8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning...

[Bit_Happy]

8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning How by Watching YouTube Videos

An 8-year-old Ohio boy took his 4-year-old sister on a joy ride to McDonald’s after they began craving cheeseburgers.

According to FOX 8, the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 p.m. after the children’s dad arrived from work and went to bed early.

Officer Jacob Koehler told FOX 8 that the kids decided to leave after their mother had fallen asleep on the couch. Witnesses later saw the boy driving his father’s work van and called the police.

Koehler told the news station the boy drove about a mile from his home with his little sister in the back of the van. He drove through four intersections and over railroad tracks.

In a surprising twist, witnesses told the police the boy obeyed all traffic laws and drove the speed limit, FOX News reports.....
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/8-old-ohio-boy-drives-232419807.html


See, America IS a free country.  

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[Baofeng]

I'm lucky we have MacDonald's which is a 5 minute walk from our home. So I can sleep at night knowing that my car is safe from my kids getting cheeseburgers with fries to go please. 

[Bit_Happy]

I'm lucky we have MacDonald's which is a 5 minute walk from our home. So I can sleep at night knowing that my car is safe from my kids getting cheeseburgers with fries to go please. 

I still go to McDonald's (only rarely), but I never tend to drive, always walk or bike for exercise.
In other news... As their workers "scream" for a ridiculous $15/hour, they are asking to be replaced by fast-food robots and computers.

[bitkilo]

I'm lucky we have MacDonald's which is a 5 minute walk from our home. So I can sleep at night knowing that my car is safe from my kids getting cheeseburgers with fries to go please. 

Probably be safer for the kids to risk driving than walking the streets at that time of the night in this messed up world.

This will make a great story at both the kids 21st party speeches

[BetStreak]

This is really awesome! We must keep improve our knowledge to do everythings as well, if not we will be outdated very soon!

[dylanc]

Was the vehicle automatic or manual?

[jackjack]

8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning How by Watching YouTube Videos

An 8-year-old Ohio boy took his 4-year-old sister on a joy ride to McDonald’s after they began craving cheeseburgers.

According to FOX 8, the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 p.m. after the children’s dad arrived from work and went to bed early.

Officer Jacob Koehler told FOX 8 that the kids decided to leave after their mother had fallen asleep on the couch. Witnesses later saw the boy driving his father’s work van and called the police.

Koehler told the news station the boy drove about a mile from his home with his little sister in the back of the van. He drove through four intersections and over railroad tracks.

In a surprising twist, witnesses told the police the boy obeyed all traffic laws and drove the speed limit, FOX News reports.....
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/8-old-ohio-boy-drives-232419807.html


See, America IS a free country. 

I'm wondering, can the parents be sued for this?
The kids?

[bitkilo]

8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning How by Watching YouTube Videos

An 8-year-old Ohio boy took his 4-year-old sister on a joy ride to McDonald’s after they began craving cheeseburgers.

According to FOX 8, the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 p.m. after the children’s dad arrived from work and went to bed early.

Officer Jacob Koehler told FOX 8 that the kids decided to leave after their mother had fallen asleep on the couch. Witnesses later saw the boy driving his father’s work van and called the police.

Koehler told the news station the boy drove about a mile from his home with his little sister in the back of the van. He drove through four intersections and over railroad tracks.

In a surprising twist, witnesses told the police the boy obeyed all traffic laws and drove the speed limit, FOX News reports.....
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/8-old-ohio-boy-drives-232419807.html


See, America IS a free country. 

I'm wondering, can the parents be sued for this?
The kids?

Why, who would be suing who in this case?
The parents suing YouTube, yeah good luck taking on Google.

[BADecker]

Yabut. This proves that McDonalds puts MSG into their foods so that kids crave it. Sue them for the right thing.

[chris_nor]

I would have gotten a beating.

[sportis]

To my point of view, in order a child 8 years old to get the car keys and use the car means that already knew the basics of driving. Therefore one of the two parents had already learned him how to do (I wonder why the parents doing something like that). In my opinion both of the parents showed criminal indifference and negligence in the upbringing of their children. The police and the court would be impose to them strict penalty because of their behavior.

[bitkilo]

To my point of view, in order a child 8 years old to get the car keys and use the car means that already knew the basics of driving. Therefore one of the two parents had already learned him how to do (I wonder why the parents doing something like that). In my opinion both of the parents showed criminal indifference and negligence in the upbringing of their children. The police and the court would be impose to them strict penalty because of their behavior.

What! Everything you said is based on assumptions, kids pick things up pretty quick so it wouldn't surprise me that a kid knows how to put a key in a car, probably seen his dad do it 1000 times already.
You can't really blame the parents for this and especially not so when you don't know them.

[Barbarian]

Talk about a fast learner, while a kid should not drive, this show to us the amazing power that kids have to learn new activities.

[grermezter]

Wow thats really impressive and here i am going to 25 years and i dont know to even drive a motorbike 

[DicePlayer21]

8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning How by Watching YouTube Videos

An 8-year-old Ohio boy took his 4-year-old sister on a joy ride to McDonald’s after they began craving cheeseburgers.

According to FOX 8, the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 p.m. after the children’s dad arrived from work and went to bed early.

Officer Jacob Koehler told FOX 8 that the kids decided to leave after their mother had fallen asleep on the couch. Witnesses later saw the boy driving his father’s work van and called the police.

Koehler told the news station the boy drove about a mile from his home with his little sister in the back of the van. He drove through four intersections and over railroad tracks.

In a surprising twist, witnesses told the police the boy obeyed all traffic laws and drove the speed limit, FOX News reports.....
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/8-old-ohio-boy-drives-232419807.html


See, America IS a free country.  

I'm just in shock. Of course it says in the summer that the boy constantly went with his father and that the boy is attentive. This is of course very rare, but it's good that everything ended well.

[sportis]

To my point of view, in order a child 8 years old to get the car keys and use the car means that already knew the basics of driving. Therefore one of the two parents had already learned him how to do (I wonder why the parents doing something like that). In my opinion both of the parents showed criminal indifference and negligence in the upbringing of their children. The police and the court would be impose to them strict penalty because of their behavior.

What! Everything you said is based on assumptions, kids pick things up pretty quick so it wouldn't surprise me that a kid knows how to put a key in a car, probably seen his dad do it 1000 times already.
You can't really blame the parents for this and especially not so when you don't know them.

Of course I don't know the parents of the kid but If I'm not mistaken according to the law the parents are responsible for their children until they reach on their adulthood. Is not that right? On the other hand if the driver (8 years old) was causing an accident, say a crash with another car or if a pedestrian got hurt who would be responsible? The child or any of the parents? At last driving a car is not only to put the key in a car but someone have know to pull the hand brake put the lever of the gearbox from parking to drive and so on.

[European Central Bank]

Was the vehicle automatic or manual?

i'm interested in this too. my dog can drive an auto. this is hardly the achievement of the century but i'm glad everybody's ok. 

[hermanhs09]

I'm lucky we have MacDonald's which is a 5 minute walk from our home. So I can sleep at night knowing that my car is safe from my kids getting cheeseburgers with fries to go please. 

Probably be safer for the kids to risk driving than walking the streets at that time of the night in this messed up world.

This will make a great story at both the kids 21st party speeches

Lol, funny but actually true i guess.

At least the kid knew where to seek advice before he actually starting driving that car. I mean the training that adults receive aren't that much more advanced compared to youtube clips either

Was the vehicle automatic or manual?

i'm interested in this too. my dog can drive an auto. this is hardly the achievement of the century but i'm glad everybody's ok. 

yeah me too, just glad everyone's alive and well

[Genesis1337]

8-Year-Old Ohio Boy Drives His Little Sister to McDonald's After Learning How by Watching YouTube Videos

An 8-year-old Ohio boy took his 4-year-old sister on a joy ride to McDonald’s after they began craving cheeseburgers.

According to FOX 8, the incident occurred on Sunday around 8 p.m. after the children’s dad arrived from work and went to bed early.

Officer Jacob Koehler told FOX 8 that the kids decided to leave after their mother had fallen asleep on the couch. Witnesses later saw the boy driving his father’s work van and called the police.

Koehler told the news station the boy drove about a mile from his home with his little sister in the back of the van. He drove through four intersections and over railroad tracks.

In a surprising twist, witnesses told the police the boy obeyed all traffic laws and drove the speed limit, FOX News reports.....
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/8-old-ohio-boy-drives-232419807.html


See, America IS a free country.  

savage kid

[jackjack]

I'm wondering, can the parents be sued for this?
The kids?

Why, who would be suing who in this case?
The parents suing YouTube, yeah good luck taking on Google.

I was wondering what would happened if the kid had been caught during the drive