teenage road deaths

[NotaGoth]

But they were never going to happen to me. Why? Cos they just weren't.

It's not until you lose that attitude that you stop doing stupid shit... and if you do stupid shit it's just like a lotto ticket... odds of winning (or dying) are slim, but it happens to a punter or two every week.

It usually takes an accident or near miss for people to change their way of thinking..

Sadly they may not be around...

[MSTRS:Me]

Finally I've had time to get through this thread... I don't have any brilliant ideas on stopping young people from dying in cars. Each argument has it's pros and cons. But fact is... young people do stupid shit.

But do you know the real reason why I'm still here? L U C K

CC rating didn't stop me crashing. Horsepower didn't either (fastest car I ever had was a Lancer with 200kw+ at the wheels that I never ever even scratched, and that included racing it). Education didn't - I knew how to control a car, I knew the risks. But they were never going to happen to me. Why? Cos they just weren't.

It's not until you lose that attitude that you stop doing stupid shit... and if you do stupid shit it's just like a lotto ticket... odds of winning (or dying) are slim, but it happens to a punter or two every week.

Mostly I agree with what you are saying. But we still need to search for more ways to minimise the tragic outcomes which are so common.

wasn't there something on the tv a while ago going on about how a teenagers brains aren't developed enough for them to be able to make appropriate judgements..? and that it isn't developed fully until they hit their 20's? I forgot what it was about..

Yep - was talking about the area of the brain that deals with risk assessment.