2005-04-07, 08:45 AM
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The Doink
Real Name: Scott
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 20,335
Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata
Class: PDX/TT-6
The way out is through
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Originally Posted by sperry
Now then, if I had a kid that *was* into cars, I'd do everything I could to help them persue that interest. I'd have no problem helping them to buy and mod their car. I'd support any racing series they're interested in... even if it's drifting or drag racing  . But I'd make it very clear... if you get caught screwing around on the street... it's all over. No car, no racing, no nothing. Your ass is bus bait. |
That's EXACTLY how I plan to handle kids when they're learning to drive. It's understandable for young people to simply not believe there's actual danger in driving too carelessly or too fast. But giving them a hard, concrete case of what will happen to them, immediately, if they screw up goes a lot farther towards regulating behavior. |
this will not work, sorry it just wont...................case in point is this thread!!!! Kids are not scared of what might happen to them, they are teenagers and think they can not be hurt. Thier really not going to be scared if you want them to be competitive on the track, not to mention as a parent it is real hard to lay down the law and stick with it. Don't you still want to play at the track, well your kids will work there way back also, then what rinse and repeat? |
I never said that I expected my kids to be scared of driving as a means to keep them safe. However, if s/he has the experience to know how easily a car can get out of shape, and has a legal/safe outlet for driving fast, plus the additional zero tollerance threat of losing their driving privlages, I would hope they'd think long and hard before risking all that to screw around on the street.
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