Can a child steer with this model?
357208
Yes. We got this trike for our daughters bday last march. The front handle bars move side to side with the wheel & pedals to allow the child to steer. The push bar for parents in the back is optional. It is handy to give them push as needed to keep them going. The push bar doesn't steer all that well unless you tip the bike back a little to lift the front wheel. The child really has to steer. You can remove the push bar when it is no longer needed.
357209
Sure thing...it's a normal trike, but with the push bar attached. The push bar is removable when you don't need it anymore.
2057852
not at all..you can drive it forward which my grandson does and doesn't pull it back at all
2026810
Yes I got it for my niece and she loves it... I love that if the child can't drive you can just use the remote to steer them
485528
Nope. The child control it with a gas peddle and brake peddle. Great little car. My 4 year old son loves it. Can drive it really slow or a little fast. 8mph doesn't seem a lot but this little car can move.
1080157
Not that I know of. Because its so light you can actually steer it when you are pushing. My grandson is just beginning to learn to steer and when it looks like he may not make it around an object I steer from behind. Hope this helps. And by the way - he loves it, so do I.
1206420
You will be amazed how smart your little one is!! My little one maneuvers all over without difficulty. I too was worried at first it would be difficult since the back wheels don't swivel but its funny how quickly she figured it out.
1004445
You won't be able to steer it without serious modifications. I believe that getting an arduino to turn the motor on/off or to make the vehicle move forward should be a matter of very minor modifications (oh, and getting a motor driver that can handle this particular motor and can be controlled from Arduino), but you're not going to get this vehicle to steer, as it has only one motor, and a locked rear axle. One thing you might try is to buy two kits, only build the left tracks for one, only build the right track for the other, and anchor them together. You would still need to cannibalize the electronics to drive them from an arduino. In particular, I'm pretty sure the arduino outputs don't provide enough power to drive the motors (I could be wrong). So you'll need to wire up some sort of motor driver. I have not yet done this. But as long as we're talking about this level of modification, you may as well buy a conventional remote-control car and cannibalize that instead. It's pretty easy to take the cosmetic cover off an ordinary kid's toy remote control car, giving you easy access to motors, chassis, and a bunch of the electronics (although you'll probably end up just cutting the wires to the motors and controlling them with a motor controller that you wire to an arduino) By "motor controller" I mean something like http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMotorShieldR3#.UyNT1lFdUSI I believe you can also find it on amazon via http://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Motor-Shield-R3/dp/B006UTE70E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394824252&sr=8-1&keywords=arduino+motor+shield or from "makershed" at http://www.makershed.com/Arduino_Compatible_Shields_s/236.htm?gclid=COH2ju7ckr0CFchQ7AodSz8Awg
1193252
Yes. My son just moved the controls and delighted in watching the car move. He could get it going forward and back until he hit an obstacle and then he pushed the controls in the opposite direction.
438174
Yes! All you have to do is turn the head like you would on a bicycle! It actually steers pretty good. My daughter loves it!
2241166
Your grandson could probably reach the pedals, but you may find that he needs some practice before he can master turning the pedals to move the bike forward. My own grandson just scoots along with his feet on the floor, propelling the bike forward, even though he can actually reach the pedals. Bit of a learning curve !!
1693658
No it's actually meant for 4-7 yr olds. My son is 5 yrs old and sometimes rides along with his friend who is 6. Slightly older kids have better steering control.
185275
Tough call. It depends on her motor skills. Can she ride a 2 wheel bike w/o training wheels? Our 5 yr. old grandson is still using the scooter with 3 wheels. We bought this one for our 7yr. old grandson who learned to ride a 2 wheel bike at 5 and 1/2. He seemed to get the hang of an old razor scooter after that so we bought him this one for his 7th birthday. BTW - he loves it! Especially when it's just starting to get dark. But be forewarned - it sparks better on concrete than macadam.
817092
I do not believe so. My great-grandsons are 3 and 5 and they both love driving it. Hope this helps.
216223
The child leans slightly to steer. It's pretty intuitive! They catch on quickly.
883456
No, if the child turns the handle bars it will turn the trike. How ever you can hold it straight with the back handle so the child is not actually doing the steering. My Grandson loves riding around in his.
679485
Yes. My daughter just turned 5 years old and she is learning to ride this scooter. We put the handlebar all the way to the down position and she loves this scooter. She has an 8 year old sister who has been riding one for 2+ years and she hates not being like her sister.
746498
If he has already mastered a tricycle and big wheel-type vehicles, he can probably handle the steering - especially in the slow gear. But it's pretty big and bulky, so if he's on the small side, you may want to wait til the 3rd birthday. It's big enough that even older kids can drive it. (my 10 year old can still squeeze in and drive it around). So you'll have it a long time.