"People" magazine
BRITNEY'S FREE WHEELIN'
With her social calendar limited to visits with the kids, workouts and low·key dinners, Britney Spears, 26, has been indulging in some vehicular rebellion. On April 8 the pop star drove aimlessly for 300 miles; on other days she's driven her favorite hour·and·a·half loop from Beverly Hills to her old Malibu stomping grounds. All was well until the night of April 12, when she collided into a car after failing "to observe the vehicle directly ahead of her come to a complete stop" per a police report. Thankfully no one was harmed and little damage was done. "These minor fender benders happen a hundred times a day on the streets of L.A," a source says. "She acted responsibly, made sure her information was exchanged and dealt with it appropriately,"