least as much as a good go-cart.

I have to agree with Michael. We are turning out spoiled little brats who will become spoiled little adults and breed more spoiled little brats. We really need to get a grip on parenting!

Insane doesn't even begin to describe this. People are ruining their children!

There is a dramatic contrast between our grandparents' generation and that of our parents in terms of raising children. Somewhere between the two, young adults left the nest lacking what once were considered necessary values and a well defined moral compass.

Ill prepared for child rearing, their own offspring entered young adulthood without that necessary guidance. The result is a second generation of pampered adults more concerned with false self-esteem and entitlement than with earning one's own way and enjoying the pride that comes with a job well done.

Feeding that is the temptation to over indulge children with whatever comes on the market. And what it breeds are false expectations about their own lives when they leave home. Often, they are resentful for not being able to satisfy those expectations and that resentment is directed at their parents, society, anyone having more than they do and at themselves.

I hope the pendulum swings before we have no elders left to point the way.

Only someone as unsprung as Brittany Spears would give a child a €1,500 (or even €700) pedal car. It is one thing to make a lot of money and another to foolishly over indulge children with it. What unbearable brats they are likely to become when they reach adolescence.

Actually a pretty cool car. If I had the extra money, I would probably buy one for my son. It is all relative. One person spends 10 hours wages to buy a regular pedal car, another guy who makes 10 times as much spends maybe 7 times more for a car for his boy. Which one is more extravagant?