Two year old busted driving car on dad’s lap
A South Australian father has been fined more than $400 for allowing his child to sit unrestrained on his lap and steer a car around a carpark.
Mt Gambier police were called to a parking lot in Valley Lakes about 2pm on Sunday following reports a vehicle had been driving "erratically" over kerbs in an "uncontrolled manner".
Police said they were "surprised" to find an SUV being steered by a two-year-old child, who was sitting on the lap of a 40-year-old man sitting in the driver's seat.
"The child was unrestrained and was surprisingly not a particularly good driver," South Australia Police said in a statement.
At the time, other cars and families with young children were in the area.
"Luckily, no persons were injured as a result of this parent's behaviour," police said.
The man was issued an on-the-spot fine of $764 for failing to ensure a passenger under 16 years was wearing a seatbelt or child restraint and drive with a person on lap.
He also lost three demerit points.
Originally published as 2yo drives car sitting on dad's lap
