How long would you take away the car?

[Anonymous]

She’d likely be uninsurable or have to pay a huge premium. In NY this would require a mandatory court appearance and I’d imagine the judge would suspend her license for some period of time. Personally I’d question my parenting skills for having raised a f-ing moron.

[Anonymous]

Forever... At least a year! I have a few friends who have died in car accidents. What she did is really irresponsible, and shows how careless and immature she still is.

[Anonymous]

I think they would have to start buying their own insurance so whenever they could afford that.

[Anonymous]

OP, was this on the Beltway or what? How does she explain going so fast?

Speed is exhilarating, sure, but what she didn’t is so dangerous it makes me think she’s not mature enough to handle driving. I agree with PPs who said she doesn’t drive until she can get her own and pay for insurance. And I wouldn’t let her drive a car registered to me, in case she screws up again and hurts or kills someone.

[Anonymous]

OP are you referencing the story of the police officer who wrote the social media post about the boy going 100 in a 65?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/officer-pens-open-letter-invincible-teen-pulled-over-for-speeding/wMFEpbUad9TmYlm4SsD9FJ/amp.html

I’m assuming this wasn’t your son, but if it were mine, he wouldn’t be driving until he could afford his own insurance and car payments. Too much liability. No thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:17yr old doing 100 in a 65. Obviously she is going to pay the ticket, how long would you take away the car?

She should also pay for the increase in your car insurance.

[Anonymous]

I did 120 late at night on the interstate when I was 17. Didn't get caught though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP are you referencing the story of the police officer who wrote the social media post about the boy going 100 in a 65?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/officer-pens-open-letter-invincible-teen-pulled-over-for-speeding/wMFEpbUad9TmYlm4SsD9FJ/amp.html

I’m assuming this wasn’t your son, but if it were mine, he wouldn’t be driving until he could afford his own insurance and car payments. Too much liability. No thanks.

This. If the kid stays on your insurance, your rates will skyrocket. If my kid did that and wanted to keep driving, he'd be doing it on his own dime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The next car she drives will be one she paid for.

After moving out.

+1 When she is an adult and can buy it herself. Until then our cars would be completely off limits.

+2. If you can't drive responsibly, you can't drive at all. Car privileges would be gone forever.

[Anonymous]

The thing that should alarm people is that this certainly isn’t the first time she’s gone that fast, or faster. This is just the one time she got caught.

It’s like drunk driving. Drunks drive drunk hundreds or even thousands of times for every time they get caught. I knew a woman who drove drunk at LEAST twice a week for more than a decade, and NEVER got caught.


This girl is the same way. She routinely drives that fast. This is just the one time she got busted. But it’s her normal.

[Anonymous]

She can’t use my car again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ehhh. Kids will be kids. You think that will stop her? You need to have a frank discussion about safety and then it’ll be fine.

Kids can be kids in their own cars, on their own car insurance (if they can even get it).

[Anonymous]

Was her license suspended?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did 120 late at night on the interstate when I was 17. Didn't get caught though.

This is why parenting needs to be heavy on the communication regarding safety issues. I did that too, on an empty and completely straight stretch of Arizona highway (but still!). Teens don't understand that the things they do can kill them, kill others, and land them in jail for life. You need pictures and newspaper articles to get them to see the light.

[Anonymous]

Good chance the insurance will drop the teen and she’ll become a pedestrian by default.