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Originally Posted by stovt001
What really needs to be done is teaching young drivers how to really drive. We simply teach them rules, which they promptly ignore, and send them out without knowing what the limits of the machine are, how to take them to the limits and control them, and what to do when things go wrong. At my first high performance driving school, the instructor said, "Racing means demanding 100% of what your car has to offer. Emergency driving means demanding 100% of what your car has to offer. See what I'm getting at here?" I wholeheartedly agree that young drivers should not have high performance cars, and no one, young or old, should ever race on the street. But we also need to teach people how to really drive.
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Who is the we?? Do you mean the Government?? Where the responsibility really lies is with the parents of these teens. A high performance driving school is not something everybody should have lessons in and even at a young age is very dangerous in and of itself since most kids wouldn't be able to handle that type of knowledge as well. Look at Hulk Hogans son.. He had plenty of lessons and had multiple sports cars... we all know how that ended up.. Your argument would be good if all those same people had drinking and driving classes as well at the same time, and other stupid things kids seem to get themselves into on a daily basis when they have high end sports cars and want to impress their friends..