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Re: 2008 BMW Crash
Very very sad.
An acquaintence of mine has a Boxster. He mentioned letting his "responsible, honor roll" 18 yo kid drive it on his own. I went into overdrive trying to tell him that is a big mistake no matter how responsible he _THINKS_ his kid is.
Compared it to giving a kid a kilo of cocaine and a loaded gun and leaving him alone in the house for the weekend if he promises not to do anything stupid.
I think I got thru to him and ruined the kid's fun.
An acquaintence of mine has a Boxster. He mentioned letting his "responsible, honor roll" 18 yo kid drive it on his own. I went into overdrive trying to tell him that is a big mistake no matter how responsible he _THINKS_ his kid is.
Compared it to giving a kid a kilo of cocaine and a loaded gun and leaving him alone in the house for the weekend if he promises not to do anything stupid.
I think I got thru to him and ruined the kid's fun.
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MMD said:
Very very sad.
An acquaintence of mine has a Boxster. He mentioned letting his "responsible, honor roll" 18 yo kid drive it on his own. I went into overdrive trying to tell him that is a big mistake no matter how responsible he _THINKS_ his kid is.
Compared it to giving a kid a kilo of cocaine and a loaded gun and leaving him alone in the house for the weekend if he promises not to do anything stupid.
I think I got thru to him and ruined the kid's fun.
Well you can't necessarily jump to conclusions like that, not all teenagers would automatically do something stupid or out of their abilities just because they're young.
I've put about 1,000 miles on my dads Cayman since october, and I've yet to be in a situation where I've even been near worried. I'm not the type to just try to whip myself around corners, thinking that the car can deal with it.
I convinced my aunt to get a 911 cabriolet in october also, and three days after she bought it she trusted me with it for over an hour, and not only that but I was driving around with her 10 year old son.
Like I said, we're not all irresponsible idiots even though I will agree their are a LOT of dumb ones out there.
I'm 18 by the way.
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Like I said, we're not all irresponsible idiots even though I will agree their are a LOT of dumb ones out there.
I'm 18 by the way.
When you become a parent you become smart enough to realize you can't predict even your own kids!
We all think we have a realistic view of our kids but, if I gave my "very responsible" kid the powerful fast sports car and he kills himself and a friend how will I feel the rest of my life?
Just not worth it.
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AndyM said:
Like I said, we're not all irresponsible idiots even though I will agree their are a LOT of dumb ones out there.
I'm 18 by the way.
When you become a parent you become smart enough to realize you can't predict even your own kids!
We all think we have a realistic view of our kids but, if I gave my "very responsible" kid the powerful fast sports car and he kills himself and a friend how will I feel the rest of my life?
Just not worth it.
Doesn't even have to be an irresponsible kid. One spirited press of the gas pedal, even when taken in good judgement, could result in a crash, if one lacks the skill.
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AndyM said:
Like I said, we're not all irresponsible idiots even though I will agree their are a LOT of dumb ones out there.
I'm 18 by the way.
When you become a parent you become smart enough to realize you can't predict even your own kids!
We all think we have a realistic view of our kids but, if I gave my "very responsible" kid the powerful fast sports car and he kills himself and a friend how will I feel the rest of my life?
Just not worth it.
I do understand what you're saying but it's not like all kids aren't able to have self control. In all the times I've been able to drive the Cayman, I've never even brought it above 90 MPH. That speed was on the highway, and it was because I was trying to keep up with a car cruise with a Lamborghini Diablo, a Ferrari 360 Spider, Challenge, and Coupe, 355 Spider, and a BMW M Coupe.
(I consider that a good reason!!
)But what I'm just saying is not all teens a reckless idiots on the road, if the parents show the kids how dangerous it is too drive stupidly as my parents did, (TIP FOR PARENTS: Anytime their's a fatal accident with a teen, cut out/print out article and leave it on the kitchen floor in the morning. Sends a good message) then odds are the kids will be much more responsible with the way they drive.
Jan 27, 2008 10:38:18 PM
- Porsche_lover
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AndyM said:
(TIP FOR PARENTS: Anytime their's a fatal accident with a teen, cut out/print out article and leave it on the kitchen floor in the morning. Sends a good message) then odds are the kids will be much more responsible with the way they drive.
I got the same treatment
and when I have children of my own, I will apply the same method. 
NB: I'm 24 now, and haven't had an accident or a ticket (hopefully that are no "famous last words"), but I intend to keep it that way...
Jan 27, 2008 11:02:25 PM
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don't give kids fast cars if you love them. period.
I agree 100%, I don't care how well they drive, experience behind the wheel comes with the time that you spend driving cars and an 18 year with all the potential still needs more experience. Yes indeed there are adults that are drive like idiots too, but I see teenage kids squeezing their cars in and out of traffic without any regards to others, on wet or dry surface and at any speed. They don't think twice that other drivers might not see them, or cars don't brake and handle well on wet surfaces....etc. etc.
There are gr8 kids out there too that are responsible drivers but bottom line putting a loaded gun in kids hands is playing plain russian rulet.
Jan 29, 2008 5:58:52 PM
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It's hormonal chemistry. Science has not studied it enough. Give the most exemplary kid, with hormones raging, just the right stimulus (a fast hot car) and he just _might_ start doing the most incredibly stupid things. It's unpredictable.
MMD, can't agree more. I have a 18 years old and know exactly what you mean.
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