On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:16:19 -0500, "C. E. White"
That's when you say "I'm sorry, son, but your driving privileges have been revoked until you learn to follow my rules." I see you have done that already.
Remember the NIMH study I posted a few days ago - teenagers' brains are not yet "fully wired" so it may take a few "lessons" for the message to really sink in. It sounds like you're doing the right thing by paying attention to what he's doing, discussing your expectatioins with him, and following through by limiting his access to your car.
That's fine - I don't want my son to be a programmable automaton - I want him to develop his own good judgement. That means letting him make (hopefully minor) mistakes so he can learn form them. At least with the minitoring device you know the mistakes are taking place and can take corrective action before they become solidly-entrenched bad habits and-or escalate into even molre dangerous behavior.
down an off-ramp at 100MPH probably started out by taking off-ramps at 50, then worked up to 60, then 75 before trying 100. If the parents had been monitoring him, they could have nipped his dangerous behavior in the bud. Then again, it's pretty clear that the parents were NOT paying attention - the report said he had two "accidents" prior to the bane one.
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Ah, but his impulse control is a lot better when you are riding shotgun, isn't it? ;) And, since you can't ride shotgun on every trip, having your virtual eyes and ears in the car with him is the next best thing. -- What the heck, I'll play too. - Dave
