NationStates Jolt Archive

Yesterday we had a six year old who crashed his grandmother's car and today we have a 3 year old and his 2 year old buddy pulled over by the cops for driving his toy electric Mustang along a highway.

At least we know the punishment the Mustang driver got. Dad took away the keys and disconnected the battery. Hey, you have to give the kid credit though as he stopped for stop signs and red lights.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301360,00.html



OMRO, Wis. — The candy-apple red Mustang GT is just a toy, but that didn't stop 3-year-old Jordan Will from taking his battery-operated wheels for a brief ride along a busy stretch of highway.

Drivers stopped and neighbors chased down the car until an officer could pull over Jordan and his 2-year-old passenger on Sunday.

"Nothing bad happened, so it's kind of cute now when you look at it," said his father, Doug Will. "But at the time, it wasn't cute at all. It was scary. I was really upset."

The Mustang is decked out with all the extras: a rear spoiler, a premium sound system and chrome wheels.

The boys drove the tricked-out ride through their Omro neighborhood and pulled up to a busy intersection.

"He even obeyed the signs, so that was good. He stopped at the red light and got on the cross walk," said neighbor Jaci Bauer.

Another neighbor, Jason Bauer, panicked when he saw the boys cross over a highway, onto a sidewalk and over a bridge. He gave chase for a few blocks until an officer pulled the boys over.

"By the time we stopped them, they probably made it five or six blocks from home before anyone even noticed they had been wandering around town," Jason Bauer said.

Doug Will had been searching for the boys when he got the call to come get the car.

"He just said, 'We went for a ride, daddy,"' Will said.

All Jordan can do now is sit in the little car. His father has taken away the keys and removed the battery.

Officers said Jordan's dad won't be cited.

Omro is in east-central Wisconsin, about 10 miles west of Oshkosh.

:eek:

That is both crazy and amusing.

Anyone see a pattern here? First it was Smunk's 4 year old with her amazing inventive ability. Then it was LG's progeny with their devious tactical planning capability. And now its prospective getaway drivers.

It's a conspiracy I tell you! :p

no doubt if the cops had kicked the shit out of him we would have a 10 pager of posts telling us he deserved it for not doing what he was told....

no doubt if the cops had kicked the shit out of him we would have a 10 pager of posts telling us he deserved it for not doing what he was told....

Not that you're remotely on topic, but that's probably because there is absolutely no difference between a three year old and a fifteen year old, one of whom doesn't understand what they did wrong, and the other, who did not get the shit kicked out of her for BITING an officer. :rolleyes:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Katganistan/anditsplayingjustforyou.jpg Ohh, can you hear it?

Not that you're remotely on topic, but that's probably because there is absolutely no difference between a three year old and a fifteen year old, one of whom doesn't understand what they did wrong, and the other, who did not get the shit kicked out of her for BITING an officer. :rolleyes:
I don't see that the 3-year-old did anything wrong here. One might think he drove without a license, but I doubt the state would require a license for the vehicle he was in, no more than for a bicycle.

If anything, the parents did something wrong by letting him get access to that toy car without their presence and in an un-fenced area.

On the other hand, he did know and obey the traffic signs, and he was driving a Mustang, so maybe the parenting isn't all that bad. ;)

I don't see that the 3-year-old did anything wrong here. One might think he drove without a license, but I doubt the state would require a license for the vehicle he was in, no more than for a bicycle.

If anything, the parents did something wrong by letting him get access to that toy car without their presence and in an un-fenced area.

On the other hand, he did know and obey the traffic signs, and he was driving a Mustang, so maybe the parenting isn't all that bad. ;)

I did not mean wrong as in illegal, although in most places there are laws about taking mopeds and underpowered vehicles onto highways. Certainly, he and his friend were in a great deal of danger though -- thank God for vigilant drivers and neighbors, and shame on Dad for not supervising properly.

Yesterday we had a six year old who crashed his grandmother's car and today we have a 3 year old and his 2 year old buddy pulled over by the cops for driving his toy electric Mustang along a highway.

At least we know the punishment the Mustang driver got. Dad took away the keys and disconnected the battery. Hey, you have to give the kid credit though as he stopped for stop signs and red lights.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301360,00.html



OMRO, Wis. — The candy-apple red Mustang GT is just a toy, but that didn't stop 3-year-old Jordan Will from taking his battery-operated wheels for a brief ride along a busy stretch of highway.

Drivers stopped and neighbors chased down the car until an officer could pull over Jordan and his 2-year-old passenger on Sunday.

"Nothing bad happened, so it's kind of cute now when you look at it," said his father, Doug Will. "But at the time, it wasn't cute at all. It was scary. I was really upset."

The Mustang is decked out with all the extras: a rear spoiler, a premium sound system and chrome wheels.

The boys drove the tricked-out ride through their Omro neighborhood and pulled up to a busy intersection.

"He even obeyed the signs, so that was good. He stopped at the red light and got on the cross walk," said neighbor Jaci Bauer.

Another neighbor, Jason Bauer, panicked when he saw the boys cross over a highway, onto a sidewalk and over a bridge. He gave chase for a few blocks until an officer pulled the boys over.

"By the time we stopped them, they probably made it five or six blocks from home before anyone even noticed they had been wandering around town," Jason Bauer said.

Doug Will had been searching for the boys when he got the call to come get the car.

"He just said, 'We went for a ride, daddy,"' Will said.

All Jordan can do now is sit in the little car. His father has taken away the keys and removed the battery.

Officers said Jordan's dad won't be cited.

Omro is in east-central Wisconsin, about 10 miles west of Oshkosh.

I have a question. Where the hell was the parent(s) while this was happening. My nieces and nephew have those Power Wheels vehicles, but the only time they can ride them is when an adult is in the yard with them.

And that father is lucky someone like my uncle didn't stop the kids. He would have received a talking to about paying attention to his son.

Ok, that is cute and scary at the same time. Cute that a 3 year old wants to drive his mustang on the highway like the grown-ups do, but scary that someone could've run him over and killed him.

I have a question. Where the hell was the parent(s) while this was happening. My nieces and nephew have those Power Wheels vehicles, but the only time they can ride them is when an adult is in the yard with them.

And that father is lucky someone like my uncle didn't stop the kids. He would have received a talking to about paying attention to his son.

Meh, I wasn't allowed to do a lot of things that I did anyway. You can't be on top of your kids all the time, and all a kid needs is a moment. That's all I waited for to do things just like this. Though my electric car was an old (pre-war) Mercedes that my dad stored funky so I couldn't get it going. And the mini-bike barely worked so it was hardly worth the effort.

So the secret to good parenting, I guess...crappy toys.

Meh, I wasn't allowed to do a lot of things that I did anyway. You can't be on top of your kids all the time, and all a kid needs is a moment. That's all I waited for to do things just like this. Though my electric car was an old (pre-war) Mercedes that my dad stored funky so I couldn't get it going. And the mini-bike barely worked so it was hardly worth the effort.

So the secret to good parenting, I guess...crappy toys.

Did anyone else have those little pedal cars? Back when my brother and I were little, I was 3 and he was 5 we had these little pedal cars, and we actually took old license plate and put them on the front and back of the pedal cars. hehe, ahh those were fun.

Did anyone else have those little pedal cars? Back when my brother and I were little, I was 3 and he was 5 we had these little pedal cars, and we actually took old license plate and put them on the front and back of the pedal cars. hehe, ahh those were fun.

I just had the little electric Mercedes that I only remember working once, but a kid down the street had a bunch. No one really liked him because he was a bit of a brat, but he had pedal cars and a neat little twisty walkway that we could use as a race track (though he often insisted on playing 'chase,' being a hardcore Dukes of Hazzard fan, even painted 01 and a Confederate flag on a lot of them...in California...) So often we played chase, and of course he had to be the Dukes and would throw a fit when instead of just chasing him we'd pass him.

But those were cool. I wish my nephew didn't live in apartment complexes (his moms and his dads) I could totally get him one of those. I'd get an old metal one that looks like a midget race car from the 50s.

This is one of those things that I wish I could laugh at, but really, that kid was in mortal danger and one wrong move...

I just had the little electric Mercedes that I only remember working once, but a kid down the street had a bunch. No one really liked him because he was a bit of a brat, but he had pedal cars and a neat little twisty walkway that we could use as a race track (though he often insisted on playing 'chase,' being a hardcore Dukes of Hazzard fan, even painted 01 and a Confederate flag on a lot of them...in California...) So often we played chase, and of course he had to be the Dukes and would throw a fit when instead of just chasing him we'd pass him.

But those were cool. I wish my nephew didn't live in apartment complexes (his moms and his dads) I could totally get him one of those. I'd get an old metal one that looks like a midget race car from the 50s.

When my nephew gets old enough I plan on buying him one of these.

http://www.sportys.com/shopwright/images/10129l.jpg

Yes, I am putting aviation influence on him hehe. :D

When my nephew gets old enough I plan on buying him one of these.

http://www.sportys.com/shopwright/images/10129l.jpg

Yes, I am putting aviation influence on him hehe. :D

A Corsair! That's cool!

A Corsair! That's cool!

OMG! You actually know what aircraft it's supposed to be. You are the best Mod EVER! :D

*Gives Kat an entire Cheesecake*

:D

My dad's built mostly WWII aircraft models, mostly German but a good number of American and British too, for at least the past thirty years. As a matter of fact, some of his models were on display at a small museum (now defunct) at Fort Hamilton, at Floyd Bennett Field (part of the Gateway National Park system, but formerly an airfield) and the Intrepid Air * Sea* Space museum before they went off for the renovation. (God knows whether they will still be there.)

Plus, we watched Baa Baa Black Sheep (aka Black Sheep Squadron in syndication) religiously around here -- I'd be brain dead if I didn't recognize that gull wing. ;)

Now PLEASE tell me that when he pedals, the prop spins, too?

:D

My dad's built mostly WWII aircraft models, mostly German but a good number of American and British too, for at least the past thirty years. As a matter of fact, some of his models were on display at the Intrepid Air * Sea* Space museum before they went off for the renovation. (God knows whether they will still be there.)

Plus, we watched Baa Baa Black Sheep (aka Black Sheep Squadron in syndication) religiously around here -- I'd be brain dead if I didn't recognize that gull wing. ;)

Now PLEASE tell me that when he pedals, the prop spins, too?

Yep, it does.

History can be relived with these authentic pedal plane reproductions. All steel construction, with chrome plated steering wheel, windshield, pedal powered rotating propeller and solid rubber tires.
Link! (http://www.sportys.com/acb/Category.cfm?&DID=99&CATID=19)

The use of the word 'highway' here to describe any public roadway is deceptive. The report describes it as a suburban street. I doubt the kid was in danger of getting his brains splattered by a semi at seventy miles an hour.

;) I wish they made one ten-speed sized.... ;) Can you imagine me arriving at school?

;) I wish they made one ten-speed sized.... ;) Can you imagine me arriving at school?

They do Kat.

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Indianapolis2002/Corsairs/Flypasts/TwoCorsairs2oClock.jpg

Hehe, had to be done. ;)

Plus, we watched Baa Baa Black Sheep (aka Black Sheep Squadron in syndication) religiously around here -- I'd be brain dead if I didn't recognize that gull wing. ;)


I loved that show.

No room to land, more's the shame...

Still, one pedal-powered adult sized Corsair would be pretty funny to ride to school.

No room to land, more's the shame...

Still, one pedal-powered adult sized Corsair would be pretty funny to ride to school.

You would be the best teacher ever.

I did not mean wrong as in illegal, although in most places there are laws about taking mopeds and underpowered vehicles onto highways. Certainly, he and his friend were in a great deal of danger though -- thank God for vigilant drivers and neighbors, and shame on Dad for not supervising properly.
Oh, absolutely. Dad should be forced to do 10 days community service for this.

Meh, I wasn't allowed to do a lot of things that I did anyway. You can't be on top of your kids all the time, and all a kid needs is a moment. That's all I waited for to do things just like this. Though my electric car was an old (pre-war) Mercedes that my dad stored funky so I couldn't get it going. And the mini-bike barely worked so it was hardly worth the effort.

So the secret to good parenting, I guess...crappy toys.
I had crappy toys, and I never once got caught playing in traffic. I think the key to the whole problem of this story is the suburbs. Suburbs kill, and if they don't kill your kids, they'll make delinquents of them. I grew up in NYC. There was precious little room for toy cars, and only a few places to go even if you had one. All the adults on the block knew you and your parents and would turn you in if they thought you were thinking of taking off. And even if you did make it off your block, the little kids in the next block would beat you up and steal your car for daring to trespass on their turf. Until you got big enough to defend yourself, toy cars, bikes and BigWheels stayed on the home block for the same reason that baby fish stay close to the reef.