Sat Oct 9, 4:52 AM ET U.S. National - AP

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - An 11-year-old boy who told authorities he was upset about being bullied at school took off in the family car on an odyssey that ended more than 200 miles away on the other side of the state.

Wearing shorts and a T-shirt, the boy left his suburban Kansas City home early Tuesday , making his way onto Interstate 35 and driving 92 miles to Bethany, a northwest Missouri community in an area where he used to hunt with his father.

He stopped there at a convenience store for some chips and a soft drink, then drove off aimlessly, following several other highways before ending up 135 miles away in Callao in northeast Missouri's Macon County.

Sgt. Michael Johnston of the Macon County Sheriff's Department said he got a call about 10:30 a.m. from the Callao postmaster, who reported that a boy was locked out of his car and wanted to talk.

"He just wanted some help," Johnston said. "He was a very polite guy. He spoke highly of his parents. He spoke highly of his school. But he knew he was in trouble."

The boy told Johnson he left home about 5:10 a.m. and had driven at speeds up to 85 mph.

"He was darn lucky," Johnston said.

The boy reported some problems during the trip, saying the 1995 Chevrolet ran out of gasoline at one point, but that he continued on his way after some construction workers helped him out.

After locking himself out of the car when he stopped to use a restroom in Callao, he went to the post office and asked for help.

Johnston said the boy told him his only driving experience was operating a tractor a few times and backing the car out of the driveway.

The relieved parents, who had filed a missing person report in Independence noting that their car and keys were also gone, picked their son up at mid-afternoon Tuesday. He was back in school the next day.

Officials said they had not seen any indications of bullying at the boy's school.

"But we're taking the concern very seriously," Associate Superintendent Patty Schumacher said. "We don't want a student to ever feel pushed into a corner or want to just take off."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...oy_s_road_trip

 

wow. Kids these days . But seriously that child is VERY lucky he is not hurt and still living.

 

all i can say is thats interesting....

 

Where's the Honda in the story?

 

I agree with biker. This should have been posted in Car & Bike Talk since it has nothing to do with Honda/Acura.

 

cry me a river... who cares where it is, not a big deal.

 

i just got done reading that ten min ago on msnbc. that is really crazy, they say he did 85 at some points....wtf...that kid is real lucky. got some set of balls tho..getting right on the highway

 

Maybe it's too much for you to fathom, but there are different forums for a reason.

 

Must have been a pretty big 11 year old to be able to reach the pedals.
And what idiot helps out an 11 year old kid with refilling a car with gas.

 

Maybe he passed may Hondas on the highway going 85+ mph?

 

Yes, and there are moderators to move threads if they need moving..not people to complain about it in posts. I guess it's just becuase its to much for me to fathom.

 

I've been here for quite a while, and found this forum place to be just fine. Don't like it? Move it yourself.

 

The parents let the 11 year old back out of the driveway??



Heh...I don't even know what threads are in what forums anymore cause I just hit the new posts link every time I visit...

 

Me too.

As if we could edit our posts anyway...

 

Precisly because you've been here quite a while, you should have known better than to post this in "Acura TSX Talk" when it has absolutely nothing to do with that. Being that the moderators moved this thread, it's obvious they agree.

 

I guess some people are just too lazy to think before posting a thread thus requiring the moderators to do more work. It's not like they are getting paid so I don't think people should take their work for granted. Maybe you don't understand because you are spoiled and just expect someone to "clean up" after you.

 

I actually looked up a couple places to put it, but felt the original one was best. It had the most people in it, and I wanted immediate attention.

I feel that as long as the content is appropriate to the web site (car talk), most places will work fine. But if the moderators want to be picky, that's their prerogative. I'm not going to search for 5 mins to figure out where to put a thread. There are too many options. We don't need half of them.

 

You said it yourself, it had nothing to do with Acura or Honda so why put it in "Acura TSX Talk"? I find it hard to believe it would take you more than 30 seconds to figure out it should have gone in "Car & Bike Talk". I'm not sure why you felt the thread needed immediate attention; that excuse sounds rather .

 

Okay enough bitching about where posts go...

Anyway, does anybody else see a sunday night made for TV movie here?

 

I consider this issue over. I ain't spending 30 secs to look up a forum.

 

Sorry to bring the issue up again, but im glad your not bitter about my age. How old are you? Very mature to go after something like that...but what do I know? Im just 18...and that's all you can come up with.

Rmatic who loves the benefits of getting "cleaned up" after..especially when he runs out of toilet paper.

 

Oh, and by the way, thanks for the negative rep points, on account that I did post the thread, didnt I?

RMATIC who is glad he is more mature then you, and dosent let a number interfere with his judgement of people.

 

I never brought up age -- you did. It sounds like you are the one that has an issue with it.

Wow, you try to act as if you're mature then you leave a comment like this (in my rep): "I would be nice..but how bout this, go fuck yourself.- Rmatic"

 

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Stop the violence.

 

This thread has outlived its usefulness.

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cant we all just get along?

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No need to start a war guys, I'm sure guys are both old enough to not gripe and take anything personally over the internet. Nothing but love in the TSX community

 

At this point, I agree.

 

So, why am i spoiled?Because im 18, dont judge me, you dont know. And dude, go fuck yourself.

 

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triple padlock therapy always works

 

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guys...please stop..


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Holy San Francisco, Batman!

 

FL Keys?

 

Say "Goodnight", Gracie.