It never occurred to me to take them somewhere without people..I just threw mine into traffic but they have been driving well before they got their license. At 5 they were in a lawnmower, we had to put a brick in the seat because they weren't heavy enough to keep the blades going and around 8 driving a tractor. Oldest learned to drive a standard around 10-11. Then we moved here. Also dirt bikes and atvs as soon as their wrists were strong enough, around 4.
@BooBear:  Yeah, country people tend to learn much younger. If not on tractors, then old trucks. A good friend had a beat-up old pickup in a pasture. I actually learned a lot about driving in that thing. I could make excellent donuts and I learned how to induce and then control a slide.Â
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