No offense taken. But I think you will find that my experience is not
untypical. Between cell phones, thumping stereos and lack of driving experience
I am surprised that more kids don't have fender benders in that first year.
My oldest is not into cars at all and the last place his mind is when he's
behind the wheel is paying attention to the road. Good kid but he just hasn't
developed what I would call good driving habits. I have been in cars with
40+ers and have been scared S#$^less by their lack of driving skills.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article
<812E00034E1CFA4FA406EB2B88D648C01BB96D@ocexchange2003.otterbein.edu>,
TPindell@otterbein.edu ("Pindell, Tim") writes:
>
>
> Don't take this the wrong way, but your stories make for some great
> birth control. I'm glad nobody got hurt.
>
> Tim
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> >truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of david.clement@verizon.net
> >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 12:32 PM
> >To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: The joys of parenthood...
> >
> >
> >Sorry about your Dakota. Water under the bridge for you but maybe
> worthy
> >advice
> >for some one else.
> >
> >When my oldest boy was learning to drive I could tell right away that
> he
> >wasn't
> >going to treat my vehicles with the same respect and care I did so to
> save
> >my
> >sanity I gave him his own car when he got his license.
> >
> >The deal was I would take care of the maintainece and repairs while
> they
> >were
> >still in school but he had to earn enough money for gas and insurance.
> Then
> >to
> >put some bite into the NO when he wanted one of our cars we didn't add
> >insurance coverage for him so legally he couldn't drive them.
> >
> >Best thing I ever did! He had 7 fender benders in the course of the
> first
> >year
> >he had his license. My cars didn't get dented and I didn't have to deal
> >with
> >the surcharges. He's almost 30 now and I still won't trust him with one
> of
> >my
> >cars. I did the same for the younger two and they each had fender
> benders
> >in
> >that first year that would have driven me nuts if it was my car. These
> two
> >are
> >in their early mid 20's now and have developed into considerate safe
> >drivers, I
> >have no problems lending them my vehicles.
> >
> >Thankfully they never got hurt and never hurt anyone else and I never
> blew
> >a
> >gasket over any of incidences.
> >
> >Dave Clement
> >99 SLT+ CC 4x4
> >
> >
> >In article <dejkoe$ti4$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, rwerning@wi.rr.com
> ("Rich
> >Werning") writes:
> >>
> >>
> >> Welp, for those that were at the BBQ, you'll probably remember my
> nice
> >shiny
> >> new 2005 Graphite Grey dak, spotless, scratchless and dent free.
> >>
> >> That last part is the key term here - dent free. My 16 y/o son
> always
> >asks
> >> to take the Dak when he's going to go do something, needless to say
> >common
> >> sense always told me to not let him, so he never got to drive it
> without
> >me
> >> in the passengers seat.
> >>
> >> Over the weekend he wanted to go to the gym to work out and none of
> the
> >> other vehicles were around, so being the kind (sucker) trusting
> (foolish)
> >> father that I am, I handed him the keys and jokingly said "don't
> crash
> >it,
> >> or else".
> >>
> >> Ya, you guessed it.. first time he took the Dak out he crashed it. He
> >bashed
> >> in a door in a parking lot, didn't give himself enough turning radius
> and
> >> pushed the door in against some van's bumper. Barely scratched their
> >> bumper, $1800 worth of damage to the Dak.
> >>
> >> Hell, if I would have know he was going to pop the Daks cherry and
> bust
> >it
> >> up, I would have taken it out at Jon's and done it first. Oh well,
> >atleast
> >> that edge of "do I really want to dent my truck" is going to be long
> gone
> >by
> >> the Denver BBQ. lol.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> - Rich Werning
> >> 05 Grey Dak, QC 4x4, 4.7L, Tow Pkg
> >> K&N filter, Mopar Skid plates
> >>
> >>
>
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