Yesterday I was in my house and heard this horrible scream so I looked out the window and saw my neighbor chasing her car that was going BACKWARDS. So I put Nathan's shoes on and hurried down the street as fast as I could because I had no idea what was going on.
This is what happened. My neighbor has an old car and had turned it on to defrost the windows. Her three year old put the car in reverse and locked the driver's door. The car went backwards across the street and hit a garbage can. At this point the five year old, grabbed the steering wheel and tried to put it back in gear but he ended up turning the steering wheel. So then the car hit a mail box and came back across the street. She finally got in through the back door and jumped over the seat to stop by car before it hit the house. If the five year would have not turned the steering wheel, the car would have hit a car but since he turned it the only damage was to the mailbox.
So my warning.....Never leave your car on while you are not in it and your kids are. I am thankful that newer cars have safety features so this can't happen as easy.
Easter
3 weeks ago
2 comments:
I have always defrosted the car while the kids and I stay in the nice warm house. Though I have forgot something and had to run in before. When I got back out Kira was sitting in the driver seat playing with things. Scared me silly.
My mother once left three small kids (me, Charlotte and Nancy) in the station wagon at what is now the Heritage Halls Creamry. It used to be Carson's Market. Mr. Carson lived in our neighborhood. I don't know if she just didn't put it in park, or if one of us pulled it out of park. I don't remember that we did anything, though I may have blocked that from my mind! We went down the south slope of the parking lot and though what is now the law school parking lot before some man jumped in our car and put it into park. Very scary!
It's probably not a bad idea to teach kids over the age of five how to push the brake to stop a moving car! What if a Mom or Dad passed out or had a heart-attack while driving with young children?
Virginia
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