Originally Posted by
genec
John has conveniently chosen to ignore my comments about sending 10-13 year old children onto highspeed multilane streets with moderate to high traffic to make vehicular left turns....
Do any of the rest of you think that is a good idea?
See post 31, above. Do any of you believe that a child of that age has the proper judgement to figure out when and where to start a turn on a high speed road and to judge if the motorists are slowing down for them?
And if children have such judgement, why don't we issue them drivers licenses?
Nope -- I DON'T believe 13-y-o is old enough for that. Nor do I think most drivers will accommodate them in traffic; it would be more of a case of "GET OUTTA THE F*&^%^& STREET, KID! YOU WANNA GET F%^&&^%$ KILLED? WHERE'S YOUR F%^&*((&^% MOTHER?" (A couple of my kids HAVE been cussed by drivers -- which just switches on the rage for me, at which point I turn the air blue for about a quarter-mile in that driver's direction. Well, hey -- if Katt Williams is so popular, you think those words are new to them?)
My #2 nephew, 17-11/12 (lol), is VERY aware on the street -- partly because of riding with me, partly because of some close calls on his own, and partly because he wants his DL and a car SOOOOOO BAAAAADLY! My daughter, 14, can handle the streets... when she's with me. And she knows that.