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How to stop the No. 1 killer of teens in the United States
Fort Worth Star Telegram ^
| Dec. 20, 2007
| O.K. CARTER
Posted on 12/26/2007 5:56:13 PM PST by Lorianne
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posted on
12/26/2007 5:56:14 PM PST
by
Lorianne
To: Lorianne
Put them all on bikes, they’ll be easier to hit! Dumbass...
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:02:06 PM PST
by
Normal4me
To: Lorianne
"How to stop the No. 1 killer of teens in the United States"
Quit buying gigantic SUVs for the moms and little, bitty cars for the young folks.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:11:32 PM PST
by
familyop
To: Lorianne
What epidemic in this country kills or injures the most teenagers?Epidemics are, by definition, contagious diseases. Which doesn't include cars.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:12:49 PM PST
by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
To: Lorianne
I thought MADD MOMS were gonna make it all better by outlawing booze?
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:17:58 PM PST
by
spanalot
(*)
To: Lorianne
Yutes are probably technically the best drivers around. They master every manner of digital game and autos are a snap by comparison. The problem is their judgement, or lack of if more likely. They make dumb choices whenst driving.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:18:19 PM PST
by
umgud
(no more subprime politicians)
To: Lorianne
And bicycles? They're simply uncoolThey're not "uncool"...they're not safe on crowded roads, and neither are motorcycles. At least with cars there are airbags, seatbelts, etc. that offer some protection in a wreck. A bike and it's you and the pavement, even a helmet provides little protection.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:19:21 PM PST
by
dawn53
To: Normal4me
ain’t puttin me on a bicycle unless it has a turet and a gatlin .30 caliber
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:21:41 PM PST
by
advertising guy
(If computer skills namedo us, I'd be back-space delete.)
To: familyop
Quit buying gigantic SUVs for the moms and little, bitty cars for the young folks.
Amen! I sell used cars and cringe when mom and dad come in wanting the smallest, cheapest thing on the lot for their kid who just started driving.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:22:54 PM PST
by
Dasaji
(The U.S.A. is the Land of Opportunity and you've got 50 states to do it in!)
To: Lorianne
So many drivers have grown unaccustomed to dealing with pedestrians and cyclists that they consider them unwanted intrusions. They don't respect them, which makes it dangerous to be on the streets in anything that isn't wrapped in sheet metal. Bicycles belong on the sidewalks. A bike in rush hour traffic is beging to be hit.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:24:14 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(It's only arrogance if you can't back it up.)
To: familyop
I see more SUVs for the young folks than older ones. It’s a huge status symbol. SUVs tend to kill the opposing car a lot more than a car does too. A new car with 5 star crash test ratings and front/side airbags is just as safe if not safer with a lower rollover rating (#1 killer)
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:24:48 PM PST
by
rb22982
To: advertising guy
Close...
To: Lorianne
Each year, automobile crashes take the lives of almost 6,000 teenagers and injure an additional 300,000 Are teens always the drivers?
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:32:25 PM PST
by
donna
(Duncan Hunter: US Army, 1969-1971, with service in Vietnam)
To: Lorianne
When is was in high school in upstate NY, they had a closed campus.(ie you could not leave the school during the school day. At that time you could have a junior operators license at 16 that allowed you to drive from sun up to sun down. At 18 you could get a regular operators license that gave you night driving privileges. While I was in high school no one died. Oh yea, and the drinking age was 18.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:33:08 PM PST
by
tomh68
To: Lorianne
If we raised the legal driving age to 18, we’d be far from the only developed country to do so. Not that I’m necessarily recommending this. I’m just saying.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:34:33 PM PST
by
squidly
To: Centurion2000
Bikes aren’t even legal on the sidewalks in most places in your state. With a lot of prodding, we’re actually getting Dallas, Plano, and Garland police to actually stop cyclists on the sidewalk and tell them to move onto the road where they belong.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:36:15 PM PST
by
Melas
(Offending stupid people since 1963)
To: Lorianne
How about re-toughening the drug laws, especially use of marijuana? My understanding it has become so commonplace in schools, even the “good” ones, so it follows that alot of teenage drivers are under the influence. As a former user, I know the harmful effects the drug has on one’s driving judgment.
Do people honestly think you can dumb down these types of laws without causing major problems in other areas?
To: Lorianne
Let’s see - we took it out of school because it was too expensive to educate our young drivers. Now we complain they are not getting enough training.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:53:45 PM PST
by
txzman
(Jer 23:29)
To: squidly
I’d be for it. From the age of 16 to 19, I was in 5 accidents and totaled 2 cars. Granted, 3 where not my fault. My 2 oldest kids did not start driving till 19, and neither one has had so much as a fender bender. My youngest is 17 1/2, and just about ready to get his learners permit. We live in the mountains with lots of narrow roads and steep canyons. We lose several teenagers a year flying off those canyons ( lost 1 just about 2 weeks ago, young girl just got out of high school last June), besides the usual drunks either getting killed, or killing someone else. Neither he nor I are in any great hurry for him to drive. The shuttle bus that travels round the lake and down the mountain work just fine.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:58:14 PM PST
by
clilly54
To: Dasaji
Mine drives a Land Rover ... I tell her it’s a 3 ton killing machine (of most other cars on the road), so drive carefully.
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posted on
12/26/2007 6:59:17 PM PST
by
cinives
(On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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