OPINIONS have been split online this week over a video of a Latchford cyclist riding his bike with his son on his shoulders.

The clip, which has seen been taken down from Youtube, described the man as 'silly' while others accused of him of using his son as a crash helmet.

But there were also plenty of positive comments about the footage with many commenting it was nice to see a dad spending time with his son.

Dad Alan Campbell admitted on the Warrington Guardian Facebook page it was him and his four-year-old son in the video and he had been doing the same thing with his other two older children for years near the old Black Bear canal.

He added: "Never would I put any of my children in danger and we travel along at a snail's pace.

"It's a bit of fun on a school run.

"My children love the things I do with them, some people just need to lighten up.

"No children were harmed in the making of this film!"