Viral Hit: 4-Year-Old Chinese Girl Drives Car as Father Coaches Her
- Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:28pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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An Internet video that appears to show a 4-year-old girl driving a car in China has gone viral, quickly surpassing 300,000 views on Chinese video sharing site Youku.
The little girl was recorded driving for several minutes, without incident, with only gentle guidance from her father, telling her to “Pay attention when passing other cars.”
Her parents apparently allowed her to drive along the road in Jinal, Shandong Province, China, filming her from the back seat of the car.
In the video, posted on YouTube by user wangdazhi712, the child called Jia Zheng by a man in the vehicle believed to be her father, can be seen calmly overtaking other cars.
Watch the video for yourself:
The steering wheel does seem to be a bit large for her, but the daring parents fit extensions to the brake and accelerator pedal to allow her to drive the vehicle.
At the end of her joy ride, she steers the car over to the side and gets out of the driver’s seat – and pops a pacifier back into her mouth.
The stunt, while it may be adorable, has many people alarmed. But local official Li Xiaobin told Orange.uk that there wasn’t much they could do – even if they tracked down the family
And here’s a more “raw” version of the video:
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mikee1
Posted on September 6, 2011 at 5:40amI saw a 2-year-old Asian brat use a remote control to change to a station that he wanted. Then, the little rug rat hid the remote on his parents. The dog in that family has a higher IQ than Ed Schulz. Ah, hell, just let these bastards take over the country completely. They will probably do a better job than our dummycraps and rinos.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:36pmI just saw a father doing this with his kid in a church parking lot a few days ago They waved hi. I thought about walking up liek a cop and asking if she had her registration and cookie. Driving without a cookie is a serious offense.
Report Post »LimaBean
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:47amI remember my father let us sit on his lap and control the steering wheel while we would go for a drive (do people still do that anymore?). Well, sort of. He more than likely still had control of the wheel. Think he just wanted us to have fun. My mom never objected. This was WAY back when seat belts were optional, no infant seats required and we would climb over the seats to changes places. No, he never had an accident. I’m less shocked that her parents let her drive and more amazed that at 4 years old she seemed to do pretty good.
Report Post »hi
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 11:43amShe could have been killed by the airbag if she had a minor fender bender.
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:13amKids can learn anything at an early age (1-5). What are we teaching our kids, shake your butty, video games, and sex, how to be gay, need I say more
Report Post »roughneck.seay
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:03amSo? I started driving when I was 6, my son started at 4. Young children learn very well. Not such a bad idea. Shot my first gun when I was 5…. I say good job dad!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:41amKinda reminds me of our Manchild President. Taking the wheel well before he was ready.(not that he will ever be ready).
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:24amOh big deal. It’s an automatic. Now if it was a manual, with a clutch, I’d be impressed. The girl is lucky though. I one child China, they tend to abort the girls.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 8:03amShe drives better than Ted when he was drunk.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:05amTex…LOL…Ted didn’t so much drive as he commanded the USS Oldsmobile submarine.
Report Post »SShink
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 7:20pm“they tend to abort the girls”
Report Post »Maybe that’s what they were trying to do?
NoneSoBlind
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:51amFact is folks, they show more American spirit than our Harvard-educated, nanny-state weasels. This is Bizarro world: “Commies” build power stations as needed and some fool parent has his kid drive…because they can. We moo and moo and moo while fifty percent of our population lines up at the trough or beg for jobs ’cause they have to be passed out by socially approved providers.
Report Post »God forbid you just start making stuff and sell it!!! Chinese do, stay-in-Mexico Mexicans do.American sheeple just seem to bleat at the trough “Gimmie a job, a nice sit-down, air-conditioned job.”
It’s about time we showed some spirit: apparently the American Revolution will not be televised, just get to it! Pathetic!
one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:24amCool , didn’t know the communist let people drive over there in china.. One word to the father.. Never mind the other cars, it’s the 1 billion people walking that she should watch out for . with that many people it’s a wonder there any room for roads with all the sidewalks they need. :~)
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:44amIf she‘s old enough to work in a Chinese factory then I guess she’s old enough to drive herself there.
Report Post »Scaz
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:51amGood one!
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:11amAmen.
Report Post »Eyeball
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:34amOh please. This is a fake.
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 7:30amPretty good fake if it is.. Can’t see how they could fake it though.. They even should the pappy taking the extensions off the pedals..
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:42pmAsk any kid raised on a farm or ranch how old they were when they started driving.. of course that is on their own land.. not a highway… you’d be surprised how many learned at a really young age!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 10:08amTrue Abby…I drove the tractor on my uncles farm at age 7. Pulled the hay wagon the next year baling hay. Drove into town for supplies in his IH Scout as age 11.
Report Post »nolefan2
Posted on September 5, 2011 at 2:33pmWhat a shame that Hilda Solis has put an end to this time honored farm tradition. It just continues the dumbing down of America.
Report Post »dopie joe
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:40pmI learned to drive a p/u at age 11 in the oilfields of Texas chauffeuring my father around while he checked the wells to see if they were pumping ok.Nothing wrong with that.Took drivers ed the summer I got out of the 8th grade at age 14 and got my license.Nothing wrong with that either.Got my commercial license at age 19.Nothing wrong with that. Was grandfathered into the present day CDL when the government threw that at us.I didn’t see anything wrong with that either.Now at 59 years old with 26+years and 2.5 million miles without an accident(and only one ticket for speeding 70 in a 55 that never went on my driving record)behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler I am beginning to see a lot of things that are not right.DOT,NAFTA,FMCSA,NTSB,EPA,crooked brokers,ins.companies,taxes,taxes,and more taxes,and high fuel cost.I quit,give up,let the trucks from Mexico come haul all the freight that is what the Government wants anyway.
Anybody wanna buy a truck?
Report Post »Suzee
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:16pmthink about this poor lil girl and how she must feel about govt. policies. The chinese govt. only allows one child and usually insists that girls are aborted……..they must have missed this one…….so they put her in a car hoping that will take care of it.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 9:48pm@DOPIE JOE
God love ya, bro! But if I might make a suggestion, when you sit down in yer favorite booth at the local choke and puke and see a government obstruction coming yer way, please stick out yer leg, trip ‘em, then stomp the crap out of ‘em! It’s worth it, I promise you! And keep yer truck! You’ll need it in the days to come!
I’m a Patriot! And I kill Marxist’s!
Report Post »hudent
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:29pmanybody who‘s able drive in china did you see the video of one particular intersection in china where there is no regard for life crash after crash and the passers by don’t even care it seems so usual that they don’t bother to help bodies splashed on the street.I will never travel to china
Report Post »libertytreecaretaker
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:17pmAdult chinese driving is so bad that they need to start learning at age four!
Report Post »tarkus
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 1:22amMaybe they get worse with age.
Report Post »preppymom
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:10pmWhat about the other poor souls on the road that don’t want a six year old to run into their car and kill their child. This is so irresponsible that I can’t even joke about it.
http://www.crackingthemalecode.com/
Report Post »SchenectadyScott
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 8:06pmWhat’s the big deal….she has to have transportation to do her 12 hrs a day in the factory she works at!
Report Post »SeekerEmerald
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:45pmObviously fake. You never see what she is sitting on, and she is NOT that tall. Who is working the pedals? she looks a LOT shorter in the seat when the camera shows her waiting for dad to get back in when parked. Notice how far BACK the seat is when the car is parked, and AFTER dead gets out of the back, but BEFORE he gets into the front. She would need the seat ALL the way forward, not far back.
Conveniently, we never see the ENTIRE wheel, and I suspect someone was reaching around her left to hold the wheel.
The only surprise here is that the news channel fell for it. You wanna impress me? Have the reporter in the front seat video taping, not a family member…
“Here. We made this tape, and we swear it’s real. No, you can’t see her drive for yourself, just trust us and this tape.”
Report Post »chips1
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:20pmThis puts a whole new S
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babylonvi
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:14pmNow that NAFTA has opened up the truck traffic, we should see some similarly experienced drivers up here driving big rigs, but they won’t be as cute.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:39pmMy father told me he drove by himself, a Model A Ford pickup to Burbank, CA from Eugene, OR. in the early 30′s. He was 12 years old at the time. Ahh, the good old days!
Report Post »KOCHLEFFEL
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:15pmI drove Hitler on my motorcycle from Berlin to Munich when I was 8 years old.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:24pmOkay Koch, your a funny guy. :-)
Report Post »rightwinger76
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 11:03pmWatch out for Koch, he is a brown shirt bundle of sticks.
Report Post »katy
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:38pm3rd option….Liberals.
Report Post »Secessionista
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:35pmLol! Those whacky chinese and what they do with our exported money to them!
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:35pmObviously fake,why is he behind her instead of beside her.He has some controls he is disconnecting that are running to the back seat
Report Post »WhoIsTheCoon
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:33pmThere’s intelligence for you. Sarah Palin for president style intellect.
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:39pmSpeaks to your intellect,you fell for it
Report Post »WhoIsTheCoon
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 6:46pmYep, just like you know he was controlling the car right? It wouldn’t be blocks to control the pedals since she is 5 right? to quote Bugs Bunny, “What a maroon.”.
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on September 3, 2011 at 7:45pmYour proving my point ,you liberals fell for O ,you are suckers for anything .Blocks to the pedals,how tall were these blocks?She had to be sitting on something to see above the wheel.Whats a macaroon?
Report Post »WhoIsTheCoon
Posted on September 4, 2011 at 5:39pmLiberal? Maybe in the true definition of the word. Sorry, little bobby didn’t mean to offense your idiocy. I guess the younger generation has too much for you. Sad that your senility is driving you to retardation. They have pills for that you know.
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