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**reervieltnope** · 11-19-2008, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Asher
...even though the average car on the 400-series roads goes 30 above the limit already... This will not become true just because you keep saying it. I drive 1000km per week on the 400 series highways at a speed of 120-125km and I am one of the faster drivers. I pass far more vehicles than those that pass me.

This is all stemming from an incident earlier this year when a kid (I think he was 19) had a TON to drink with 3 of his friends, then they decided to go driving up to cottage country. The kid ended up driving his car off the edge of a cliff into a lake and killed everyone but his girlfriend in the car.

The dad, rather than think maybe his parenting was to blame, immediately blamed "lax" young driver laws in the province. Nevermind that driving drunk was already illegal and this guy was definitely drunk. Nevermind that statistics show that young drivers today are far safer than even 10 years ago and are still improving as it is. This guy went on a public crusade, with the help of the media, demonizing young drivers and acting like something needed to be done. Because it wasn't his fault or his son's fault, it was the province that failed him.

This ****ing assclown is making everyone's life more difficult just because his son was a dumbass.

A good summary except for the omission of one rather important fact. This was not the first time "dumbass" had driving issues. He had several prior speeding tickets which "assclown" was unaware of (as the law doesn't keep parents informed of these things).

The proposed legislation would suspend a "young" or "novice" driver for bad driving habits much sooner than it currently does.

Ozzy - "Guelph" - def - The sound a dog makes while puking.

11-19-2008, 07:43 PM	#37
reervieltnope Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 555 Senior Member	Originally posted by Asher ...even though the average car on the 400-series roads goes 30 above the limit already... This will not become true just because you keep saying it. I drive 1000km per week on the 400 series highways at a speed of 120-125km and I am one of the faster drivers. I pass far more vehicles than those that pass me. This is all stemming from an incident earlier this year when a kid (I think he was 19) had a TON to drink with 3 of his friends, then they decided to go driving up to cottage country. The kid ended up driving his car off the edge of a cliff into a lake and killed everyone but his girlfriend in the car. The dad, rather than think maybe his parenting was to blame, immediately blamed "lax" young driver laws in the province. Nevermind that driving drunk was already illegal and this guy was definitely drunk. Nevermind that statistics show that young drivers today are far safer than even 10 years ago and are still improving as it is. This guy went on a public crusade, with the help of the media, demonizing young drivers and acting like something needed to be done. Because it wasn't his fault or his son's fault, it was the province that failed him. This ****ing assclown is making everyone's life more difficult just because his son was a dumbass. A good summary except for the omission of one rather important fact. This was not the first time "dumbass" had driving issues. He had several prior speeding tickets which "assclown" was unaware of (as the law doesn't keep parents informed of these things). The proposed legislation would suspend a "young" or "novice" driver for bad driving habits much sooner than it currently does. Ozzy - "Guelph" - def - The sound a dog makes while puking.
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