Maybe it’s a generational thing. About 10 yrs ago I recall my dad taking my nephew, 4yo at the time, for a ride in the car (the child loves cars). Dad put him between he and the steering wheel to let him “drive.” When they returned my sister-in-law saw this seating arrangement and let in to my dad in a big way. Dad had a deer in the headlights look. He just didn’t see a problem. Now dad is 80 and I have no doubt he still sees nothing wrong with it. The old, I’m a good driver nothing will happen syndrome. Oh, I left out one key factor in the insanity I describe above – it was in NYC.
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