Thread: Local Teen driver and tragedy

Unfortunately young people tend to think themselves indestructible and that they won't get hurt.

It's a hard lesson for them to learn - I doubt even upbringing can have much impact on it.

Tragic, and unfortunately nothing new. My Wife's brother was killed doing stupid **** in a car when he was 19 - that was 30 years ago. As mentioned, the young think it won't happen to them - I was the same at that age, and I dare say that most here would say the same, but most of us get away with it and live to tell the tale.

I doubt there is anything you can do to make them slow down or take heed - a lot has been tried, and a lot has failed.

Just a sad part of life's rich tapestry.

A tragedy! No other description but, I don't think you can change human nature. Young people are young people.
Why are young people still smoking, binge drinking, taking drugs etc when it's heavily advertised that the consequences are deadly.
I look back & think of the things that my mates & I did & we know we're all lucky to still be alive.
I don't think anyone's got the means to control adolescent hormones at the moment & should anyone have that power?
Steve

It seems to me that most P platers are on a mission to lose their licence, in the shortest possible time.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

It seems to me that most P platers are on a mission to lose their licence, in the shortest possible time.

yep,we have a competition at work,how many P platers overtake you each day,well above the speed limit

And we have proof it is on camera

It's such a sad thing when kids die before their parents. The knock on effects are is hard to, heal, prevent and measure.
I think no matter how much money or education they chuck at it, cars, speed, alcohol, drugs, are all part of growing up.

I know when I was 10, 5 lads from the next teen group all died in the one car crash. All from the same neighbourhood so it was devastating for many. The blokes down the road who were in my age group, when we all got licences had a rule amongst themselves drunkest drives. Their were 5 of them regularly in a Celica that slowly went from smick to stuffed. I have no idea how they didn't die or kill someone. I did my own dumb stuff, so I'm not immune.
Its terrible and I fear my owns kids passage through their teens and young adulthood. But it's also part of parent hood I guess. Just keep talking, just keep reassuring it's OK to say no, just keep being a mate or listening ear.

From a science programme I saw the brain, until into the 20s, does not process risk properly, so the young take much greater risks. If that is true then it doesn't matter what they are shown, the hardwiring means this type of tragedy is going to occur.

Simon I saw that show as well, lucky any of us get to be older than 25 really.

If all cars we all wheel drive. perhaps had a top speed of 80, delayed or controlled acceleration, ABS, traction, stability, 10 air bags, and those sensor that apply brakes if you are X from X. No phone connection except for navigation, probably no radio, or cup holders, and does not start if its overladed; than just maybe the toll would come down. But very few would accept such a model, no government would dare to tell a manufacturer unless it's like that, than your car is illegal in Australia.