How far would this be?

[chempat]

Easier for a older child to push than a parent - do not have to bend down so far? 

Perhaps they took a short-cut, and did not tell their Mother, perhaps they even went somewhere else that was forbidden, and so invented the route?

Could have been any size pedal-car - could an older child have got in it?

Not many children nowadays walk, so we forget what others were capable of.

[chempat]

Not cheap nowadays, and probably not cheap then:

http://www.robertopiecollection.com/page-GB.asp?id=134

Added:
Just over £120 for the red 1930's one is not bad at all.

[Ceeoh]

Not sure how to do this - have a pic and will give it a try

[chempat]

He does not look particularly happy.

But brilliant to see it in use.

[Rena]

1950, I was 10 my brother was 9 and together with our five year old sibling on his first two wheeled "fairy" bike we cycled 20 miles to the seaside and 20 miles back home again.  Well - two of us cycled all the way there and back but the youngest had to be pushed a fair way lol.  We used up a lot of breath shouting; "Stop being lazy, you're not pedalling!"    So, yes, I think it entirely feasible that a three year old could pedal and be pushed by his siblings the distance he described.

[chempat]

If you are talking about a total distance of 40 miles, and an average speed walking of 4 (?) miles an hour, and cycling on a fairy bicycle of 6 (?) miles an hour, that gives you a travelling time of 7+ hours ?
Plus time spent at seaside.
You would be done for child cruelty and total neglect nowadays.

[Ceeoh]

Thanks all for input - made an interesting topic - hubby went on to be a motor mech (nowadays everyone is an engineer!). 1955, 20 years after the pedal car incident when stationed at RAF Dishforth, he built a liitle car we nicknamed "The Bomb",  so he could travel home at week-ends.

Many thanks all

Ceeoh

[Roobarb]

Is that the Red Barns in the background Ceeoh? It looks the same style, am trying to work out whether it is. 

[Ceeoh]

Sorry I have no idea where the pic was taken. There appears to be something like a swing structure  in the background and possibly some sort of crossing/road going up past the house - a couple of signs - the house seems to have a notice on the side as well as a notice board.  What type of sign would have a black and white pole?  The family were living in Southampton Street but I cannot recall any open spaces or big houses in the area.  There is nothing written on the back of the photo.  Sadly there is no-one now I can ask.  Perhaps a topic for another posting - does anyone recognise this area?

Ceeoh