Everything was going so well...

thirdfounder · 2012-10-09T18:34:51+00:00

former kid here. all mailboxes, road signs, trees and telephone poles were magnetic for the whole time i was learning to ride a bike.

cherrychoochoo · 2012-10-09T19:09:32+00:00

If you watch closely, the kid takes his feet off the pedals and changes his facial expression to horror a good 25-30 feet away from the pole. He knew he was going to hit the pole from so far away, he just didn't know how to steer yet.

dial_m_for_me · 2012-10-09T18:24:18+00:00

Attempt #4456

TimeTravelMishap · 2012-10-09T20:25:30+00:00

This is so much better with sound

0Gravity · 2012-10-09T19:32:00+00:00

Object fixation.

coffeemug20 · 2012-10-09T19:35:44+00:00

I like to imagine this kid screaming like a samurai charging into battle as he rolls down the hill.

Gabino75 · 2012-10-09T19:44:28+00:00

Never, NEVER, take your feet off the pedals.

Dubbys · 2012-10-09T20:40:26+00:00

It's called "Target Fixation" and almost everyone does it, you have to train yourself not to do it. As a motorcyclist i see most crashes happen from this, instead of steering to safety the rider steers directly at what they shouldn't.

theyellowdragon · 2012-10-09T20:49:55+00:00

the helmet did absolutely nothing

jbockcet · 2012-10-09T20:15:24+00:00

I'm so glad he didn't get hit by a car.

tchiseen · 2012-10-09T20:43:26+00:00

I can't wait to put my kids on wheels and push them down hills.

mrpickles · 2012-10-09T21:54:52+00:00

His helmet was too loose and sitting too far back on his head...

blefis · 2012-10-09T21:26:14+00:00

Could go worse...(wait for it)

JohnScribbles · 2012-10-09T18:38:55+00:00

A+ to the dad who decided the best course of action would be to NOT put down the camera and make sure his kid didn't go head first into a pole, but instead to properly document the whole thing.

epic720 · 2012-10-09T19:44:16+00:00

It's funny because if he wasn't so focused on hitting the pole he may have been able to avoid it. This is why I think children are brilliant. They really show us the ways that we let our mind work over our body.

Ibster · 2012-10-09T20:18:19+00:00

Then this happens

barneylebowski · 2012-10-09T19:44:49+00:00

This happened to me as a kid as well. You get tunnel vision and you can't avoid anything. Sometimes you hit it twice.

Thediepend · 2012-10-09T20:17:05+00:00

I too become paralyzed when I freak the fuck out

casaqueso · 2012-10-09T20:27:00+00:00

I'm 25 and biked into my own parked car this summer. I thought it would be fun to get a bike again after 15 years of not having one. It wasn't fun.

Poncyhair · 2012-10-09T20:54:35+00:00

Maybe he's recreating that scene from The Happening

theczechmexican · 2012-10-09T21:02:02+00:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, thus the Tractor Beam effect also works on bikes.

MorningSideMayor · 2012-10-09T21:11:20+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwdKQ3guPAE

Nickdanger3rdEye · 2012-10-09T21:51:14+00:00

He was doing so well until his parents realized that he was too paralyzed with fear to turn.

maestro2005 · 2012-10-09T21:51:25+00:00

Tricycle montage

kushiro07 · 2012-10-09T21:52:12+00:00

I didn't see that coming, or me going to it :D :D

BicthBeCool · 2012-10-09T21:53:55+00:00

Feels exactly like the relation i've with my gf

chessuscrust · 2012-10-09T22:07:04+00:00

'MERICA

slippy__toad · 2012-10-09T22:18:51+00:00

Sheesh Falco! you too?

Sexy_Rhino · 2012-10-09T22:21:59+00:00

Mom is wearing Tommy Hilfiger. Dad is neglecting his child filming him into a tree.

llsinisterll · 2012-10-09T22:25:48+00:00

Mom.MOM! How do I turn!

vikesfanben28 · 2012-10-09T22:29:28+00:00

Relevant

coolkid9 · 2012-10-09T22:29:37+00:00

I'm Johnny Knoxville, and this is the pole ride.

adiooutloud · 2012-10-09T22:32:16+00:00

thought he was gonna get hit by a car...

Speark · 2012-10-09T22:34:25+00:00

Its not the kids fault the pole was just blocking his path

The_Exploding_Boy · 2012-10-09T22:37:15+00:00

Was I the only one who heard the 90s America's Funniest Home Videos theme song while watching this?

amazoncon · 2012-10-09T22:39:10+00:00

THIS is why it's damned stupid to wear your bike helmet tilted back like that. The kid hits the front of his head on the post just as if the helmet was not there.

pineyfusion · 2012-10-09T22:45:54+00:00

That is painful....I crashed into a car on my bike before...I was bruised in places that I never hope to see anybody bruised ever in my life. I'm only glad that I'm not a dude or else I wouldn't be able to have children.

Cormorrant · 2012-10-09T22:48:10+00:00

Reminded me of that scene in austin powers where the guy got smushed by a steam roller. I am not a maker of gifs. Or poster of images. But I can do other things though!

Bubblesthekid · 2012-10-09T22:50:07+00:00

Took the feet off the pedals. Dont EVER take your feet the pedals. Rookie.

hivesteel · 2012-10-09T22:59:20+00:00

Damn I was sure he was going to get hit by a car, a tree seems a bit underwhelming now.

Naggers123 · 2012-10-09T23:02:54+00:00

I was seriously expecting something really really bad to happen. Bloody Reddit has ruined me.

pwbdecker · 2012-10-09T23:09:18+00:00

That is exactly how I learned to bike. When I was about 7, my parents would sit me on the bike, and push me down a hill at the local park. I'd go barreling down until I wiped out at the bottom, then they'd pick me up, drag me back up, and do it again.

pingthepong · 2012-10-09T23:09:38+00:00

HA HA

Lovestheclassyladies · 2012-10-09T23:13:03+00:00

Now he always has to wear that helmet

NBurg · 2012-10-09T23:13:33+00:00

I quickly learned in life that when you see a clip of a child on a bake, there is a 99% chance he will crash.

akuaman23 · 2012-10-09T23:16:00+00:00

I don't feel any pity for the kid.

br0000d · 2012-10-09T23:25:22+00:00

This actually happened to me, except instead of a tree it was my neighbors fence. That face shaped dent stayed there for 10 years until they finally got a new fence.

GuyFleegman · 2012-10-09T23:26:14+00:00

Target fixation.

GrantChocula · 2012-10-09T23:30:05+00:00

Much better with audio

rob18 · 2012-10-09T23:34:00+00:00

And now back to America's Funniest Home videos.

Zacbittner21 · 2012-10-09T23:34:10+00:00

Is it bad I was waiting for a car to hit him ._.

AJoCro · 2012-10-09T23:34:48+00:00

I wonder how many parents video tape their children learning how to ride a bike, in hopes that they will catch a hilarious video

dMarrs · 2012-10-09T23:42:04+00:00

that was me the first time i was pushed down and incline..but i went into a blackberry thicket. Once i thought i had the hang of it..i rode my bike through a thicket of vines..just like my buddy had just done. A vine wrapped around my neck ,i was jerked off of my bike,dropped to the ground ..knocking the breathe out of me. My school photos looked like someone tried to strangle me with a cord. a finger wide scab was around the front of my neck

G0083Rv3 · 2012-10-09T23:55:41+00:00

More like no reaction gif.

smelons · 2012-10-09T23:57:40+00:00

am i the only one who thought a car was going to appear out of nowhere and hit him O-o

Pupeteer · 2012-10-09T23:59:14+00:00

That's what he gets for trying to show off.

_zoso_ · 2012-10-10T00:12:35+00:00

Target fixation.

otteraddict · 2012-10-10T00:26:22+00:00

Reasons why i am a young adult and still dont know how to ride a bike

bigwave111 · 2012-10-10T00:37:09+00:00

I heard "oof!" In my head.

mryodaman · 2012-10-10T00:43:37+00:00

My train of thought : "Car? Car? Curb?... Post!"

rolltidemfos · 2012-10-10T01:05:24+00:00

I was certain an 18 wheeler was going to come out of nowhere and nail the kid

MightyGamera · 2012-10-10T01:05:58+00:00

"PIIIIIIZZAAAAAAAAAAA-"

rebelreligion · 2012-10-10T01:06:05+00:00

Poor little kid.

[deleted] · 2012-10-10T01:06:42+00:00

Funny, I did the same thing at a campground. But I knew how to bike, and I wasn't going down hill... and it was a tree

Pertz · 2012-10-10T01:09:20+00:00

Sad part is his parent didn't put his helmet on properly, so his forehead slammed in to that post like a hammer. I see kids with helmets slipped back like this all the time, why not just let the kid ride without it?

ElongatedVagina · 2012-10-10T01:42:37+00:00

Reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaqxIXs_mn4

darockerj · 2012-10-10T02:04:12+00:00

THUMBS UP FOR ROCK AND ROLL, MOTHERFUCKER.

ohthecake · 2012-10-10T02:12:17+00:00

He french fried when he should have pizzad

Lawd_of_Spoons · 2012-10-10T02:15:34+00:00

/r/funny, now advertising AFV

MysticX · 2012-10-10T02:17:43+00:00

"Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn. "

Kid could learn a thing or two from watching Better Off Dead.

Kevins_famous_chili · 2012-10-10T02:21:13+00:00

Am i the only one who was scared shitless that a car was gonna hit him?

TruthBypass · 2012-10-10T02:34:45+00:00

OSH KOSH OHMYGOSH thunk

kibbe · 2012-10-10T03:03:13+00:00

This reminds me of the day I learned to ride my bike. I was so proud of myself that when my mom got home from work (dad was teaching me) that I got on my bike and started to ride down the street. As I was riding along I turned to look back to see if my mom was looking and by the time I turne back around I ran into a parked car and landed chin first on the pavement. Still have a scar on my chin from it.

MHdaJuiceman · 2012-10-10T03:14:07+00:00

daaaaaaaaaaad. Watch the video and listen to him call for his dad. So monotone and helpless. Hilarious.

HitlerDidNothingBad · 2012-10-10T03:21:19+00:00

Until it all went downhill

ITSxDARE · 2012-10-10T03:27:42+00:00

how does this get karma? I think I saw this when fucking failblog was still around and well

pighalf · 2012-10-10T04:00:47+00:00

Is this from America's funniest home videos? It's sooo funny!

easyantic · 2012-10-10T04:01:42+00:00

This is almost exactly what happened when I learned to ride a bike, except I crossed the cross street with a car coming in both directions. I panicked and pedaled instead of hitting the break...narrowly missing both cars, but hitting the telephone pole head-on.

0PointE · 2012-10-10T04:16:22+00:00

My computer stopped playing the gif when his face was an inch away from the pole and just froze there for a few seconds. I imagined the Dukes of Hazzard narrator saying something along the lines of 'looks like the boys 's about to hit the wall' and then it continued with the awesome smash.

Lostdreamer89 · 2012-10-10T04:19:17+00:00

I was honestly expecting a truck to come across him...

WhiskyTango78 · 2012-10-10T04:22:17+00:00

Pro Tip: Don't look at objects you don't want to hit. Know where they are, but don't look at them.

A_Giant_midget · 2012-10-10T04:30:24+00:00

Needs more explosions.

malignant_humor · 2012-10-10T04:40:28+00:00

"When I try to prove to my parents that I'm a responsible adult that can live on my own"

BunnieBonnie · 2012-10-10T04:50:14+00:00

"..can't stop..Can't Stop...CAN'T STAAAAHP..!! -face-"

OliveTheory · 2012-10-10T05:05:29+00:00

This is why I constantly tell my friend's daughter, "Never take your feet off of the pedals!" No brakes, no control, you will crash.

dog_in_the_vent · 2012-10-10T05:36:38+00:00

Am I the only one who thinks this .gif is representative of Barack Obama's reelection race up until the first debate with his opponent?

Bro_Hawkins · 2012-10-10T06:02:32+00:00

Stretch that over 3 1/2 years, and you'll have summed up my last relationship.

arandomguyhere · 2012-10-09T21:43:09+00:00

I've been on reddit too long. I was waiting for the truck to come smash this kid, him flipping violently in the air for a nice 720 flip, and landing on his head.... I hate this site

Aerodrome32 · 2012-10-09T19:53:59+00:00

Who the hell teaches a kid to ride a bike on one with no brakes?

veedubber7 · 2012-10-09T20:06:41+00:00

Get your kids full faced helmets!

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