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1 idiot tows his son behind his 4X4 next to another idiot driving his Ferrari in the snow

A father who towed his six-year-old son on a sledge behind his 4x4 pickup truck on a busy main road to give him a 'once-in-a-lifetime experience' is facing prison.
Simon Lewington, 40, was photographed by a shocked passerby pulling his son 500 yards during rush hour traffic after a heavy snow fall.
Stunned police gave chase after he drove past a police station and slalomed around several cars with his son coming inches away from oncoming traffic.

So what's the problem?

Signed,
Anybody who spent their childhood in Alaska

Queso wrote:So what's the problem?

Signed,
Anybody who spent their childhood in Alaska

On a busy road??

Back roads are fine

We did this about ten years ago in our neighborhood - little to no traffic. It was fun as crap - we even had teens driving while we adults were on the sled. Sure enough, some panty-waste called the cops. When he got out there, he said we couldn't do that, but he was leaving the area and we should have fun. As he was driving off - he wished he could be next on the sled....

As far as this case - dummy for doing it in traffic - but jail time is ridiculous.

On a busy road??

Back roads are fine

Frozen lakes are even better.

State highway-no-no.

Queso wrote:So what's the problem?

Signed,
Anybody who spent their childhood in Alaska

Well, almost Cheeseman . . . .

Doing this on a road that appears to be akin to Minnesota Blvd, Dimond Blvd or Tudor Road is - well - STUPID.

I don't think anyone would have blinked an eye if it weren't for that.

Felony Child Endangerment anyone?




And for the record . . . I have been the Towee . . .

It's an Alaska thing I guess.

ANCFlyer wrote:

Queso wrote:So what's the problem?

Signed,
Anybody who spent their childhood in Alaska

Well, almost Cheeseman . . . .

Doing this on a road that appears to be akin to Minnesota Blvd, Dimond Blvd or Tudor Road is - well - STUPID.

How about Island Lake Road? That's where I've done it.

Queso wrote:

ANCFlyer wrote:

Queso wrote:So what's the problem?

Signed,
Anybody who spent their childhood in Alaska

Well, almost Cheeseman . . . .

Doing this on a road that appears to be akin to Minnesota Blvd, Dimond Blvd or Tudor Road is - well - STUPID.

How about Island Lake Road? That's where I've done it.

The Old Davis Highway . . . . back when there was no 4 lane Glenn Highway . . . . through what is now the Western Edge of Ft. Rich. Straight, flat and no one in sight.

Also, along the Dyea Road in Skagway.

We're talking the 1960s here . . .

I've pulled my brother on a metal saucer behind a snowmobile on 6th Avenue in Baldwin, WI while doing 35 mph back in 1973. It was an open farm field at the time, but still....

I just gave the kid a thrill ride. Stayed in the neighborhood and kept it under 15 mph

Airfoilsguy wrote:I just gave the kid a thrill ride. Stayed in the neighborhood and kept it under 15 mph

That things probably idles at 15 . . .

ANCFlyer wrote:

Airfoilsguy wrote:I just gave the kid a thrill ride. Stayed in the neighborhood and kept it under 15 mph

That things probably idles at 15 . . .

Had to ride the breaks

No helmet. That sucks.

Queso wrote:No helmet. That sucks.

10 mph on the neighborhood streets for 5 minutes.

Also missing are

Glasses
jeans
jacket
gloves
boots

Airfoilsguy wrote:

Queso wrote:No helmet. That sucks.

10 mph on the neighborhood streets for 5 minutes.

Also missing are

Glasses
jeans
jacket
gloves
boots

Yeah, that too. Shame on you! How did any of us survive our childhood without any of that while playing on the monkey bars?

Airfoilsguy wrote:

Queso wrote:No helmet. That sucks.

10 mph on the neighborhood streets for 5 minutes.

Also missing are

Glasses
jeans
jacket
gloves
boots

Hair?

Jail time for not ensuring the safety of his child seems a little counter-productive IMHO.

Alaska thing? hell.. We did that in Ohio

But only on back roads when no other cars were around.

I partook in that in Montana as well.