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Originally posted by RGSOUNDF:
Be careful, dude - you never know what might happen to YOU tomorrow.
I for one, certainly know that I will not be driving 80+ down the interstate, cutting across 3 lanes of traffic. If I was that stupid, yes, it WOULD be MY FAULT. Who else can you blame? Sure, if I was involved in an accident and hurt or killed, I wouldn't blame "stupid people" or "old people" or "kids". But if I was driving like a maniac, it's the same thing as driving drunk--nobody else is to blame, and I would just be stupid, plain and simple. And yes, I am in control of my own actions, so I know that I won't be doing those things. I certainly don't think that it is good for other people to be killed in accidents in order to "thin the herd," but people have to be expected to be responsible. If they are not responsible enough to wear a seat belt, no one else is to blame.
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i'm afraid to respond to topics where people went over 55mph. i'm afraid i'll be banned from CEG again for suggesting that they may have been street racing. 
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Driving w/o seatbelts is dangerous - no doubt. Driving fast is dangerous and driving slow is dangerous too. Driving is dangerous PERIOD. One could get killed even wearing seatbelts. One can get killed having all them airbags including side impact ones. One can get killed at someone's fault - even if his/her driving skills are impeccable. Young drivers not having enough experience are in a more significant danger. Old drivers lacking necessary coordination skills are in a big danger too.
My entire point was different - working in a trauma center I have to x-ray car accident victims ten times a day, but never ever it occurs to me to blame the drivers themselves for what happened to them. If we don't have compassion seeing 2 underage kids getting killed/injured - I rest my case....
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Originally posted by luvinmycontour:
umm yes they can, i have had my contour registered in my name since i was 16.
EDIT: if you save long ennough, you can buy any car you want. my neighbor used to have an 81 C3 and he got that for 5,000 in y2K...anything is possible.
No kidding???? thats crazy, I didnt know states would let you register a car until you were 18.
"Moore has also accused the American people of being the stupidest, most naive people on the face of the Earth. And after last weekend, he's got the box office numbers to prove it!"
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yeah i had it regestered in my name in AK for 2 years before i moved here. you just cant register it in your name if it has a lien against it.
Last edited by luvinmycontour; 11/17/03 03:10 AM.
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Originally posted by 99blacksesport:
Originally posted by luvinmycontour:
that was a directly fom the mom on the 4:00 news broadcast.
Okay, never doubted you... But that is really sad, parents that cant control their 16 and 17 year olds. Even looking at this legally wise, a minor cant enter into a contract, register a car in their name, etc. So how in the hell did these kids get a hold of a Vette??? -Nick
You cannot legally have a car in your name ONLY...you must have someone over the age of 18 co-sign on the car.
The car is registered in my name but my mother had to co-sign when I bought the vehicle because I was under 18.
So yes they should be able to control them legally because they are under 18, but you never go around thinking, "You know maybe you shouldn't buy this vehicle, I see it splitting in half a few weeks from now."
Things happen, I can honestly say this weekend I was driving faster than that around 1AM (although I wasn't cutting across 3 lanes) and really there is nobody to blame but the driver.
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dude, your gonna get my thread locked! lol anyway, what you're saying is true ONLY if you are entering a contract. i paid full cash up front for mine. no contract. therefore i can have my name on the title and registration.
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Originally posted by RGSOUNDF:
Driving w/o seatbelts is dangerous - no doubt.
LOL! You sure put it mildly. It's F$%^ing Stupid! Yes you can die with them on but you can also die walking down the street. You greatly increase you odds by wearing one! These two weren't very bright and the parents could have done something. He wouldn't qualify for insurance without his parents help!
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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