Re: Rebirth of old law

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

In order to be really good, one has to get behind the wheel when he/she 
is eight or ten. Sure, one usually starts with a slight hit of the garage 
wall, or just sitting on the driver's lap and while going cross country 
and almost putting the car into the ditch. 
There is got to be the need for speed. The ability to think two or more 
steps ahead, to accurately determine position of traffic around you 
within several car radius including their relative speeds and signes (if 
any) that the give you, to be able to see through the rearview and side 
view morriors where the eyes of each driver are looking. That is what has 
to be taught. 
The fact that that frick*** law is introduced is an act of prejudice and 
is outragious. If that is ok, then what is wrong with racism.
Statistics you say, well if you read the Bell Curve, according to 
scientific research, African people are intellectually inferior!
Young people are a tad more reckless, but that is natural. It is the job 
of the law inforcement and adults to educate young people, not penalize. 
Why be penalized for being young??

All I can say for NH cops is that they suck! I was through there once. 
While cruizing buy I saw some barny pull off some girl going about 65MPH 
in a 55 zone... Gees! Doesn't he have better things to do?? How come I 
never see some hot shot being reckless in his Chevy sports junk and 
passing people on the shoulder been pulls over?? Where are cops then??

Plus, what is this thing about 20 years old. Why not twenty one?? Why not 
nineteen?? Is that if you're reckless and you don't know how to drive and 
you turn 21, you suddenly become very good and very aware??
It's all bull, and you know it!  
 
Personally I think that there should be no minimum age for driving (well, 
maybe 10 years old). Just 
make the driving test such that test the true nature of the skill. Hell, 
I drove cars when I was 8 years old! I took my written test on the 
next day I turned 16 and I took my driver's test on the next 
day I had my written exam and got a perfect score. This is not a test! 
You can teach a monkey to drive like that.

Alex


On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Trisha Bethen wrote:

> Sorry for the non delete....but this is all important stuff especially for
> parents ( and new parents)......I agree with your comments about
> control......Very much.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 7 Oct 1996 SOP8920@Siena.edu wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Trisha wrote:
> > > BEWARE!!!!!!  Any Audi owners under the age of 20 in NH.  They have just
> > > decided that effective immediately, they WILL enforce a very old law that
> > > never got removed from the books......
> > > Drivers, aged 20 and younger, getting caught, stopped, whatever for ANY
> > > motor vehicle violation will suffer an automatic 20 day license suspension
> > > on the spot.  No questions need be asked. 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Andrew of Zucchini fame followed with:
> > [snip]
> > >There have been a very large number of teen deaths recently, including
> > >6 in my town alone last year, one on my road. The southern tier of NH
> > >(from Nashua to Exeter) is getting massively crowded, and a lot of teens
> > >are driving there. Combine their total inexperience with their fearlessness,
> > >and you have problems.  This law is an attempt to get some rationality
> > >into their driving (trust me, they have none). Currently, if they get
> > >stopped, they get a ticket which mommy and daddy pay. Take away their
> > >license for a couple of weeks, and it'll hurt *them*.
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Your points are very valid. The trouble is that negative reenforcement isn't
> > always the best way for people to learn. My personal belief is that they should
> > make Driver education a comprehensive 6 week (minimum) endeavor, which includes
> > track time in a "skid" car with a professional teacher. They should learn about
> > over-steer, understeer.. the differences in the way a front wheel drive car
> > handles compared to a rear wheel drive, or an all wheel drive. They should
> > understand some of the physics involved. IF they don't pass the track practical
> > exam.. they don't get a license.
> > 
> > On more than one occassion, my previous experiences behind the "wheel" have
> > saved me from a serious accident. Growing up driving ATVs, Snowmobiles, and
> > Motorcycles taught me alot about control. I wish more people had control over
> > their vehicles. 
> > 
> > As for making the age 18 to get a license.. I'm not sure if that is the correct
> > solution. If a person can pass the practical/Exam at 16.. then let them get
> > what they are entitiled to. Increase the restrictions/penalties but don't take
> > away the privledge entirely.
> >                                             
> >                                -Osman Parvez
> >                                 89 200q
> >                                 Siena College
> >                                 Albany NY
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