Driving at a young age

A parent in India has been charged by police following an incident in which a nine year old child was allowed to drive a car. The affluent parent allowed his son to drive his Ferrari in the Southern state of Kerala, while the boy’s seven year old brother sat alongside him. The man’s wife made a video of the boy’s prowess behind the wheel of the performance car and this was then posted online. The police were rather less than impressed however and charged the vehicle owner with endangering the life of the ch
August 15, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
A parent in India has been charged by police following an incident in which a nine year old child was allowed to drive a car. The affluent parent allowed his son to drive his 5489 Ferrari in the Southern state of Kerala, while the boy’s seven year old brother sat alongside him. The man’s wife made a video of the boy’s prowess behind the wheel of the performance car and this was then posted online. The police were rather less than impressed however and charged the vehicle owner with endangering the life of the children and allowing a minor to drive. The Ferrari owner has several expensive cars and explained that his son has been driving since he was five, having also been at the wheel of the family’s 3066 Lamborghini and 6197 Bentley.

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