MVA Attention Teen Drivers:
- Thread starter BuddyLee
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thakidistight
Wanker
Neither did I, but it happens alot. Get a few kid in the car, they are sayin "yeah you can pass this guy, go faster!". Then they either lose control because they are INEXPERIENCED, or get into a head on collision. Its a whole showing off type of thing (probably more prevalent with males than females). But the point is that kids need to learn to drive properly before they have all their friends in the car distracting them or making them take unecessary risks.Bustem' Down said:
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janey83
Twenty Something
ylexot said:Good idea! Then you can talk on the cell phone while speeding with your friends after midnight and not wearing your seatbelt with a complete lack of driving experience
well no, I meant that when you wait, you're more mature about the responsibility of driving and you realize that driving is a privilege and not a right.
janey83
Twenty Something
BuddyLee said:
My parents or my brother picked me up when I had cross country & track practice, my mom would pick me up from practice at St. Mary's College, she would drive me from practice to work when I worked at the public library, someone was always there to drop me off at work wherever I worked when I was home from college -- my dad even drove me to NAVAIR for a month when I was a temp there, bottomline was that since I couldn't drive, they would be there whenever I needed a ride. And when I was in college, I had so many friends that lived in Southern MD, it wasn't a problem finding a way home.
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
I got my license at 16 and I was very responsible and considered it a privilege. My parents didn't buy me a car though. It all has to do with maturity...some kids are more mature at 16 than their peers, and some kids are very immature at 16 and have no business driving. Usually those kids have no business driving at 20 either. :shrug:janey83 said:
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
I hate to be the one to do it, but here goes: Janey, who paid for your car, insurance, and gas? Accept my apologies in advance if you had a job and were a self-sufficient driver. My parents didn't buy me a car, they let me use my mom's old car until I purchased my own at 17. I was on their insurance policy, but paid my share of the insurance, and bought my own gas. How much money did you really save? Not that I'm implying you don't deserve it, I'm sure you were/are very responsible and have the grades and actions to justify it...but some people don't have that luxury, and they aren't less mature for it. I guess what I'm saying is that for some, driving at 16 isn't a non-issue, like it was in your case. For most kids, if you want to get to work, you need to be able to get there, and that usually means driving yourself. Me not having my license at 16 wasn't really an option, my mom had 2 younger kids that relied on her to cart them around, and I was old enough to cart myself around.janey83 said:
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willie
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Originally Posted by Bustem' Down
When I was in school, we packed our friends in all the time and never had accidents. I just don't understand that one.
On a serious note, the young female driver used to be a safe considerate driver and recognized as such by insurance companies. Now she is (IMHO) more reckless and aggressive (not to be confused with assertive) than young male drivers. This phenomenon increases the number of immature drivers on the road that are easily egged on by their peers to do something stupid.
Originally Posted by Bustem' Down
When I was in school, we packed our friends in all the time and never had accidents. I just don't understand that one.
Kids were the same show-offs to their friends back then as they are now but it was a totally different ballgame. When you were a kid there was no traffic, cars were slower and Waldorf only had one traffic light.elaine said:
On a serious note, the young female driver used to be a safe considerate driver and recognized as such by insurance companies. Now she is (IMHO) more reckless and aggressive (not to be confused with assertive) than young male drivers. This phenomenon increases the number of immature drivers on the road that are easily egged on by their peers to do something stupid.
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
Alright, somebody sent me karma asking me to tell you that they didn't appreciate the way you flipped your hair when you walked by them at Asahi yesterday. They felt that it was rude, and degrading, and they almost cried. :sad:K_Jo said:Spill it, here and now.Beeeeeeeee-yooooootch!
Nah, somebody axed me to axe Mike to change his siggy. 
Don't know why they didn't send it to you...you are his "lady in waiting". :shrug:
I think he got some red for that.Nickel said:Alright, somebody sent me karma asking me to tell you that they didn't appreciate the way you flipped your hair when you walked by them at Asahi yesterday. They felt that it was rude, and degrading, and they almost cried. :sad:
As for the hair flip, I was pissed at him for so pompously genuflecting in front of me at Monterey last week, so I simply and briefly dipped my ponytail into his saki in retaliation. :shrug:
