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It might have been a few years before you could drive, but every kid dreamed of being behind the wheel of his own roadster. Remote control cars gave kids the power to make a vehicle obey their every command, long before the DMV allowed them to drive an actual car.

 

In the ‘60’s and ‘70’s, Remco’s Wheelies were battery operated stunt cars with antennas and motors, connected to the remote control by a cord. The driver moved the joystick on the control pad, making the car pop wheelies, spin around in circles, and go in reverse. The only caveat was you had to be within cord’s length of the car.

 

With the advent of wireless technology, cords were done away with, and now a driver could manipulate his car from as little as a few feet away, to as much as the next room or across the street. Now you could drive your car down the street, chasing dogs and neighbors, while you hid behind a shrub. Cars could still do all the same tricks, but now they were faster. Today, remote control cars reach speeds of over eighty-five miles per hour – a good clip by anyone’s standards. There are races and tournaments for remote control cars, as well as resources to explain how to pimp your ride into a true road demon.

 

And for really little kids, enlarged remote controls, like on the durable plastic Sesame Street Cars with bump-‘n-go action, start the driving mania extra early. These simple remotes teach kids how to use their driving hands, along with teaching the basics of wireless electrical engineering. Apparently, you can never start too early to learn how to be good driver.