Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My aunt was in a coma after riding on one. There is no reason your kid needs to take that risk. Find another way to get his thrills. Eg skateboarding with equipment on.

No.

Your aunt was in a vehicular accident of some type, and that’s why she was in a coma.

Pay attention to what you post. Stop spewing nonsense.

Well the data supports the PP's post that motorcycles are infinitely more dangerous.

Had motorcycles for years; rode them daily. I never even died a single time. Not once.

Crashing while riding a motorcycle is what kills people.

I road on a lot of motorcycles as a teen. I loved it and always wore a helmet and was safe as one can be on a motorcycle. But as a parent? never

Also my parents never knew I was on a motorcycle as a teen lol.

DH currently has 2 motorcycles in the garage. He's a really safe rider who only takes out his bikes in the early morning on weekends when there is next to no traffic or goes in group rides for longer distances .

I don't love it, but he's going through a lot and none of us are getting any younger. If it gives his this much joy, I'm not going to stand in his way. But coming from a mathematical background, I know the statistics and make sure of life insurance and other things like that.

He started riding in his late teens and says there is no way he would facilitate our DS riding a motorcycle at that age. He felt like he matured so much going through his 20s and he's lucky he didn't get seriously hurt in his early 20s.

So no, you can't stop someone from riding a motorcycle, but you don't have to make it easy for them. DH scrimped and saved to buy his first motorcycle because certainly his parents wouldn't help him and insurance as well. DH says if DS wants it bad enough he will do that to, but with kids as busy as they are these days, DS will probably not be able to buy one until he's out of college.

I"d probably be viewed as on the permissive end of parents who post on this board, but motorcycle would be a hard no.

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Anonymous wrote:Hell no. But you really only have a few more months before you lose any legal say over it.

Eh, technically true but most 18 year olds are financially dependent and you still can and should exercise some leverage if you are supporting them. Regardless, I would take every minute delay I could get. Use those months to change DC's heart and mind. Show them statistics. Maybe they will come to their senses by then.

Oh I agree. There is no way they would ever get my approval. I would consider all kinds of consequences for reckless behavior like this.