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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 143289" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>Happy, I didn't give my daughter the privilege of driving -- she hadn't earned it. I had told her from about age 7 on that to drive she had to maintain a B average (good student insurance discount), be able to keep her temper in check and pay for half of a defensive driving course ($1,500 for her share). She never maintained the grade average so everything else was moot. Just remember, driving is a privilege, not a right.</p><p> </p><p>When you factor in poor impulse control with temper tantrums, there is no way I would allow anyone, let alone my child, to hold a deadly weapon and, to me, a car is one of the deadliest weapons available. I love her too much to allow her to either kill herself or others because she can't control herself. </p><p> </p><p>At 19, I did finally teach her to drive (and still required she pay her share of a defensive driving course). She has learned to control her temper enough where I'm comfortable with her driving. Even with that, she's still managed to be in two accidents -- one where she was rearended, the other where both drivers were at fault.</p><p> </p><p>So, if you're not comfortable with the idea of your son driving, don't let him. Make him earn the right to drive, don't make it automatic just because he is of age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 143289, member: 3626"] Happy, I didn't give my daughter the privilege of driving -- she hadn't earned it. I had told her from about age 7 on that to drive she had to maintain a B average (good student insurance discount), be able to keep her temper in check and pay for half of a defensive driving course ($1,500 for her share). She never maintained the grade average so everything else was moot. Just remember, driving is a privilege, not a right. When you factor in poor impulse control with temper tantrums, there is no way I would allow anyone, let alone my child, to hold a deadly weapon and, to me, a car is one of the deadliest weapons available. I love her too much to allow her to either kill herself or others because she can't control herself. At 19, I did finally teach her to drive (and still required she pay her share of a defensive driving course). She has learned to control her temper enough where I'm comfortable with her driving. Even with that, she's still managed to be in two accidents -- one where she was rearended, the other where both drivers were at fault. So, if you're not comfortable with the idea of your son driving, don't let him. Make him earn the right to drive, don't make it automatic just because he is of age. [/QUOTE]
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