Respect your car.

KSFastah

A whole SERIES of poor decisions leading up to that mess....

Ridiculous.

DIGItonium

Did you read this article? I've done a few stupid things in my life, and there's a reason to walk away and learn from it. Others are not as fortunate.

Man, 18, killed in southeast Wichita crash | Wichita Eagle

Okay, my first blunder was when I was 16 I drove an '87 200SX SE-V6. After learning to drive a stick for a few minutes, I jumped back in my car and made a left turn with more than adequate throttle. The road was wet and I spun the "tire" (open diff) making the left turn, lost control, and hit the curb. The next blunder was failing to negotiate the distance between the car and the crate next to the gas pump at QT.

I'm one of those kids who didn't have much coordination (not athletic), was slow to learn how to drive, and the only B I ever got in HS was driver's ed. I nearly hyperventilated several times learning how to drive. Well... years later I ended up with a 350Z for 6 years (at age 21), and look where I'm at now lol. I had a bit of fun in the Z in my younger years, but I was never involved in an accident with it other than minor scrapes. In the 370Z... same, except for the SUV that darted across the street.

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KSFastah

I hadn't read the article in the Eagle yet...but I had read the article about the accident.

As a father, I question the judgement of parents who turn young, inexperienced drivers lose on the streets in brand new high powered cars. Kids that age lack the emotional development to understand the risks they are taking when driving....and obviously lack the driving experience to handle a car like that.

My daughter is 17 years old, she'll be 18 in December, and has been driving for a year. The thought of her out on the road even in my wife's old Civic makes me nervous due to her inexperience (which can only be gain by actually DRIVING, obviously.) But I prefer to stack the odds in her favor as best I can by putting her in a more manageable car.

The thought of her out on the streets in my Camaro? Or Z? A complete non-starter....that's just not a safe decision...for ANYONE....IMO.