[s-cars] Teen car

[Bruce Mendel]

I agree....steeper learning curve, but distractions/lack of paying attention 
are huge factors in teen accidents. Manual trans forces you to stay a little 
more involved, which is always a good thing.

I think that outweighs the initial learning curve.

B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Schulz" <pcschulz at comcast.net>
To: "Brian Armstead" <barmstea at voanews.com>
Cc: <erikaddy at yahoo.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Teen car


> Brian:
>
> I can't support your opinion - cutting in front of the Escalade was 
> probably one of many poor decisions along with texting or talking on the 
> cell phone, turning their stereo or subwoofer up to 11, drinking a 
> supersized soda, forgetting to wear seatbelt, blah blah.
>
> Your scenario tells me something about the driver, namely they are really 
> not ready to drive alone.
>
> Teaching a new driver how to drive a manual transmissioned car will re 
> enforce from day one that there is more to driving then turning the key, 
> turning on the radio and putting the car into drive.
>
> I support teen and new driver clinics for my local ACNA chapter, and we re 
> enforce the importance of not driving while distracted by having the 
> student hold a water bottle in one hand while navigating a slalom.  It 
> tends to be an eye opener for the driver.
>
> -Peter
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> On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Brian Armstead wrote:
>
>> Regarding teen cars, they need a certain amount of power to be able to
>> get out of trouble. Merging onto a highway in a slow car when everyone
>> is busting 80 mph is no treat for a young driver. That being said, folks
>> are pretty dumb to buy high performance cars for young drivers.
>>
>> Taka, I disagree with the manual for teen concept, though I agree it
>> would 'help' to keep them occupied.  Young drivers have enough to focus
>> on besides wondering if they've chosen the right gear to accelerate out
>> of the way of the Escalade they wrongly pulled into the path of...
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> Taka Mizutani wrote:
>>> I'll second that one- the FWD 850 non-turbo or the S70 is a pretty solid 
>>> car
>>> that is too slow to get yourself in trouble but very safe.
>>>
>>> I would actually advocate getting a teen a manual transmission car- it's
>>> much harder to talk on your cellphone or do other stupid things if you 
>>> have
>>> to worry about shifting gears as well.
>>>
>>> Taka
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:56 PM, erikaddy at yahoo.com 
>>> <erikaddy at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Don't have this problem (yet), but if my daughter needed a cheep car, I
>>>> would be looking for a naturally aspirated Volvo 850/70 series.
>>>>
>>>> Erik Addy
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