Samuel
Enlightened
Hey everyone... I had the unfortunate experience of watching a beautiful 17 year old girl's life fade out in front of my very own eyes last week. I work overnight security and was one of the first people to respond as the accident happened right next to my place of work. She was coming down an off ramp speeding and lost control of her Chevy SUV... She smashed into a palm tree completely crushing the whole drivers side of the truck. It was a sight that I will never forget...
This brings me to my question... What age do you believe should be the MINIMUM AGE to safely & responsibly drive a vehicle? I know each state is different, but I would like to see what everyone's answer is. Myself, I think 17 is NOT mature enough with confirmation being what I witnessed first hand...........
My answer is 19 :thumbsup:
Just curious, how do you "KNOW" that her age was the decisive factor or even a major factor in the accident? What if she had been 25? Do you know if there were other circumstances that may have contributed or were to blame? E.g. Do we know if she was under the influence of a drug? What if she was trying to evade another driver/vehicle from a road rage incident? What if she were trying to get somewhere more quickly due to an emergency? What if a critical component of the vehicle failed? What if a drunk driver had bumped her off the road? ETC...
Personally, I am for raising the age limits for quite a few things. I also believe that penalties for criminal acts and/or criminally negligent screw ups (including drunk driving) are neither swift enough nor severe enough.