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BACK ON THE GULF COAST? THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> YOU’RE JUST BEING A KID. NOT REALLY KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES YOUR ACTIONS. >> AND SOMETIMES THOSE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DEADLY. GULF COAST NEWS JUST GOT THIS DASH CAMERA VIDEO OF KIDS ON E-BIKES AND THEN ONE TAUNTING DRIVERS THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU. THIS HAPPENED AT THE TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE ALONG PINE ISLAND ROAD IN CAPE CORAL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR GULF COAST NEWS AT 11. I’M AT LEAST JANUARY AND I’M PETER BUSCH DO 11. WE ARE COVERING THE GULF COAST TONIGHT IN CAPE CORAL WHERE EVER FRANCO EXPLAINS. >> OF THESE SITUATIONS CAN QUICKLY TURN DANGEROUS. >> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DASH CAM VIDEO FROM A VIEWER SHOWING KIDS RIDING E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS WITHOUT HELMETS UP TO A CAPE CORAL DRIVE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. AND THAT’S NOT ALL YOU CAN SEE. ONE OF THEM CONTINUALLY WALKING UP CLOSE AND AROUND 2 RANDOM CARS DOING A SOCIAL MEDIA TREND CALLED THE SCHOOL BUT DANCE. WE GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT OUR KIDS ARE LOOKING INTO. >> GETTING INTO AS FAR STRAND SOME OF THEM OR SO. CAUSED THE NEWS, A NUISANCE FOR PEOPLE. PEOPLE SAY THEY HOPE THE PARENTS SEE THIS VIDEO AS MANY THINK THE VIDEO IS A CONCERN AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. GOING UP TO RANDOM CARS LIKE THIS. THE MOMENT ALL HAPPENING OUTSIDE THE TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE ON SOUTHWEST 10TH PLACE AND PINE ISLAND ROAD AND MORE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. TODAY WE SAW SEVERAL RIDERS PASS BY DOING WHEELIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. >> I SHOWED THE VIDEO TO DRIVERS WHO ALSO SAY THEY’VE SEEN SIMILAR RISKY BEHAVIOR YOU’RE FOLLOWING ROAD SAFETY IS NOT THAT HARD FROM THE DRIVE TO HERE TO CAPE CORAL ROADS. DRIVERS SAY SEEING KIDS PLAYING AROUND LIKE THAT CAN PUT THEM IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. YOU GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AND YOU NEVER, YOU KNOW, WANT SOMEBODY TO >> DO SOMETHING OUT SPITE BECAUSE THEY’RE HAVING A BAD DAY. YOU’RE JUST BEING A KID, NOT REALLY KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES YOUR ACTIONS AND WHATNOT. WE’VE REPORTED SEVERAL KEY BIKE AND SCOOTER CRASHES IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE LAST MONTH. 2 BOYS READING IN A SINGLE E-BIKE RIGHT NEXT TO TRAFFIC LEAVING DRIVERS WITH MORE SAFETY CONCERNS. THEY’RE DODGING IN BETWEEN CARS, RUNNING, STOP SIGNS RIGHT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I’VE EXPERIENCED A FEW TIMES ALMOST HITTING THEM. E-BIKES ARE REGULATED AS A TRADITIONAL BIKE, NO LICENSE TRAINING OR AGE LIMIT. CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY THEY CAN STOP WRITERS WHO ARE WRITING RECKLESSLY COVERING T
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Dashcam video captured kids riding e-bikes and scooters without helmets at a Florida drive-thru Sunday night, with one of them walking to random cars and performing a social media trend called “the Scuba Dance.””We got to be mindful of what our kids are looking into getting into. As far as trends, some of them are more so just a nuisance for people,” said TJ Arrington, a Cape Coral, Florida, resident.”The Scuba Dance” is a popular trend on TikTok that involves plugging one’s nose with one hand, as if you were underwater, while waving your other hand back and forth in front of your face.The encounter took place outside a Tropical Smoothie Café in Cape Coral. Residents expressed concern over the behavior, calling it dangerous and urging parents to take notice.More risky behavior was observed Monday, with several riders performing wheelies in the middle of the road. Drivers who viewed the video said they have seen similar unsafe actions in the area.”Check in with your parents, make sure they know where you’re at, and make sure you’re following road safety. It’s not that hard,” Arrington said.Drivers in Cape Coral say such behavior can lead to dangerous situations.”You got to be mindful of other people on the road, and you never, you know, want somebody to do something out of spite because they’re having a bad day, and you’re just being a kid and not really knowing the consequences of your actions and whatnot,” Arrington said.Cape Coral has seen several e-bike and scooter crashes in the past year. Last month, two boys were spotted riding a single e-bike near traffic, concerning drivers like Laura Swartz, a Cape Coral resident.”They’re dodging in between cars, running stop signs right in front of traffic. I’ve experienced a few times almost hitting them,” Swartz said.E-bikes are regulated as traditional bicycles, requiring no license, training, or age limit. Cape Coral police say they can stop riders who are riding recklessly.”It could become a problem,” Arrington said. “Us parents have to be mindful of what our children are consuming as far as these trends go, and recognize that life can happen in an instant. You hear bad stories happen all the time, kids getting hit, you know.”Arrington added, “Kids nowadays follow social media trends all day long because of how much they’re on their phones. So if you limit the screen time for kids who are supposed to be experiencing life naturally, like we all are, things like that, we’re probably having a little bit less.”
Dashcam video captured kids riding e-bikes and scooters without helmets at a Florida drive-thru Sunday night, with one of them walking to random cars and performing a social media trend called “the Scuba Dance.”
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“We got to be mindful of what our kids are looking into getting into. As far as trends, some of them are more so just a nuisance for people,” said TJ Arrington, a Cape Coral, Florida, resident.
“The Scuba Dance” is a popular trend on TikTok that involves plugging one’s nose with one hand, as if you were underwater, while waving your other hand back and forth in front of your face.
The encounter took place outside a Tropical Smoothie Café in Cape Coral. Residents expressed concern over the behavior, calling it dangerous and urging parents to take notice.
More risky behavior was observed Monday, with several riders performing wheelies in the middle of the road. Drivers who viewed the video said they have seen similar unsafe actions in the area.
“Check in with your parents, make sure they know where you’re at, and make sure you’re following road safety. It’s not that hard,” Arrington said.
Drivers in Cape Coral say such behavior can lead to dangerous situations.
“You got to be mindful of other people on the road, and you never, you know, want somebody to do something out of spite because they’re having a bad day, and you’re just being a kid and not really knowing the consequences of your actions and whatnot,” Arrington said.
Cape Coral has seen several e-bike and scooter crashes in the past year. Last month, two boys were spotted riding a single e-bike near traffic, concerning drivers like Laura Swartz, a Cape Coral resident.
“They’re dodging in between cars, running stop signs right in front of traffic. I’ve experienced a few times almost hitting them,” Swartz said.
E-bikes are regulated as traditional bicycles, requiring no license, training, or age limit. Cape Coral police say they can stop riders who are riding recklessly.
“It could become a problem,” Arrington said. “Us parents have to be mindful of what our children are consuming as far as these trends go, and recognize that life can happen in an instant. You hear bad stories happen all the time, kids getting hit, you know.”
Arrington added, “Kids nowadays follow social media trends all day long because of how much they’re on their phones. So if you limit the screen time for kids who are supposed to be experiencing life naturally, like we all are, things like that, we’re probably having a little bit less.”
