We did not really need the check-out test run in the carpark, she had pretty gotten used to it (including the gears) by the time she got to the end of the street.
A bike and the ability to independently ride it is a real sense of achievement and freedom for a child (i kinda remember it 😉 ), to be able to ride to school, to a mates place or just down the local TAFE carpark the bike was important bit 🙂
before I know she will be taking off in her own car soon