[ChemistCat]

Dr. Laura thinks 16 year olds shouldn't be driving cars.

I personally think nobody should drive if they haven't had two semesters of college physics. The written exam should include questions about the coefficients of friction.

You don't need to know physics to walk, ride a bus, or hail a cab!

[skraeling]

I personally think nobody should drive if they haven't had two semesters of college physics.

Nonesense. I was licensed (in Iowa) at 14 and got the Engineering degree later.

But I do agree that an understanding of weight, friction, kinetic energy and the rest are important, and part of every good drivers training course. But behind the wheel experience is the ultimate teacher. What does scare me is all the pretty young things driving around in their new jellybean cars who clearly have no training at all.

[Banjoguy]

Well said. I vote F=ma for starters. How much force is generated when a vehicle whose velocity is 35MPH strikes an immovable object, or better yet a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction?

[WackyKat]

Dr. Laura thinks 16 year olds shouldn't be driving cars

I think nobody should listen to a word the phony, abusive, hypocritical Dr Laura says, but unexplainably, they do

[twigs]

I didn't let my daughter drive until she was 18. Boy, did I ever hear about it for 2 years! Part of the reason, though, was that we did not have a car for her to drive. So, she went out and bought one. She's now 19 and still a beginning driver, but she's driving a car she bought herself and has much more maturity than a 16 year old would possess. She's mad at me again because I didn't let her drive at midnight in the middle of a snow storm recently. We're STILL teaching her how to drive in all conditions. Parenthood lasts awhile.