Parents have long fought a losing battle to stop their kids from playing video games for too long, but sometimes the carrot is more effective than the stick.
It appears a set of parents in the UK subscribed to that thinking, having allowed their 11-year-old boy to drive their car—a way of stopping him from playing GTA all day, apparently.
Police in the Lancaster town of Blackpool stropped a red Vauxhall Astra in a car park in the town center, discovering the minor behind the wheel.
The driver of this car was 11 years old... (yes, eleven!)
A family member was fed up with the child playing Grand Theft Auto all day on the Playstation, so brought him out to practice driving on a car park Blackpool...
A recent survey showed that while 86 percent of parents say their kids play games an excessive amount, three-quarters believe gaming has a positive impact on their children.
There are some exceptions where a driver can be 16, and those under 17 can learn to drive with qualified instructors on private land. »