So, which kid is yours?

My wife walks our dog in our neighborhood. And, like many other Santa Claritans, she has noticed lately that there is a preponderance of kids out riding motorized bikes – mainly e-bikes – without much regard for anyone or anything around them.

A couple of weeks ago, one kid on an e-bike mistakenly thought my wife had questioned his behavior. She had said nothing.

The kid – about 13 or 14 years old – stared my wife square in the eye and said:

“What the F— did you say to me?”

A week or so later, she was again walking the dog. Two kids on electric scooters approached her.

One of them turned his scooter into the street to avoid coming up opposite my wife on the sidewalk. Maybe it wasn’t the safest maneuver, but he was wearing a helmet and he was trying to keep the sidewalk clear. So, points to him for courtesy.

The other kid moved aside on the sidewalk and made sure there was room........

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