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    Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/11/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Hmmm. When I see "Student Driver" signs on vehicles, I figure they are out there to learn. Weave into my lane? How about a loud horn blare and a middle finger? Going way to slow? Time to take a break from learning all about I-95--can you see me in both your rear view mirrors? See the flashing headlights? Hear the horn?



    Of course I would never do anything like that ever, least of all to a student drive. I'm just joking.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    07/11/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    I guess we've found the mother Pink Floyd wrote about...

    By the way, this new comment system is... suboptimal. "Suboptimal" being a polite term for "A steaming pile of dingo dung".
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    Image of TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
    07/11/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    I typically try to race student drivers. It add's charactor to them. Bonus points if they take up on it.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/11/09

    @TexanIdiot25- needs a edit buton... EDIT: Needs...: Plus they're pretty easy to beat.
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    Image of yellofury :JPNs OEM JDM yellofury :JPNs OEM JDM
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    helicopter mom? I missed something
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    07/11/09

    @yellofury :bigger longer and more yellow: You know, cause she hovers.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/11/09

    @yellofury :bigger longer and more yellow: Seriously! They belong to the generation of kids who are now out of college and into grad school/med schoo/work place. We actually had to decline to talk to parents about ANYTHING in our medical residency program. The kids would want to discuss their contracts with their parents or have their parents call with questions--same thing happens in regular work places, parents calling to complain how little Johnny wasn't getting enough reinforcement. Every year we get info about the generational trends. 'Copters are the most recent ones--they expect lots of praise, they place work secondary to their "real" lives and will text away the day if you don't stop them.
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    Image of yellofury :JPNs OEM JDM yellofury :JPNs OEM JDM
    07/11/09

    @SCROGGS!!!:



    ahhh well lets hope little Johnny doesnt go into the beauty pageant biz
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    I can't think of something MORE embarassing to have to display on your vehicle.



    that kid's trying to grin but you can tell he's actually deeply humiliated. Poor Georgia kids.



    Good thing I started driving 8 years ago.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Isn't this sort of like the "Baby on board" sticker? Sure, it tells us not to hit them, but it's not like we're trying to hit anybody else...
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    07/10/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Ok actually, now that I've thought about it, I've decided that this might actually be useful. This is not to influence the behavior of other drivers - it's to make the new driver more cautious. If you have a big sticker that says "I'm a noob", you're not going to drive recklessly, which is why many teen drivers crash in the first place.

    Many countries already have systems like this. When first received my driving license (outside of the US), I had to use a similar sticker.
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    Image of Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    If I remember correctly, they do something like this in Canada already...
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    Image of .357 .357
    07/10/09

    @Vintage Racer - back on the track...: Nope.
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    07/10/09

    @Vintage Racer - back on the track...: i tink in England they slap a big old "L" on your Car
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    If the kid can't drive well, the parent shouldn't be letting them drive. Or they should drive with the teen until they are convinced the kid knows how to handle the car.

    All the magnet will do is make the teen a target for aggressive drivers and police needing to make their ticket quotas.

    And a magnet can be easily removed. By me from some teens car and then slapped onto the trunk of some other car for laughs

    Never resolve a problem simply and decisively when an overloaded, intrusive bureaucracy can be jury rigged.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Good thing I live in a free fucking country. Or state, at least.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Most racing series have some sort of "Rookie Stripe" but this is just asinine. considering that Georgia is about the only state to still not require seatbelts in pickup trucks, I doubt that this will go anywhere. How about just teaching your kid how to actually DRIVE! Skip barber has classes at Road Atlanta just up the road. I'll make sure to drive obnoxiously around anyone with one of these on the car.
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    No need. The Fart can and huge wing are a dead giveaway to a new driver in my area.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Ms. Kessler should be legally required to tattoo "Crazy Bitch" on her forehead as a warning to those around her.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Perhaps the better legislation would be to enforce existing laws and implement more rigorous driver training. But whatever stupid stopgap measures you want is cool too.
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Punishable by law if removed; but how long 'till they start getting defaced to say: EW!__LICE!____
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    Image of sven.kirk sven.kirk
    07/10/09

    In reply to Helicopter Mom Wants "Newly Licensed" Magnet Stuck To Teens Cars
    Woo hoo! Easy targets for my road rage.
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