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KING OF THE CODE

Transport-mad boy, 6, recites the ENTIRE Highway Code from memory

A TRANSPORT-mad six-year-old boy can recite the entire Highway Code from memory.

And Nathan Henry-McGhie is even teaching his mum Peta to pass her driving test.

Nathan Henry-McGhie can recite the entire Highway Code from memory
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Nathan Henry-McGhie can recite the entire Highway Code from memoryCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Nathan Henry-McGhie is even teaching his mum Peta to pass her driving test
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Nathan Henry-McGhie is even teaching his mum Peta to pass her driving testCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

The lad began studying the 152-page road-users guide just six months ago when he found it lying around his home.

Now Nathan can recognise every road and traffic sign, knows the names of each bit of legislation and can recount each section word for word.

Construction management student Peta, 30, said: “He became obsessed with the book.

“I have my driving theory in December so he tests me on sections. The thing is that he entirely taught himself to read it.”

His memory of the driving bible has become so refined he has even instructed a taxi driver on the rules of the road.

Nathan, who was diagnosed with autism in February last year, has a photographic memory and an interest in transport.

He can also name all the stops on the London Underground.

Peta, from Welling in the capital’s South East, added: “His memory is just so impressive. I’m super proud of him.

“When he was two, he could count from one to 100 — he could be the next Albert Einstein.”

Nathan can recognise every road and traffic sign, knows the names of each bit of legislation and can recount each section word for word
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Nathan can recognise every road and traffic sign, knows the names of each bit of legislation and can recount each section word for wordCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Nathan with proud mum Peta
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Nathan with proud mum PetaCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
The lad's memory of the driving bible has become so refined he has even instructed a taxi driver on the rules of the road
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The lad's memory of the driving bible has become so refined he has even instructed a taxi driver on the rules of the roadCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
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