Doubleshadow
Too much is not enuff!
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Aren't we missing the big picture?
Getting pretty cars and doing crazy things is not strange for young people, especially males. I remember I was dieing to drive a nice car when I came to that age of responsibility. And when it eventually happened, I wanted to impress the girls. Pretty car, adrenalin and sexuality all tied up in that little symbol. Add that to some partying and losing my objectivity with my friends in a partying mood and you have a situation where pure adrenalin and machismo puts an undue burden on objectivity. Sure, no one wants to die, but the young likes pushing the ribbon to the edge. They want to impress their friends, and therein lies the danger.
Most of these kids are fine when they are alone, but they change when they are among friends. In other words they do stupid things. While it is inexcusable, it is understandable. I mean you all remember when you got into fights when your friends were around, and if they were not around, it probably would not have happened. Peer pressure is a major factor. And police and Insurance companies recognize this factor. Mind you, I am not saying all kids are this way. Infact, some adults are absoulte morons too in that they are kids in 45 year old bodies. But, by far, most of us learn by experience. The first time we get into an accident and have to lay up in a hospital with everything up to our balls bandaged teaches the correlation between acts and consequences. We envision our mortality. Post-pubescant teenagers think they are invulnerable. Well, they know they will die, they just dont think it will be today.
While my hypotheses are general in nature, I wish to make it clear this does not apply to all kids as some are responsible, although the problem is more endemic to the young population. Furthermore, I strongly believe if you give 10 kids souped up 8 cylinder cars in contrast to giving another group of 10 kids with ordinary hatchbacks, you would find a major phenomena. I wont give a conclusion, but you tell me which one do you think will have more accidents and drive more recklessly? It's the old, "which came first, the chicken or the egg" syndrome.
Getting pretty cars and doing crazy things is not strange for young people, especially males. I remember I was dieing to drive a nice car when I came to that age of responsibility. And when it eventually happened, I wanted to impress the girls. Pretty car, adrenalin and sexuality all tied up in that little symbol. Add that to some partying and losing my objectivity with my friends in a partying mood and you have a situation where pure adrenalin and machismo puts an undue burden on objectivity. Sure, no one wants to die, but the young likes pushing the ribbon to the edge. They want to impress their friends, and therein lies the danger.
Most of these kids are fine when they are alone, but they change when they are among friends. In other words they do stupid things. While it is inexcusable, it is understandable. I mean you all remember when you got into fights when your friends were around, and if they were not around, it probably would not have happened. Peer pressure is a major factor. And police and Insurance companies recognize this factor. Mind you, I am not saying all kids are this way. Infact, some adults are absoulte morons too in that they are kids in 45 year old bodies. But, by far, most of us learn by experience. The first time we get into an accident and have to lay up in a hospital with everything up to our balls bandaged teaches the correlation between acts and consequences. We envision our mortality. Post-pubescant teenagers think they are invulnerable. Well, they know they will die, they just dont think it will be today.
While my hypotheses are general in nature, I wish to make it clear this does not apply to all kids as some are responsible, although the problem is more endemic to the young population. Furthermore, I strongly believe if you give 10 kids souped up 8 cylinder cars in contrast to giving another group of 10 kids with ordinary hatchbacks, you would find a major phenomena. I wont give a conclusion, but you tell me which one do you think will have more accidents and drive more recklessly? It's the old, "which came first, the chicken or the egg" syndrome.