Spotted, your teenage son

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Such a pointless post... If you were that concerned, tell hubby to pull over, and call the cops. Posting on here won't do a thing. It's over with OP. I hate people who just drag incidents on and on.

I feel similarly about these incidents. I can't believe for a second that OP truly thinks her post is going to somehow get to that boy. It seems more that she wants to post some kind of public service announcement about the hazards of tailgating. That is fine, it just isn't particularly effective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't get why peopel are all up in arms about OP's post. She's not saying that all teenage boys are bad drivers or irresponsible or molesters. She is saying that THIS ONE teenage boy was driving like an asshole and he's going to get himself killed. That's it. I think she's posting this as a service to that one kid's parents, who can sit down with him and say "hey, we heard you were driving like an asshole, you're going to get yourself killed, we need to talk."

I have to say, I would love to know that information if it were my son. You can't watch them all the time, all you can do is hope for the best. Sometimes they don't behave (or drive) the way you'd like. I'd want to know.
Thanks, OP. It really does take a village!

I think because the odds of the mother of this particular kid being on DCUM is extremely low. So it comes off as just complaining about teenage drivers.

I think we should all be worried about teen drivers. As a group, they are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

And OPs post does nothing to help that. She could have taken down the plate number, or suggested that her DH get out of the way so as not to put himself or the kid in danger, but instead chose to come on here to complain.

[Anonymous]

I think we should all be worried about teen drivers. As a group, they are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

Not so fast...

"And adults are the biggest threat, reports the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Take texting: About 27 percent of adults admit they have texted while driving, compared with 26 percent of teens. "However, parents of young children are especially vulnerable to distractions," says Hollcraft. In fact, research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that children are about four times as distracting to drivers as adult passengers are, while babies make it eight times harder to concentrate."

http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/safety/car/the-most-dangerous-drivers/

[Anonymous]

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I have a teenage girl and am sometimes very saddened and disappointed by teenage boys.

Well, sure. Teens can be dicks. The girls, too.

Stop making excuses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't get why peopel are all up in arms about OP's post. She's not saying that all teenage boys are bad drivers or irresponsible or molesters. She is saying that THIS ONE teenage boy was driving like an asshole and he's going to get himself killed. That's it. I think she's posting this as a service to that one kid's parents, who can sit down with him and say "hey, we heard you were driving like an asshole, you're going to get yourself killed, we need to talk."

I have to say, I would love to know that information if it were my son. You can't watch them all the time, all you can do is hope for the best. Sometimes they don't behave (or drive) the way you'd like. I'd want to know.
Thanks, OP. It really does take a village!

I think because the odds of the mother of this particular kid being on DCUM is extremely low. So it comes off as just complaining about teenage drivers.

I think we should all be worried about teen drivers. As a group, they are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

And OPs post does nothing to help that. She could have taken down the plate number, or suggested that her DH get out of the way so as not to put himself or the kid in danger, but instead chose to come on here to complain.

Huh? She said he couldn't see the guy behind him the truck was so big and the driver was so close. i always wonder where the cops are when you see this kind of driving. Our property tax rates could be reduced if the cops just gave out all the tickets the frivers around here deserve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don't get why peopel are all up in arms about OP's post. She's not saying that all teenage boys are bad drivers or irresponsible or molesters. She is saying that THIS ONE teenage boy was driving like an asshole and he's going to get himself killed. That's it. I think she's posting this as a service to that one kid's parents, who can sit down with him and say "hey, we heard you were driving like an asshole, you're going to get yourself killed, we need to talk."

I have to say, I would love to know that information if it were my son. You can't watch them all the time, all you can do is hope for the best. Sometimes they don't behave (or drive) the way you'd like. I'd want to know.
Thanks, OP. It really does take a village!

I think because the odds of the mother of this particular kid being on DCUM is extremely low. So it comes off as just complaining about teenage drivers.

I think we should all be worried about teen drivers. As a group, they are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

And OPs post does nothing to help that. She could have taken down the plate number, or suggested that her DH get out of the way so as not to put himself or the kid in danger, but instead chose to come on here to complain.

Huh? She said he couldn't see the guy behind him the truck was so big and the driver was so close. i always wonder where the cops are when you see this kind of driving. Our property tax rates could be reduced if the cops just gave out all the tickets the frivers around here deserve.

make that "drivers."

[Anonymous]

This same thing has happened to me on River road in Chevy Chase/ Bethesda. Believe me, I'm not driving slow, either. It makes me nuts and is very dangerous. The two times it has happened it was teenage boys. Not accusing all teen boys, just stating fact.

[Anonymous]

ThatSmileyFaceGuy wrote:Should have stopped short. Sorry officer a dog ran out in front of me.

What a stupid thing to write.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
I have a teenage girl and am sometimes very saddened and disappointed by teenage boys.

Well, sure. Teens can be dicks. The girls, too.

Stop making excuses.

You're right. I'm going to go beat the ever living crap out of my kid and shame him to boot now so he doesn't turn into a dick or do anything stupid or mean ever. Thank God for DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I think we should all be worried about teen drivers. As a group, they are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

Not so fast...

"And adults are the biggest threat, reports the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Take texting: About 27 percent of adults admit they have texted while driving, compared with 26 percent of teens. "However, parents of young children are especially vulnerable to distractions," says Hollcraft. In fact, research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that children are about four times as distracting to drivers as adult passengers are, while babies make it eight times harder to concentrate."

http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/safety/car/the-most-dangerous-drivers/

They are only talking about inattentive drivers. Which are a huge threat, but if you look at overall statistics, you'll see that teens have the highest crash risk per mile of any type of driver. It's not just being inattentive. It's the lack of experience, high speed, and low seat belt use.

"Teenage drivers have high rates of both fatal and nonfatal crashes compared with adult drivers. Teenagers drive less than all but the oldest people, but their numbers of crashes and crash deaths are disproportionately high. Based on crashes of all severities, the crash rate per mile driven for 16-19 year-olds is about 3 times the risk for drivers 20 and older. Risk is highest at age 16. The crash rate per mile driven is 3 times as high for 16 year-olds as it is for 18-19 year-olds. "

http://www.iihs.org/research/qanda/teens.aspx

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a teenage girl and am sometimes very saddened and disappointed by teenage boys.

Well, sure. Teens can be dicks. The girls, too.

Stop making excuses.

You're right. I'm going to go beat the ever living crap out of my kid and shame him to boot now so he doesn't turn into a dick or do anything stupid or mean ever. Thank God for DCUM!

Good. Our daughters all thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
I have a teenage girl and am sometimes very saddened and disappointed by teenage boys.

Well, sure. Teens can be dicks. The girls, too.

Stop making excuses.

You're right. I'm going to go beat the ever living crap out of my kid and shame him to boot now so he doesn't turn into a dick or do anything stupid or mean ever. Thank God for DCUM!

Good. Our daughters all thank you.

I expect the same favor in return.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I'm the PP and admit that was very snarky of me. I'm sorry. I am raising a young man and have put a lot of thought and effort into how to raise a consciencious human being. And frankly my feelings are butt-hurt sometimes when teen boys are lumped into a group of ne'er do wells. Boo-hoo. Oh well.

I understand, as a former teenage girl, where the disappointment lies, 18:08. I'm sorry someone hurt your daughter. I hope it was nothing from which she won't recover. The world isn't particularly kind to anybody.

[Anonymous]

Teens are just clueless and are a hazard to all, but how else can anyone learn? I live near a well-regarded Catholic high school and always try to avoid being on the road in my neighborhood when the teens get out. They have no idea how to handle a four way stop ( just follow friend in the car ahead) and have yet to learn about crosswalks. Six kids hanging out of a BMW are usually the worst--or the kid who parked on our street, left lights and wipers on and keys in the ignition and walked off to school...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teens are just clueless and are a hazard to all, but how else can anyone learn? I live near a well-regarded Catholic high school and always try to avoid being on the road in my neighborhood when the teens get out. They have no idea how to handle a four way stop ( just follow friend in the car ahead) and have yet to learn about crosswalks. Six kids hanging out of a BMW are usually the worst--or the kid who parked on our street, left lights and wipers on and keys in the ignition and walked off to school...

If this is the case, it's very disturbing! These are basics they should have learned before earning their licenses. I would support much tougher licensing requirements and maybe also raising the driving age.