On Jun 1, 2010, at 2:40 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 01/06/2010, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> Don't you believe it. My sprog does the same and, with _no >> instruction from me whatsoever_ she reached over, turned on the >> CD/Radio, switched from radio to CD and put on her favourite. This >> week she asked me what one of the stalks on the steering column did, >> pointing out that the other one (indicators) helped me go around >> corners. > > Oh, he's got all that sussed too, I'm very forthcoming if he asks > about anything else. But the interlocks are such that the brake pedal > needs to be fully depressed and the ignition on for the stick to be > able to be taken out of park, it won't even release the key until the > transmission is set to park. It's a big car, he's still tiny and I > have long legs, so without an accomplice it would be a feat of > engineering for him to be able to actually get the car out of park > (assuming the car was idling). I think that I have quite a few years > to go before I need to be too concerned and in any case he has to be > big enough to wrestle my keys off me first :-)
I have a couple of friends that when they were something like 3 & 5 (it was before I knew them, I didn't meet the older brother until we were 7) took the family car out for a drive, with one standing on the seat and steering while the other worked the pedals. > >> She will be fully capable of the mechanics of driving in another two >> years. I don't know whether to be proud or terrified. > > ;-) > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
