Stupid, stupid and stupid.
Cars don't kill people, people kill PEOPLE and if people need to actually entertain the idea of being tempted by a high powered car, they shouldn't be on the roads in the first place. I would support the "raising" of the license to the age of 21 in all states, because it is a scientifically proven fact that a males brain isn't fully developed until at least the age of 19/20 but still, governments need to stop being a bunch of populist pansy's and start GOVERNING the states, instead of parenting the people that live in them.
I am SICK SICK SICK of the government doing the jobs that parents are supposed to be doing. Whether it's filtering the internet because parents are some-how incapable of walking into a shop, and buying a filter for their own computer because they are UNABLE to supervise their CHILDREN on the internet. Oh no, lets spare the parents of children because they are incapable of parenting and slap a mandatory filter on the internet, because face it. The WWW is a dangerous thing.
Same thing with cars. Parents are usually the ones that know there children the best, they are USUALLY the ones that take them around when practicing driving. If anything, it should be the parents that say NO to the children as they at least, would know if the child is mature enough when it comes to buying a car.
It is only with educating our youth, (and not some shitty 25 hour log book) that we will achieve SOME results!
Mandatory defensive driving. I believe is a much better and more worthwhile investment.
Oh, and get rid of E plates.
/RANT
In conclusion:
Government- But out.
Parents- Start Parenting
Children- Take responsibility for your OWN actions (god forbid)
This post has been edited by Vertigo v3: 02 January 2009 - 05:59 PM