I’d argue the opposite. Kids these days are not getting enough responsibility

Sep 24, 2020
9:27:23am

DirtyWater Intervention Needed

and parents aren’t putting in the personal time to help them be ready to assume it. Raising the driving age punishes the responsible kids and creates more irresponsibility and learned helplessness.

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My oldest just turned 16 today

BYU Fan

9/24/20 8:21am

If he’s running stop signs all the time, DO NOT let him drive.

IceBlueCoug

9/24/20 8:22am

^^ This ^^. Parents have to hold their kids accountable for driving.

DirtyWater

9/24/20 8:32am

Yeah, I'm not sure frequently missing stop signs is a typical new driver thing. I'd be extra cautious.

durandal

9/24/20 8:33am

At this point he is probably missing one a week

BYU Fan

9/24/20 8:39am

You know him and the situation best. I'm sure you'll do what is best for his and others' safety.

durandal

9/24/20 8:49am

That's once a week he's playing Russian Roulette in a crowd.

Sactown Cougar

9/24/20 8:55am

I failed my first driver's test at age 16 because I ran a stop sign (ha).

LV Mike

9/25/20 8:00am

Just grin and bear it.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

9/24/20 8:22am

You're protecting the world from him and him from himself. Don't be afraid to

spoxjox

9/24/20 8:24am

Get him an old heavy station wagon and let him free!!!!!!

Blue Ghost

9/24/20 8:24am

...to run stop signs and kill motorists and pedestrians!

ebv

9/25/20 9:59am

I could have wrote this exact post. My son turns 16 in about a month and I feel exactly the same.

cruiserhead

9/24/20 8:25am

I have a 16 y.o. daughter right now.

Choke

9/24/20 8:27am

Prayer. Lots of prayer.

BoiseBlueCoug

9/24/20 8:27am

Maybe your uneasiness is your answer. Drivers are far more distracted these

kansascougar

9/24/20 8:27am

Of course don't let him break the law (drive with friends).

RobAdams

9/24/20 8:28am

Six month trial period for us

FuriousMonkey

9/24/20 8:31am

My sister and BIL told their kids, just because the DMV thinks you’re

KingDave

9/24/20 8:34am

that's a good way to think about it.

Cougarclaw

9/24/20 9:03am

More 16 year olds need to be driving. I am amazed how many don't even get their

byusage

9/24/20 8:39am

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rivercitycoug

9/24/20 8:44am

My dad told me that he was going to pay for my insurance costs of adding me

Cougarclaw

9/24/20 9:07am

I like this approach. Running stop signs is an attentiveness issue, not a

Megamind

9/25/20 7:22am

My lecture to my 16-year-old

spoxjox

9/24/20 9:08am

Just let him learn. He needs to learn how to drive without a parent with him.

WJCougar

9/24/20 9:08am

Honestly, most 16 year olds should not be driving. We should raise driving ages

runnincoug

9/24/20 9:20am

I’d argue the opposite. Kids these days are not getting enough responsibility

DirtyWater

9/24/20 9:27am

The two are not mutually exclusive. Today's teens don't get enough

spoxjox

9/24/20 9:29am

I don't think you teach responsibility putting others at deadly risk. Also,

runnincoug

9/24/20 11:21am

Driving is a responsibility, not a right

cougarsnooty

9/24/20 10:38am

At the risk of piling on, he's "missing stop signs" on the regular?!

ebv

9/24/20 10:38am

RE: At the risk of piling on, he's "missing stop signs" on the regular?!

85fan

9/24/20 7:58pm

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