17 yr old's corvette was ripped in half doing 80mph. hit a semi head on.

[beastboy]

when you buy your child a car whether you know it or not you are sending your kids a message. you don't buy a 17 yr old kid a high powered sports car. yes he could speed and die in a yugo but buying a yugo is a lot more discouraging. also someone especially a 17 yr around his high school buddies are going to be less apt to show off in front of his friends in a less powered car.

that is the same thing as telling him, "hey little jonny, here is a corvette, not drive carefully and don't speed." ............yea right.

buying him that kind of car is telling him subconciously that speeding and going fast is ok whether that was their intention or not. when you buy a child a sports car you are telling him speeding is ok and cool.

his parents could have said don't speed until they were blue in the face but thats like telling a drunk guy at a titty bar, here is a paid for hooker but don't get a blow job

It comes down to the responsibility of the child......at a certain point parents do not have control.

IMO...a Yugo is alot more dangerous than a Vette.

 

[timrock]

My goal is to give them a car that CAN NOT go 80MPH, but I hear what you are saying.

right. you are trying to discourage speeding

 

[beastboy]

right. you are trying to discourage speeding

You have discourage stupidity, first.

 

[CipherLock]

You have discourage stupidity, first.

I can't fight genetics, and yes.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

timrock = big brother.

 

[the nature boy]

stupid kid. Too bad Mr. T wasn't there before the kid left his house that day. His words of wisdom would have saved his life.

 

[gotmilk]

That was an old vette....looks like a late model C-4.

Wonder if it was his or his parents

 

[timrock]

It comes down to the responsibility of the child......at a certain point parents do not have control.

do you remember the columbine shootings? the parents new about the guns and have found bomb making material.

the guns i don't have a problem with...BUT they should use them at the parents discretion. not when they please. and is is said the parents found small bombs and bomb making books and material.

this is the same basic senario. the parents here should have noticed that there was a problem and woke up to the dangers.

your right parents don't have total control but you don't encourage speeding. or making bombs for that matter.


i guess i was raised to fear my father. and it all comes down to how you raise your children and how much control they(theparents) have or don't have.


i'm going to bed. good night homies.

 

[from zero]

Don't blame the kids parents. He's the fuckup trying to show off by speeding his Vette. He and ONLY he is responsible for his dimwittedness.

 

[beastboy]

do you remember the columbine shootings? the parents new about the guns and have found bomb making material.

the guns i don't have a problem with...BUT they should use them at the parents discretion. not when they please. and is is said the parents found small bombs and bomb making books and material.

this is the same basic senario. the parents here should have noticed that there was a problem and woke up to the dangers.

your right parents don't have total control but you don't encourage speeding. or making bombs for that matter.


i guess i was raised to fear my father. and it all comes down to how you raise your children and how much control they(theparents) have or don't have.


i'm going to bed. good night homies.

PLease tell me you are not trying top compare the kids and their parents of Columbine to that of a 17 year old doing 80MPH on the expressway. THe kid was doing 10mph over the limit...not even considered reckless driving.

Are you trying to tell me you never went ovet the speed limit when you first got your license? My dad had a Camaro that I use to drive.....boy, he must be a terrible father for putting a weapon like that in my hands.