im 19, and this is how i feel about this:

kids should be allowed to have freedom. heres what my dad did when i was learning to drive:

taught me, in a 1991 taurus wagon, wouldnt let my take my license test when i was eligable, but had to wait till he felt i was ready, good job dad!

when i got my license i had freedom, i could take the car whenever i wanted, drive to school (all the way in the city too!) and do whatever reasonable thing i wanted to.

i was never allowed to stay out past 11 till i turned 18, and i only broke that rule 1 time, my HS football team was at the championship game, down at heinz field, and i went to see it, got home at 1, and i got the car taken off of me for a little while.

when i was 17, 3 days after i got the contour, they let me drive to VA by myself (5hrs) to visit some friends.

now do i speed? yes.

do i drive stupid? no.

ill open it up on an empty stretch of highway, but you wont see me goin 55 in a school zone!

my dad was rough on me at first, but gave me my freedom, and i became a good driver because of that. alot of my friends had it very easy, and are not the best drivers. one had all the freedom you can imagine since the day eh got his license at age 16, and drives like a complete moron, had a wreck, jsut messed his bumper, which never got fixed btw. another friend his parents were way too strict, he drives like an old granny (now hes 17) ive been with him when he was doin 25 in a 35 and refused to go faster.

bottom line, parents should give their children freedom, but still being strict enough like my dad was.

parents should also make a decision if their kid is responsible enough to drive.

my sister isnt, and my dad wont let her drive (she will be 17 this month)

she fights with him all the time about this, its even causing family problems, but he wont let her drive, and IMO its the right choice


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