Flashermac Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 The father of the infamous baby driver was fined THB2,000 by Surat Thani police yesterday after videos of his 9-year-old driving to school went viral to wide condemnation and admitted she’s been driving for two years. Yongyuth Kangkaprathum, 38, apologized to society in a Thairath interview, claiming he didn't know better, and he wouldn't let the third grader drive anymore. When asked if he thinks it's wrong to let a 9-year-old drive, he said never gave it any thought. "It's wrong, but I forgot to think about it," Yongyuth said. "I let her drive since she was 7. Now she's 9. My daughter likes everything about cars, and she asked to drive my car." Yongyuth said his little girl usually drives to school, and she’s even driven long distances before. "Usually she drives from home to school, about an eight-kilometer route. The longest she's driven is from Surat Thani to Phuket for a family vacation. There was no accident." Worse, the girl has been allowed to drive without supervision before. "I've let her drive alone, but I always drive after her. We have four cars." Yongyuth then sought to deflect blame and begged the internet to stop condemning him. "I admit I'm wrong. I didn't know better, but you should not use harsh words to condemn my family," he said. "My daughter is very upset. She said she hasn't hit anyone or had any accident. She asked me what she did wrong. I tried to sooth her and said it's about the laws." http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/12/04/baby-drivers-been-driving-all-over-2-years-dad-says-he-forgot-think http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/12/03/wtf-third-grader-shows-her-skills-behind-wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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khunsanuk Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hi, "I didn't know better" Bullshit! Any person with half a brain will be able to figure out that letting a 9-year-old - who can barely see over the steering wheel - drive a car is moronic and dangerous. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 The kid has a lot more sense than her father. Probably drives better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 This was on the Thai TV News yesterday. Amazing Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 What about OAP drivers - a guy ran into the side of me afew yrs ago,looked about 98 ,didn't know what day of the week it was.Felt sorry for the old chap,but def. Should not have been behind the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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