Restrictions take effect for new drivers Jan. 1

WTNH Television ^ | 12/24/03 | Puppage

[Jim Cane]

Sixteen and seventeen year olds are not adults.

Only in pansyland.

Why are 15 year olds tried as adults?

"Today I am a man." ~ Scott Greenberg aged 13

[Amelia]

No facts, studies, etc. Just your FEELING.

You've been castigated for basing your opinion on your feeling, so you're going to throw that at everyone else, too?

There are studies showing that new drivers are most likely to be involved in accidents - I'm not going to look them up for you, but that's why their insurance rates are higher.

I'm basing my opinion on my knowledge of teenagers, and that fact.

[Puppage]

Yes, you're right. This law will fix everything. It's all clear to me now. No more accidents, fatalities, etc. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.

[philo]

We already have a similar law in the books in Washington State. No passengers (unless family members) for 6 months after you get your license. A driving curfew. And must have had a driving permit for at least 6 months in order for you to take the test.

Whether people agree or disagree, No one has complained publicly about these restrictions.

[T Minus Four]

you have freepmail

[fella]

In other words it was OK for you to do it but not for anyone else.

[T Minus Four]

Well, having been sixteen, and having had four sixteen year olds, I agree with the restrictions. I see that you don't, and that's ok. We all have our reasons.

[New Horizon]

The best way to ensure that children remain children well into adulthood is to treat them like children.

I definitely want my kids to stay in my home until well into their 30's or more until they transition, someday, into adulthood. That way I can protect them from this evil world.

When they finally move out on their own, I can go do the things I have always wanted to do in life, like shop for burial plots.

[Jim Cane]

LOL!

[BraveMan]

You seem passionately against these restrictions, so I'm going to help you out here and give you a head start on your homework. The new driver restrictions in Wisconsin were put in place after 1999. A tragic accident served as the catalyst for enacting the restrictions. Here is a link to an article detailing the event.

Teen charged with homicide in Whitnall Park lagoon crash

Now go back and review the data for Wisconsin provided in the CODES study accessed from the earlier link. Pay particular attention to the 18-25 age group and compare the trends from 1999 on.

When you're finished, tell me how you feel about it.

[raybbr]

Your feeling against this law are unsubstantiated. Driving is not a right it is a privelege. Getting used to driving without distraction for another six months is a very good idea. Especially here in CT where they don't even bother to teach good driving habits.

[eastforker]

Nope,didn't say that it was okay for me and not for others.What I said was I personally know how 16 and 17 year olds,as a whole,act when they get together and not just in a car.

[July 4th]

The temptation will always be there.

The only time I was ever pulled over, I was alone in the car, and trying to set a personal record in my dad's Crown Vic. :)

[Puppage]

You seem passionately against these restrictions

Absolutely. Will they actually DO anything? That is my contention. I think it's a knee-jerk reaction...like gun control.

Is this the "if it saves just ONE LIFE" mentality? Think about it.

[Bob]

Yes, you're right. This law will fix everything. It's all clear to me now. No more accidents, fatalities, etc. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.

I'd like to revise my earlier assessment of you:

You argue like a snotty 12-year-old liberal.

And Merry Christmas to you too.

[Puppage]

Your feeling against this law are unsubstantiated

As is the idea that this law will do ANYTHING. Let's just restrict anything that MAY hurt someone, sometime, some place. How about that? Why, if it saves just one life.....

[Puppage]

And, ya STILL haven't answered the question.

[raybbr]

Well, if you don't like this idea then I have one: Don't let any of these spoiled brats in CT drive at all till their 18.

Of course, to use your arguement, we should not give them drivers ed.; let them drive at any age they want, carry as many people in their cars as they want, let them drink and drive and not force them to follow any laws while they're driving (Oops, they already don't enforce traffic laws here.)

[Bob]

And, ya STILL haven't answered the question.

It's your strawman; knock him down yourself. No, this law won't prevent ALL traffic accidents but, then again, it won't cure cancer either. Either "argument" is equally valid.

[Puppage]

Ban, restrict, and censor are 3 of the most evil words in the English language.

What ELSE shall we ban/restrict in the name of safety, hmm?