Death Car

[RICK LAKE]

JTD, LOWELL W, I worked on a farm at age 12 every summer. Learned to drive tractor at 11 and truck at 12. Needed 2/4 for the pedals. Took the safety course when 12 for pistol and rifle. Father was in the ARMY and learned how to shoot. High power cars and guns BOTH need respect. From the reply to this thread, All seam to understand this with there kids. A good basic upbringing. In NJ average per week is 2-3 shoots with killings. People in the poor areas like Camden and parts of Newark, the cops stay out of the areas for fear of being killed. Freedintoad did a smart thing and maybe saved a couple of lives. Like said,17 is TOO young for any youth to be driving 400+hp car. I had 7 accidents and saw GOD once. I learned my lesson without hurting anyone but me. Since 75 I loose 1-2 class mates every year from car accidents. I and my close circle of friends are all still here. Driving and drinking is a thing of the past, both with cars and motorcycles. I now drive others.

[fsstnotch]

Originally Posted by RICK LAKE

I now drive others.

This is usually me as well. I have some friends who have not seen the light yet... if my wife or I did not volunteer to drive, they would most likely drive themselves. I try to get them to learn from my mistakes!

Josh

[ffindling]

In 1969, I sold my '65 tri-power GTO to a nice kid that promised me to take
good care of the car. Two weeks later I learned the car had been destroyed
in a nasty crash that left the car totally balled-up. I learned what yard the
car was at and went to have a look and the car was nothing but a tangled
mess of metal, but amazingly the kid escaped the wreck with a broken leg
and plenty of bumps and bruises. It came as a relief that no one was killed
in the crash, but it made me think twice about selling such cars to young kids
and that I shouldn't do that again!


....Fred