Det News new restrictions for Level 2 and under drivers.
Not everyone likes the idea of more laws to protect us from ourselves. However, when it comes to this new legislation designed to protect our children... I'm all in. I can hear it already... (and have) from the people it effects... our kids behind the wheel.
For some reason we as adults/parents always measure the present by what we experienced in the past. The conversation of things like.... safty belts in cars, bike helmets, car seats and a long list of other issues rises to the surface. Why do kids today need all these laws to protect them from things that... well.... we survived.
Bulls eye... center of target! "We survived".... which then you have to ask yourself the logical question of what happened to those who didn't. Really the fundamental laws of the balance of nature playing itself out right before us. Yes... there are people who discovered that by strapping a helmet on your head while riding down a hard surface can protect the rider from a "closed head" injury or even death. Can you imagine not putting a baby or small child into a vehicle without a car seat? Just one generation ago that was not the case. Can you remember seeing a child spread out on the rear dash of the car in front of you? Or... do you remember the station wagons with the rear facing seats? Don't see those anymore do you?
To the point... for some reason a generation ago... we as new drivers understood the basic principles of driving just as well as (if not at well) as children of today. However... now we can have the conversation of:
we DID NOT have the following to distract us....they were not yet invented for the common folk:
cell phones, the Internet, IM'ing, texting, cable TV (remember we had 2,4,7,9,20,50,56, and 62), no GPS, On Star, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube.... you get the point?
For what ever reason... today when you get more than a teen driver and one passenger in a vehicle after the hours of 10 pm and 5 am... the risk of something bad happening dramatically increases. Why? Call me silly for saying so... but we have too many things via for our attention.
From my 20 years of experience in the insurance industry I can tell you that distracted driving is for real. Not just for teens but for everyone of us. My cell phone is calling for my attention even now as a write... buzz, buzz, look at me.... Facebook update.... Buzz, Buzz, a text has arrived. I'm distracted sitting in the chair right now... not even operating heavy machinery!
So... when your kid complains about the new law... tell them... like taking medication for a cold... it doesn't always taste good... but it is good for you!
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