Teen wants to drive to movie theater--WWYD
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Anonymous
| DC is bored and wants to drive to Tysons with friends to see movie. Would you let your DC go in this weather? |
Anonymous
| N |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| Are you kidding?! |
Anonymous
| No way. You can drive them though. |
Anonymous
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I was out recently in NW DC. Plowing was pretty good, but roads were slippery. Various anti-skid and braking features on my car that I don't really understand were happening. I drove very carefully, but didn't feel safe.
No way I'd let a teen out driving in this. |
Anonymous
Where do you live? |
Anonymous
| I would say no. |
Anonymous
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No.
The first snow/ice practice should be a couple times in an empty parking lot, followed by empty slow roads so they can practice stopping and get an understanding of how cars move on frozen stuff. |
Anonymous
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Your teen doesn’t want to go to the movies!
Your teen wants to find a parking lot and do donuts! If we were in the snow belt, I’d say have at it. But here, not something they’ve been exposed to by dad. 
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Anonymous
| No. |
Anonymous
| Of course not. |
Anonymous
| No. My DC ended up rear ending someone a few months after getting his license. He'd gone to an event and it started snowing unexpectedly while he was there. We handled it off insurance and it cost us a few thousand $ even though it was just a fender bender. |
Anonymous
That might not be all of your costs. You could see an increase in insurance premiums. In a recent snow storm, my 19 year old had to veer into a curb to avoid being hit from behind in snow. It only cost him a new tire - a rear end collision would have totaled his car, which has little value to anyone but him. He is a very experienced driver (works in the auto industry). I would never allow my teen to go to the movies in this weather. |
Anonymous
| When school is cancelled due to road conditions, why on earth would you allow him to drive? |