A couple of weeks ago a 10 year old was driving a car. His dad had him drive his mother's car home from the hospital while he (the dad) followed behind in his vehicle. Fortunately, this was through East Grand Rapids and there was very little traffic. The EGR officer noticed him because he didn't have headlights on. He tried to get him to stop, the kid side-swiped him before halting. The father was fined.
The 4 year old was in Sand Lake which is about 35 miles NE of Grand Rapids. And it is true.