Boys, Ages 3 and 5, Take Mom's Van For A Joyride


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Boys, Ages 3 and 5, Take Mom's Van For A Joyride

(Rochester, Ind. -AP, May 3, 2005) ? For Chase and Chandler Bright, a recent weekend day began as usual with the brothers watching cartoons at their northern Indiana home. But things took a turn for the worst when they took their mother's van for a joyride.

The boys, ages 3 and 5, got the keys from their mother's purse and took off, their family said. Both sat in the drivers seat to steer the vehicle.

"I was like, 'Oh my God, No! This cannot be happening,"' said their mother, Heather Bright.

The youngsters said they wanted to visit their grandfather, according to a police report. The boys drove about five miles during their adventure, crossing a four-lane highway and driving through a fertilizer business' fence before crashing into a pile of dirt.

They emerged without a scratch; the van had a flat tire and some minor damage.

Heather Bright, who wondered how they reached the vehicle's pedals, said her home is now "locked down like Fort Knox."

"I'm going to have to sleep with the keys around my neck now," she said.

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Pretty smart kids..:shifty:y:

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My son just turned 2 - 2 weeks ago. He knows how to crank and car, put it in gear... and could release the parking break if he was sting enough. He doesn't know much about the pedals, because from his back seat perspective he can't see anyone doing anything with those. The rest he picked up on from just wathcing. It is scary what someone so young can do.

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I seem to remember another similar story a few months ago on CNN.com

Guess they kids today are getting smarter ... If you consider that smart ...

I wonder if she had a talk about driving rules (License, age restrictions, etc...) with her kids.

Anyhow, when I have kids I'll have to be sure to keep the keys in a safe place.

Either in my pocket unless I am sleeping in which case I may lock them in a desk or something.

Of course I will have to make sure my wife would do something similar.

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Sounds like something my brother and I would have done when were kids. :devil: Oh those were the days when you could do anything and not get in serious trouble from the law. Although one of my high school buddies is a cop now, I hope knowing a cop has some perks. :p

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boys will be boys :D

when i was a kid i would always release the parking brake.....car in the middle of the street :laugh:

good times

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Amazing.

Yeah something like this happened last year or a couple of months ago, but in that case it was just a five year old that drove the car a quarter mile to the video store, then back, and then crashing into a cop cruiser.

Well I'm assuming this time one of those kids pressed the pedals while the other drove, if not, then blame it on automatic transmission :happy:

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