Andrew Robison, 17, was driving his 2004 Dodge Viper northbound a 17 yr old driver. crazy if you ask me. all car's can be used to cause an accdent and kill people no matter if it's a viper or a volvo. you can die behind the wheel. there are a lot of details missing to come to a conclusion. but yea giving a 17 yr old a viper is a difficult thing to swallow. he may have had driver training of some kind. eek a class of 29 sr's thats crazy talk. they're still looking into see if speed was a factor.
So, Your saying that since you were LUCKY and nothing bad happened to you that it is OKAY for people to do this.?? uzzled: ou: I don't mean to be rude, but that may be the least intelligent statement I have ever read on this Board. :shock:
I said: kids will be kids.. = young people tend to drive what ever car they get hold of to the limit. My friend's dad's car was fast, and we were lucky nothing happned to us. But that's usually how kids are with cars, right? Or boys atleast? ???
As I said, I did not mean to be rude, but, your statement seemed to almost endorse this type of behavior. I agree, young people are basically stupid. I know I did alot of stupid stuff. ou: Kids always have, and probably always will, push/test the limits. That is why it is so important for them to have definative boundaries, and even more important for them to know that there are immediate and certain consequences for exceeding those boundaries.
When I was a senior in High school (1980), the quarterback-captain of the football team-Prom King had a 70-ish baracuda his father had built for him. He killed himself and severly injured the prom queen/head cheerleader in a crash on rainy roads one night. Cops said he was doing in excess of 90mph on a 40mph curvy road. Personally, I thought he was a major A-hole but he didn't deserve to die and the girl surely didn't deserve to be disfigured for life ....Yeah - guns and cars dont kill, but give a person (especially a young inexperienced one) the chance to make a big mistake and they probably will. Give a kid a gun, and sooner or later he's gonna try firing it. Give him a car capable of excessive speeds and overconfidence and they will make a serious mistake.
I promised my son my car when he graduates from College. Right now, it's about a low 15 second car. He will NOT drive it as his first car. Maybe a minivan with only two seatbelts in it to start with. Yeah, a Plymouth Voyager with the 2.5L in it...that's the ticket. By the time I turn my car over to him, it'll be in the 13's...maybe I'll let him drive it to the prom or something... Nathan 72 Buick Riviera 72 Buick Riviera
[sarcasm]Ah, I see... if a teen does not have a sports car, they will not accidentally/purposely turn off the lights at night. They will not exceed the speed limit if it takes a few extra seconds to get there. They will not crash. As a teen we pushed 90 in my friends Comet - its a good thing it was a 6-cylinder.[/sarcasm] I agree that an inexperienced driver should not be over-powered, however, I still see blaming of the parents - and that shouldn't neccessarily be the case. He could have easily done the same thing in an Escort- many have - who would we blame then?
You can kill yourself in any car, at any age. Find me one of these stories about a kid who worked to pay for thier own 198x POS and went out and rolled it. There are fewer people who earn a car an then risk it at speed. It's about respect for the 3000+ lbs you're responsible for. Safety goes out the window the moment your cup of coffee, morning workload, or in this case showing off becomes more important. This can happen to anyone, stay sharp on the roads folks.
Kids and cars Here's the basis for this problem - Young people don't understand mortality. They can pretend that they have an infinite number of days left and that nothing can touch them. There's very little to restrain them from doing crazy stuff. This is where Jackass, Wild Boys, Viva La Bam, and other idiot TV shows come from. Eventually, if they live long enough, they mature enough to have some understanding about how precious life is and develop a healthy respect for the consequences of risky behaviour. In the meantime, they need parents to look out for them. Giving a 17 year old a Viper is like letting a two year old play on the edge of a cliff. I have to hold parents responsible for the results of these kinds of choices.
ditto My first car was a '80 chevette. I liked it. My neighbor was going to sell me his 68 442 for $1500 ( he liked me and the car was beautiful ,garage kept and he was in his 60's). My mother asked my uncle what he thought. He said " Nope he'll kill himself". That was that. No 442 for me. When someone bought it , they loaded it on a flat bed went down the street turned and the car slid right off onto the roof. That really upset me even at age 15 I knew what a classic was.
