Or how about a 1973 Mercury Grand Marquis Brougham? Just try and parallel park that baby!
They just don't make them like they used to!
Posted on 07/01/2012 1:58:15 PM PDT by nascarnation
Bigger than the post-World War Two baby-boom generation but without the middle-class expansion that drove the earlier group's consumer habits, Generation Y includes an increasing number of people for whom driving is less an American rite of passage than an unnecessary chore.
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It’s definitely a generational thing. My son is 20 and doesn’t see the point in getting a car. The train goes everywhere he wants to go, and in his own words, “A month of insurance buys a lot of taxis.”
In Dallas you wouldn’t make it 5 miles before that truck was hauled away by a tow truck. Having no plates is violating traffic laws.
Maybe a lot of younger people aren’t interested in getting a driver’s license because their parents never cultivated a desire to go out and drive somewhere?
“I grant them pretty much same freedom I had.”
And good for you sir. We’re exceptions to that rule... It bothered me greatly when they raised the ages and increased the limitations in the name of safety.
And yes, it was the boomers who pushed for it. I don’t think it’s fair to blame them when the rules have changed. The insurance companies have done everything they have to pull cars off the road, offering incentives to do so.
Have to look at the shareholders there - how many have a vested interest in going ‘green’? Just look at progressive.
What they don’t realize is they are cutting their own throat.
“I grant them pretty much same freedom I had.”
And good for you sir. We’re exceptions to that rule... It bothered me greatly when they raised the ages and increased the limitations in the name of safety.
And yes, it was the boomers who pushed for it. I don’t think it’s fair to blame them when the rules have changed. The insurance companies have done everything they have to pull cars off the road, offering incentives to do so.
Have to look at the shareholders there - how many have a vested interest in going ‘green’? Just look at progressive.
What they don’t realize is they are cutting their own throat.
And once again, it’s the boomers who were on those state legislatures. I have no doubt that what they will do is increase the voting age up again. Since it’s clearly the young people screwing up everything and we are not to be trusted.
Wouldn’t the irony be palpable? The same generation that demanded that it be lowered to accommodate them, pulls the ladder up behind them?
Yeah, because you grant them the ability to be a free individual it drives them nuts because they know your kids can kick their wussie kids asses!!
“Yeah, but with iPhones and the new google glasses they won’t care about mobility. Going somewhere will just become a virtual ride. They won’t actually have to travel”
Well, I can see pictures of the Grand Canyon on the Internet. I could see them in a book 50 years ago. But I would rather see it in person, which I did do. I’m not so sure that people will have that option in the future for financial and other reasons.
Heck, my father help me get a newer vehicle, I’ll be 46 next Sunday. I’m one of the ones struggling too.
“Well, I can see pictures of the Grand Canyon on the Internet. I could see them in a book 50 years ago. But I would rather see it in person, which I did do. I’m not so sure that people will have that option in the future for financial and other reasons.”
I find this amusing. My husband used to fly Grand Canyon tours. I took one once. After about 5 minutes, it was a yawn. It was such a horrible let down. I was in an airport that was pimping a Grand Canyon dvd on their tv. It was awesome and I wished I’d just bought the dvd. The art and editing just couldn’t compete and I wouldn’t have had to spent an hour in turbulence.
“But THIS young generation has to deal with an uncertain future...”
Excellent summary. You really described what the young ones are facing.
“We exit onto a 10 lane highway which requires minimally 3 lane changes within a few hundred feet. I cringe every day I have to take her, plus she’s heard years of me scream about near accidents.”
How do you like Dallas? :)
And there’d be logic to it both times:
In the 60’s and 70’ there were 18-year-olds being sent off to die in war who weren’t allowed to vote.
Now we’ve got adolescents into their 30’s.
And there aren’t 18 year olds going off to war? Who do you think has been fighting for the last 10 years? Folks in my generation that signed up when they were 18 and are still fighting now.
And these are the same folks that you’re calling worthless. ;)
Here’s a hint - we’re going to actually see this through to the end - we aren’t going to lose.
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