# For the younger members.... **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 1, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852 "2008-02-01T08:26:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852/62 "2008-02-06T12:29:26Z")
> [@Skunks New Cell Phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skunks-new-cell-phone/15785/4): > > alright you know its sad that a young guy got killed because he was showboating. but it bothers me that you all say 18 this and 18 that. his age has nothing to do wth it. you could be a 30 yr old who has never sat behind the wheel of a 50 horse car and still screw up. and just because someone is 18 doesnot mean that they cant handle high horsepower cars. my friend and i take out bhis dads viper and sl65 all the time. and we have never had one inicdent. have never been pulled over for speeding. and we have done that before. but we are totally safe. not a scratch on us or the car. so drop the age thing. because if anyone here had the chance to get behind the wheel o a powerhouse like the dodge viper im pretty sure they wouldnt be able to control it to well on their first lap around the block. In some ways you’re right, in other ways you’re totally wrong. One thing that has been observed in MVA (motor vehicle accidents) is that everything is linked to some sort of factor. Insurance companies are notorious for this, since it is these accident rates in which they base their premiums on. There is no coincidence that an 18 year old male, who drives a sports car will have a much higher insurance premium than a 30 year old who drives a sports car. Statistically speaking, the highest MVA offenders are 18-21 year olds. I remember myself at that age, and yes I also thought that I was a safe driver and I never did anything stupid. Even though I was the safest driver in the world, I was not experienced, or haven’t gained enough experience. Unfortunately, for the 18yr old who drove the M5, also suffered from the same thing all of us suffered at the age of 18 and loved to drive. We all thought we were invincible and can do anything. Every sensation of the car was new, it was exciting and certainly very intoxicating. It was that his accident was so spectacular, that it sadly claimed his life and his buddies. Whereas someone like me…well, I hit a pole and dented my moms van. So it’s safe to say that at that age, it’s not a matter if when you’ll get into an accident, it’s when and how spectacular the accident will be. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852)._