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[toaster]

first time i saw the commercial for that helmet thing, the very first words out of my mouth were "some kid is going to run into something and get hurt and their parents will sue and win!" its sad to say, but somebody will sue when their kid runs into the table and needs stitches.

[NeufUnSix]

I never hurt any other kids, but some pigeons remain widows due to my steady aim.

[Porsche Monkey]

This past Friday, Halloween night, I saw a young mother ferrying her 1 or 2 year old daughter around house to house in a radio flyer wagon.  Not just any radio flyer wagon mind you, this thing was completely made of plastic. 

I was thinking to myself how they ruined a classic because a metal one would just be too dangerous to let a child play with.  Then I saw the logo

and remembered some good times and wondered how I must have survived my youth doing all the hooligan antics that would end up in a lawsuit now a days. 
I miss my

[the_Journeyman]

I had one like the last one.  However, mine had the optional wooden removable side panels!

JM

[KnightofNi]

we used to "surf" on the wagon down the dirt hills, and race them down the asphalt ones.


i learned to ride a bike on the same hill we raced the wagons on. i slid about 6 ft on my face (mostly my top lip right onder my nose)
for some reason the hair there grows a bit oddly. 

[Howie]

the traditional Radial Flier still exists, folks:

http://www.redwagons.com/fonsizradfly.html

[cbartlett419]

and thank god for them...

[NeufUnSix]

Soap box derby anyone?

I watched a bunch of engineering students have a coaster derby a few weeks ago. Imagine souped up, 500 pound carts with disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, roll cages, and shoddy build quality. It was incredibly dangerous and fun! Wheels were literally flying off into the crowd, one guy lost his brakes and jammed his steering and veered straight into a group of timing officials, and the on-track wheel to wheel grinding was incredible. All of this was done in the rain, so traction was nonexistent and the carts were sliding and spinning all over the place. Good old fashioned destructive fun, something kids these days will never know outside of video games (if those don't get banned too).