Ferrer-Paxtot and her children,including three-year-old Biel,were walking along Gannons Road,in Caringbah South,late last Tuesday afternoon when she stopped on the footpath to put an item in the pram. That was when the bike appeared.
“We … stopped for a second to put something in the pram,only to see the bike flying down the street,” she said.
She told Biel to freeze,but he panicked and ran across the footpath to his mother. The rider,who was estimated to be travelling at 20-25km/h,attempted to weave his way between the family,but struck him and dragged Biel “about a metre” along the footpath on the front of the bike,she said.
“He didn’t run over[Biel’s] head,but I was worried because the wheel was close … He had scratches on his knees,and then a broken leg.”
The rider,who Ferrer-Paxtot said was about 14 or 15,was crying and in shock,repeatedly apologising,she said.
“Those bikes aren’t safe. Just slow down,this is a footpath. The footpath is for walking.”