Sometimes it's tough for parents to enforce the rules, but if you don't,
it's worse than having no rules. Do what you gotta do, Reid.
Terry Banbury
> ----------
> From: Simmons, Reid W[SMTP:reid.w.simmons@intel.com]
> Reply To: Simmons, Reid W
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 8:30 PM
> To: 'Fred Thomas'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: teen driving
>
>
> We have a standing policy with our teenage daughter: First ticket (other
> than for parking, or because some dumb cop has a thorn up his butt); or if
> her GPA drops below 3.5, she looses her car - PERIOD. No excuses and no
> appeals to a higher authority!
>
> Anyone want to buy a black Trans Am??? I now have one for sale. :-)
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Thomas [mailto:vafred@erols.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 5:38 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: teen driving
>
>
>
> Last year, a local 16 year old kid was given as his first car a 5.0
> mustang,
> 2 months after he had it, and 1 speeding ticket to his credit, while
> attending his sisters wedding, enjoying a few beers with his family, 25
> miles from home, he takes off with his girl friend also 16, with his 18
> year
> old sister driving, he makes them stop, takes the wheel, kills his sister,
> his girl friend became a total cripple with every bone in her body
> destroyed, the family converted the house for her use, then she died. The
> 16
> year old boy was unhurt, lost his license for 5 years, 500 fine for DWI,
> and
> nothing else, not even his parents who helped with the drinks had to
> answer,
> 2 lives gone because a 16 year old had way too much car for his ability.
> Sad
> story. Teach your kids to drive, just make sure they know they have you to
> answer too on the very first ticket they get, or any trouble involving the
> car, I think they will act accordingly. "FT"
>
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