Out with the new, in with the old!

The Radio Flyer, the classic kids wagon, that existed when I was a kid and has existed since the early part of the 1900s.

A prototype of the future Radio Flyer.

Outfitted with

• 5-point safety harnesses – when I was a kid we just fell out and we lived….
• Padded seats – we just used out own padding
• Cup holders – you drank out of the nearest water hose
• foot brakes – we used actual human feet dangling out of the wagon
• fold-out storage containers – we had the pockets of our jeans
• slot for an MP3 player, complete with speakers – we actually had to sing or hum using our own vocal chords

The little red wagon has gone 2.0 – but are we really better off?