I agree with you both that we have to let our kids learn how to be responsible and “let go” of our kids. This is not about coddling our kids. It’s about statisitics. Automobile accidents being the #1 cause of death in teens? That’s obscene! Would the #2 cause of death in teens be under-age drinking? Parents today are already too permissive when it comes to disciplining their kids. That is why I say that many (not all) parents are lazy. Maybe if more parents were proactive in their children’s lives we wouldn’t be having this discussion.
I still say 15 is too young to hold a permit – even in CA (I think it’s now 15 1/2), even though you must drive for 50 hours with an adult over 25. (Kind of sounds like CE classes in CA-right? You would think for driver’s licenses it would be at least double the time…after all, can you kill someone with your broker license??????) :)
Even so, I hear that the new restricitions on youthful drivers (16-17 yo’s) has been making a difference in the unmber of injury accidents. Another idea would be to extend those restrictions for another year.
Now, what do we do about all those adults who (in Calfiornia – SFO in particular) refuse to use a blue-tooth device while driving? *sigh….*
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I agree with you both that we have to let our kids learn how to be responsible and “let go” of our kids. This is not about coddling our kids. It’s about statisitics. Automobile accidents being the #1 cause of death in teens? That’s obscene! Would the #2 cause of death in teens be under-age drinking? Parents today are already too permissive when it comes to disciplining their kids. That is why I say that many (not all) parents are lazy. Maybe if more parents were proactive in their children’s lives we wouldn’t be having this discussion.
I still say 15 is too young to hold a permit – even in CA (I think it’s now 15 1/2), even though you must drive for 50 hours with an adult over 25. (Kind of sounds like CE classes in CA-right? You would think for driver’s licenses it would be at least double the time…after all, can you kill someone with your broker license??????) :)
Even so, I hear that the new restricitions on youthful drivers (16-17 yo’s) has been making a difference in the unmber of injury accidents. Another idea would be to extend those restrictions for another year.
Now, what do we do about all those adults who (in Calfiornia – SFO in particular) refuse to use a blue-tooth device while driving? *sigh….*
I agree. Make the driving age 17 1/2.