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| Thread ID: 96518 | 2009-01-13 03:06:00 | 6 Year Old Drives himself to school | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 738199 | 2009-01-13 03:06:00 | www.tomsguide.com According to the Associated Press, the six year old boy missed his school bus last week and tried to drive the family’s 2005 Ford Taurus to school which was over seven miles away. The child was able to drive the car six miles before crashing into a utility pole planted about a mile and a half away from his destination. Police said that during his drive, the child must have navigated “at least two 90-degree turns, passed several cars and ran off the rural two-lane road several times." When the boy was questioned by the police as to where he obtained the necessary skills to drive a Ford Taurus, he responded by saying he learned to drive by playing video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam. The county sheriff also mentioned that the boy was so intent on going to school that after the crash, he proceeded to walk the rest of the way because he did not want to miss breakfast and PE class. The boy was found to have had only minor injuries and was released from hospital the same day. At the time of the incident, the 26 year old mother was asleep upstairs. Both her and the 40 year old father are in police custody, charged with child endangerment. In the meantime, both the six year old boy and his four year old brother remain placed in protective custody. Besides the obvious blessing that there were no serious injuries, this incident also provides more fuel for those advocating against video game violence. But let’s not forget that it was bad parenting that allowed a six year old child to play mature rated video games. However, the bright side of the story is that this six year old had the reflexes and coordination to navigate a 2005 Ford Taurus... all thanks to the advances of video games. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 738200 | 2009-01-13 04:47:00 | :lol: | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 738201 | 2009-01-13 07:05:00 | :lol: I think we're missing the real lesson behind this. Ford clearly designed the Taurus to be driven by six year olds. At the touch of a button you can bring the seat forward and up, the wheel down, and no matter how hard you try, you can't do anything wrong and break it. Unless you crash of course of course. Of course these child-friendly features only ensure that the average American can get to work alive without breaking anything. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 738202 | 2009-01-13 09:22:00 | The media just want to blame this all on something - video games. GTA does NOT, I repeat, does NOT teach you to drive. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 738203 | 2009-01-13 09:37:00 | No, but Gran Turismo does. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 738204 | 2009-01-13 09:39:00 | No, but Gran Turismo does. Actually, it doesn't. Driving a real car in real life is the only way to learn to drive. Playing CoD4 with my controller behind a tv screen does not teach me how to shoot a gun. Driving any car game, no matter how much of a sim it is, does not teach you to drive (a real car irl) |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 738205 | 2009-01-13 09:52:00 | I agree with what you're saying but I don't think a 6 year old should be playing GTA.. it's still too violent GT perhaps, but then he probably should be outside riding his bike or something anyway |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 738206 | 2009-01-13 11:06:00 | The games don't teach you how to drive. No more than watching someone swim will in turn will teach you how to float. GTA has a R18 rating for a reason, I was playing it tonight, certainly not suitable for kids, but that's not gonna be why he did what he did, that game doesn't teach anything, its garbage, but great fun. :D The parents need to pay more attention to their kid, and possibly not leave the car keys lying around if he's 'that way' inclined... The whole episode in this case = parents fault. Right from allowing their 6 year old to play GTA to not watching what he's doing when hes not murdering prostitutes or crashing Ferraris. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 738207 | 2009-01-13 12:10:00 | I found this earlier today, potentially relevant / funny / irrelevant: bash.org ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 738208 | 2009-01-13 17:21:00 | I found this earlier today, potentially relevant / funny / irrelevant: bash.org ;)Anything from bash.org is always "relevant / funny" :D |
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