| It's a known fact that children can at times drive | | | | but this five year old managed to switch the |
| their parents up the wall, but a five year old boy | | | | Mitsubishi engine on and reverse off his mums |
| from Chichester, West Sussex, literally drove his | | | | drive before embarking on a four-mile joyride |
| mums 4x4 into a wall - fortunately managing to | | | | around the Cheshire area. |
| escape without serious injury. Thomas Chatfield | | | | Despite being too short to reach the pedals, a |
| "could barely see over the dashboard or reach | | | | Sussex Police spokesperson said "we believe that |
| the pedals of the automatic Mitsubishi Shogun", | | | | the car travelled just over four miles from his |
| according to Sky News, but that didn't stop him | | | | home address, with several witnesses revealing |
| trundling along at 10mph along a duel carriageway | | | | that the 4x4 had been driven at slow speeds, but |
| section of the A27 until finally crashing into a wall. | | | | erratically – what can you expect from a child |
| The Telegraph website has reported that "the | | | | with no driving experience? |
| vehicle was spotted by surprised motorists who | | | | Numerous passersby including other motorists |
| could only see the top of the child's head". | | | | tried to stop the boy as he aimlessly drove by, |
| Traffic officers described the incident as | | | | but witnesses reported that "every time it |
| "remarkable" and said the boy and other drivers | | | | stopped it would then accelerate again", |
| were lucky to escape unscathed – the same | | | | preventing anyone getting close enough to help. |
| however cannot be said for the numerous | | | | Sussex Police said "for a five-year old he had |
| vehicles that the Shogun clipped along the way. | | | | actually driven quite well" Could the residents of |
| Some learner drivers at the age of 17 struggle to | | | | Chichester, West Sussex been witness to the |
| get to grips with the basics of driving, and women | | | | next Lewis Hamilton? |
| aren't very well known for their reversing skills, | | | | |