Nottingham Evening Post, Friday November 1st 2002 By Sean Kenny

Driving is child’s play

But there is a serious reason to get youngsters behind the wheel early.

There's a new way of teaching children the rules of the road: Get them behind the wheel at a tender age... A venture called Jumicar has been launched in Notts, which allows youngsters to drive little petrol powered cars around a specially designed course. About 40 children, aged six to 13, paid £2 to take part in the first session at Sainsbury's car park in Arnold earlier this month. There is a safety talk before the youngsters are let loose on the cars, which have a maximum speed of 10mph. They have to navigate a 250 square metre course which includes bends, traffic lights and road signs. According to Jumicar franchise holder Janet Ashworth, it is more than just fun. "The children learned about road signs and that a car can't just stop straight away. Hopefully this will help them when they're pedestrians, or on their bikes."