Grandma: 13-year-old driver killed in crash learned to drive on...

The grandmother of the 13-year-old driver killed in a weekend car crash near De Soto says he learned to drive on farms.

[Tchotchke]

I learned how to drive at an early age... but knowing how to drive and having experience are two different things. I also would have been scared to drive a car on REAL roads at age 13... I knew the brake, the gas pedal, I knew how to shift (I learned on a manual transmission) and push in the clutch.

However, just because I knew how the car runs, doesn't mean I am fit to drive on the road. That is what driver's training is supposed to have you do. Heck, even after I got my license I was still a little nervous on busy roads and highways. It just takes practice and experience. Something this kid didn't have.

And better parenting. heh!

[Maplewood]

Lobster
You must be a scaried cat
Some kids have taken their parent cars
This could be a case of where a deer jumped in front of the car and the poor kid just lost control
This is just a very sad accident.
Most farm kids drive tractors larger then a car
My Thoughts goes out to the family