High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid a shortage of truck drivers

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11. I have two cousins - both are in their 50s now

They were both on their school swimming team. One night they went to a party - the older brother was driving the 25 year old VW bug. One of their teammates was driving his sister (she was also a swimmer) in their bank manager father's latest model Toyota Crown. Of course he was showing off to their friends, most of whom were driving old cars.
It was a horrific accident when he tried to turn that unfamiliar Jack's Hill corner, and a night none of those kids will ever forget.
Mr. Big Stuff lost both of his kids that night. His wife left him shortly after. My cousins still remember that night. There is a reason why our parents give us old cars. Driving is always about experience.