Actually both boys have been steering real cars since they were 2 years old.
Behind the dealership we had 8 acres of relitavely smooth grass, an open area (with few trees to run into).
They learned to operate a clutch in the snow , New Years Day when they were about 10 +9 , on a narrow rocky goat path beside a seldom used railroad, watched, no doubt, by bear and deer.
They now, with my nervous hand on the EMERGENCY brake, drive the 1.5 mile winding road, home, with the skill, and confidance of a 16 year old.
If nothing else, they are driving in one of the safest cars ever built. Tom