"But as for the "16 year old living the rest of her life........blah blah" she wont give a rats tail after a month or two. This generation is nothing like perhaps the one you (and certainly I) grew up in."
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Maybe, maybe not. In some respects, you're right, this generation is different. However, I've got 3 daughters (good kids) and I taught all of them to drive starting at 15. There were some scary moments as I sat on the right side and endured running stop signs, switching lanes without enough space, going the wrong way down one-way streets, etc. The scariest thoughts were when they finally got on the road on their own at 16. My stomach was in a knot until they were back home safe. Even now, when they're on the road as young adults (especially at bar closing time) I'm dreading a ring of the doorbell.
My point is that the only way to get more experience as a driver is to .....drive. This being the case means that we'll all spend time on the roads with people whose experience level doesn't approach ours and we should, therefore, drive defensively. When I see a car at a cross-street or driveway (especially when I'm on a road with a higher speed-limit, I slow down a little and get ready to hit the brakes or make an evasive maneuver.
So, don't get too angry with EVERY 16 yr old that gets into a fatal accident.
As for generational differences, this generation is much more aware of the dangers of drunk driving IMO. My kids and their circle of friends ALWAYS use a DD when they go out. I remember my younger days and the numerous times that I or my friends should NOT have been behind the wheel of a car. As another poster said, I guess it was not our time to go.
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