Out in the wild country like that it is not unusual for kids to drive
(gummint rules nothwithstanding). That area kinda defines "middle of
nowhere." Was it wise, in hindsight maybe, maybe not, as the problem
seemed to be due to a blowout, admittedly of a spare that should not
have been used -- that was on the father.
Kids here in SC and other states used to drive school buses when they
were 16, it was no different from being crossing guards or whatever, it
was just something they did. I guess the litigious society shut that
down. Hell I drove a school bus load of drunks to the Indy 500 when I
was 17 (and got $20 and a free infield ticket for my efforts!). That
worked out OK, I even had to be assertive afterwards (the race actually
got canceled due to a really bad crash on the first lap) when the drunks
were misbehaving on the bus. By that time I was flying airplanes for 2
years, so I did have a degree of responsibility.
--FT
On 3/18/22 3:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Any thoughts on the wisdom of letting a 13 yo drive at night on a two lane
road with a 75 mph speed limit?
On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 12:21 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
It sounds like the real issue was probably the poor condition of the
spare tire that blew out before the collision. They were likely just
driving too fast on a junk tire so it may not have mattered who was
driving. If the left front tire blew out, the truck probably changed
lanes to the left before there was time to react. Unfortunately they
were meeting the van at the same time. A second or two, sooner or later
and the truck might have have crossed into the ditch and missed the van.
The speed limit was 75 mph and if they were each traveling at close to
that speed, their closing rate was something around 150 feet per second.
Randy
On 18/03/2022 10:11 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
In Texas it's not unusual for 13 year olds to drive.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ntsb-13-year-old-drove-pickup-in-texas-crash-that-killed-9/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning+Brief+3-18-22_3_18_2022&utm_term=Registered%20User
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