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FSogol

(47,646 posts) Wed Dec 1, 2021, 10:22 AM Dec 2021

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Question: Why do we make kids wait until age 16 to drive a car? Are cars dangerous? [View all] FSogol Dec 2021 OP

Grow up on a farm. Throck Dec 2021 #1

Yes. Haggard Celine Dec 2021 #5

Started driving a tractor at age 6. Klaralven Dec 2021 #7

Minnie-Mo? I drove one of those with a hand clutch. yagotme Dec 2021 #17

John Deere Model B Klaralven Dec 2021 #20

I grew up with the "Red". yagotme Dec 2021 #21

They were two different camps. Klaralven Dec 2021 #24

Dad had a pull combine, chopper, yagotme Dec 2021 #27

When I first drove tractor, it was for picking up hay windrows Klaralven Dec 2021 #33

Tough working a poor farm back then. n/t yagotme Dec 2021 #34

I think 16 is too young. femmocrat Dec 2021 #2

Yes, I've felt that way for a long time PatSeg Dec 2021 #16

In the insurance world you are an "adult" sarisataka Dec 2021 #11

It's like everything. Each kid is different. jimfields33 Dec 2021 #4

I had an adult driver license at 14, many years ago in Texas. Ron Green Dec 2021 #6

That could be true TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #28

Recently retired pediatric nurse practitioner here, so I am... 3catwoman3 Dec 2021 #29

Yeah, many boys literally get growing pains TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #30

Took a joy ride in my stepbrother's car @ 15.... Claire Oh Nette Dec 2021 #9

I believe accidents are a leading cause of death for teens (n/t) Patton French Dec 2021 #10

They are not inherently dangerous, but can certainly be so... Caliman73 Dec 2021 #12

Define "have". yagotme Dec 2021 #18

That is what I figured this was about. Caliman73 Dec 2021 #38

The age has probably evolved over time LeftInTX Dec 2021 #36

Ya think? Hekate Dec 2021 #22

And where is it legal for 15yo's to purchase and own hand guns exactly? EX500rider Dec 2021 #26

Where I live young ones as young as 12 are allowed to drive GusBob Dec 2021 #19

I see what you're asking, FSogol. maxsolomon Dec 2021 #23

I'm glad a few people caught it. n/t FSogol Dec 2021 #25

Cars per se aren't dangerous. DFW Dec 2021 #31

If I were King, nobody would be driving before 18. Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #32

Yes LeftInTX Dec 2021 #35