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Originally posted by True_Moose:
As for the cars...I don't think that it's necessarily the power of the car; in a few months, I will be purchasing an Eagle Talon TSI, which is a fast car: I feel perfectly confident and safe driving it. The problem is, many of the kids who have these cars' parents are totally inept at punishing them. They pay for the tickets, repair the car, even help the kid keep it off the record. The kid gets off (basically) scot-free, and is ready to do it again. My best friend goes to school with a kid who totalled a Grand Cherokee his first week driving, was given a Miata, totalled that within two months, and then was given a Jeep. What kind of message does that send to the kid? There are no consequences. 90% of these drivers would be warned off once they have to spend that McDonald's paycheck when they ran the red light. When people start parenting, kids will stop being so destructive.
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Well put True....Granted there are kids who are cautious and kids who arent. I think that one of the big problems specific to vancouver is the amount of disgustingly rich Asian kids out here. That and the fact that we dont have many straight roads around here! They kids are sent out here from Hong Kong by their parents to get an education, set up in a $300,000 condo and told to go out and buy whatever car they want. As long as they keep up the grades mom and dad will keep sending the money. I cant agree more with your last comments about parents. Thats where the teaching should begin.
[ 09-11-2003, 07:15 PM: Message edited by: Grendal ]