Musashi22 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 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. Source Pretty smart kids..:shifty:y: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 heh.. pretty neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNuTs Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Pretty amazing (Y) :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 wow. neat. smart kids :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betasp Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoundToEarth Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I think this has happened before. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerialStorm Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted May 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 4, 2005 They made it five miles?! Holy jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan - Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 lol silly kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flae_qui Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 ok now you press the pedals, i'll drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushnak Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 haha, smart kids. That'll be a laugh at the dinner table when they're older. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted May 4, 2005 Subscriber² Share Posted May 4, 2005 Man, I can't make it 5 miles without crashing :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoSigma Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 lol that's pretty funny, dumb parents! "where are the boys? I can't find them anywhere!" "Honey! The car's gone!" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 wow thats pretty amazing 5 miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4M3R Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Kids :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted May 6, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2005 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solarix Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 i seriously wonder what they were talking about during their joy ride, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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