jonYoutube Justice?
November 13th 2007 05:45
This is it, the final solution to super high fatality rates among young drivers - to crush their cars and post the video of the crushing on youtube... Am i alone in believeing that this is a misdirected attempt by old, out of touch pollies to connect with the younger generation? Hearing about this was like watching your dad try to work an ipod. He knows he is way out of his depth and so do you, but he refuses to stop trying...
Maybe im just not indicative of the Gen X masses, but is this really a deterrent? Kids wanna go faster, and if their parents are dumb enough / out of touch enough / dont cvare about them enough to allow them to buy some supercharged V8 beast to drive around picking up chicks in, then we have to expect fatalities. This YouTube bollocks is going to be about as effective as a $66 dollar fine... And the car crushing, well, the average kids belief in his own invincibilty and the 'it wont happen to me' syndrome will put paid to that one.
Peer pressure and the never ending quest to be cool are generally the two overriding factors influencing a teenagers behaviour. Maybe not when Young Johnny H was enduring his schooling years, buit now the parents and the authorities come a distant second in many cases.
Surely the only way to stop these deaths is to change the laws regarding alcohol consumption and licences. That you get your fulllicence the same day you are legally allowed to drink is the most ridiculous coincidence, and 17 is just not old enough to drive in some cases.
Changing these long established rights of passage wouldnt be popular, and in an election year would be suicide, but ask any one who has had a friend die in a drunken teenage car accident, and they wouldnt be enough.
Maybe im just not indicative of the Gen X masses, but is this really a deterrent? Kids wanna go faster, and if their parents are dumb enough / out of touch enough / dont cvare about them enough to allow them to buy some supercharged V8 beast to drive around picking up chicks in, then we have to expect fatalities. This YouTube bollocks is going to be about as effective as a $66 dollar fine... And the car crushing, well, the average kids belief in his own invincibilty and the 'it wont happen to me' syndrome will put paid to that one.
Surely the only way to stop these deaths is to change the laws regarding alcohol consumption and licences. That you get your fulllicence the same day you are legally allowed to drink is the most ridiculous coincidence, and 17 is just not old enough to drive in some cases.
Changing these long established rights of passage wouldnt be popular, and in an election year would be suicide, but ask any one who has had a friend die in a drunken teenage car accident, and they wouldnt be enough.
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