Im a father of a 24 yr old daughter and a 20 yr old son. I ride and they dont. If they wanted to, as their parent I would naturally be protective and warn them of the dangers, and (dont do as I do...) but I would also respect their judgement and it might even be cool to ride with them. But as parents we are naturally protective because we love our kids. Its just that sometimes it comes out as "Your going to kill yourself on that dam thing" And then we think to ourselves,OMG I sound like my parents.