Originally Posted by
Leinster
Yup. I've 2 6 year olds on pedal bikes and a nearly-3 year old who scoots around on his balance bike without a care in the world. I've never "told" them how to steer the bikes, but they can all maneuver around crowded parks, along busy pathways, and zig-zag through obstacles in our backyard.
Over-thinking steering can very easily lead to mistakes, so "keep your eyes where you want to go and the bike will follow" remains the best advice (along with "keep your handlebars straight, your brakes maintained, and your tires pumped up").
I don't get that, though. I also need to visually scan to the right and left of me to make sure there's nothing coming at me from the sides (crossroads, etc.) and we all had to train ourselves not to follow our eyes when we do that.