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Originally Posted by zenren Here is my personal take - There is a big difference between how most 18-19 year olds drive on the highway with their family and how they drive with their friends. The question is really whether it is advisable to let 18 year olds go on a highway trip by themselves, without any supervision from elders?
In my case, my father used to make me drive in highways once I got the license and the first couple of years were filled with advices and comments regarding how I was approaching different situations and the potential risks that I overlooked in some cases. | ![I agree](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/I agree.gif)
I have been on the wheel officially since 3 years now, that makes me 21. Whenever I was given the car for travelling alone even inside the city limits, there was a stare from the parents that we all might have got. Taking the car out in the city alone with friends was a difficult task out then, leave alone highway drives. There was always one or the other uncles, if not my parents accompanying me.
I am now given the vehicle freely, but that is only after my father threw out that young rash driver inside me once and for all. That came only after many many corrections in every action that I took. This makes me proudly say that my way of driving does not differ when with parents of friends, how-much-ever the temptation be. Quote:
Originally Posted by longhorn +1 to that. You have to put in a couple of years behind the wheel before you actually become mature enough to understand the finer dynamics of driving.
At 18-19 years of age, once you get the hang of things, you try to push things upto or beyond the limit without actually understanding the consequences. |
Experience not only comes by driving, it also comes by observing. I remember, I always used to be in the front seat so as I can observe how people drive and their reaction to different types of situations. I believe, that made it a bit easy for me to understand the behavior of traffic on the roads.
Family and friends too play a major role in bringing out the maturity of the person. We have many examples of aged drivers driving like maniacs on our roads and that all with loads of experience behind them. It would not be fair station that a person would mature only after a couple of years behind the wheel or some number of miles piled up. Quote:
Originally Posted by binand Attributing such behaviour to age is disingenuous.
My point: road accidents are caused by a subset of every demographic that comprises road users. It is a bit hypocritical to blame 18 year olds and tell them to stay off the road. |
+1 to that. All my cousins, in the age group as same as mine do drive better that all the elders in the family. None of us speed, drive rash no matter we have our parents sitting at the back seat or friends. I believe this has to come from within and has to bee inculcated by the education given to us.
Saying that, my cousin who has just learnt driving isn't going to be given the wheel on the NHs till he has not been a good observer for atleast a couple of trips. |