Viral video: Mother hits son's bike moments after asking him to ‘ride safe’; netizens left in stitches

A mother and son shared a sweet farewell in a parking lot, each heading off in their own vehicles. As they parted ways, the mother lovingly called out, “Ride safe!”—a classic gesture of care.

But just moments later, at a road intersection, irony struck. The son, riding his bike, slowed down—only to be rear-ended by none other than his own mother, who didn’t realise he was right in front of her.

The comical family fender-bender was caught on video and is now going viral on social media, much to the Internet’s amusement.

“I'm so sorry. Oh my god. Oh my god, Jacob,” the mother reacted.

Watch the video here:

The viral video has since garnered over 4.6 million views and a slew of humorous comments.

“Mom, after hitting him: ‘I told you bikes are dangerous’,” a user said.

“She didn’t say she would drive safe,” joked a user.

Another user said: “Mom: ‘Drive safe. Watch out for me’.”

“True definition of ‘I brought you in this world and I’ll take you out’,” quipped a user.

“‘Drive safe’ that was a threat,” another user laughed.

“At first I thought she was going to hit him while backing out of her parking spot but this is worse, he was directly in front of her lol,” added another user.

However, one netizen found a silver lining to the situation and said, “Maybe she saved his life, maybe something worse was about to happen.”

A few social media users were also curious as to why the man stopped in the middle of the road when there was no need.

“Why on earth did you stop? We need to know,” a user asked.

“Why did he not drive? Why did he slow down like that? I can't see it,” asked another user.

A netizen said, “Bikes are dangerous if you ride recklessly, but the most danger is from bad drivers and road rage drivers.”