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Old 02-07-2005, 08:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Police: 4-year-old drives mom's car to video store

funny article i read this morning

SAND LAKE, Michigan (AP) -- A boy drove his mother's car to a video store in the middle of the night, police said -- and he's all of 4 years old.

Although unable to reach the accelerator, the boy managed to put the car in gear and make his way to the store, a quarter-mile from his home, about 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sand Lake Police Chief Doug Heugel said. Finding the store closed, the youngster began a slow trip home.

Weaving and with its headlights off, the car got the attention of Officer Jay Osga, who first thought he was following a car that had been left running at a gas pump.

He flipped on his lights when the car turned into the apartment complex and struck two parked cars. The boy put the car in reverse and struck Osga's cruiser.

The mother told police her son tried to drive the car earlier after she let him steer from her lap.

"He's 4 years old. His mom didn't even know he was up," Heugel told The Grand Rapids Press. "I don't think he even realizes what he did."

No charges will be filed against the boy or his mother, Heugel said.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/07/you....ap/index.html
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Old 02-07-2005, 09:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The main question is; will his insurance be higher when he hits 16 . . . ?
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Old 02-07-2005, 09:59 AM   #3 (permalink)
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.. i think mom taught him a little more than steering considering he knew how to reverse the vehicle.
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Old 02-07-2005, 10:21 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Yeah, the kid knows the alphabet. Well, at least D and R.

Beware the dangers of an educated child!
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Old 02-07-2005, 04:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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This sounds like my niece. She's almost 3. One night around midnight, she got up and decided she wanted to watch TV. Nothing amazing there. But she also decided she wanted popcorn to go with her movie, so she pulled up a chair, and
1) got microwave popcorn out of the cabinet
2) put the popcorn in the microwave and started it
3) took the popcorn out and put it in a bowl
4) carried the bowl in front of the TV
5) got a blanket to make her self comfortable

Her mother heard the TV and thought someone had left it on. Instead, she discovered her daughter watching Nickelodeon.
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some countries are smarter than most, .. they realize the intelligence of children and put them to work!
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