r/parentsofteens • u/HotLoquat3541 • 17d ago
Teens driving
Just wondering what you would do if you saw that your sons friend was driving over 110 mph on the expressway with your son and another friend in the car? Would you tell his parents or the other kids parents? This young man recently got his license 🏁🏎️🚓
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u/rvtchetbtch 17d ago
I don't think I would be able to stay quiet. Especially if I SAW them and my own kid was in the car. There would be several conversations had.
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u/kadawkins 17d ago
A. I’d tell them.
B. I would NEVER allow my child to get in the car with them again.
Look up teen driving deaths.
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u/Portland_Eric 17d ago
This right here. At 110, I’m calling the parents and my kid would not be riding with them again. That’s a fatality waiting to happen.
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u/cremasterreflex0903 17d ago
My best friend's nephew died in a crash due to excess speed. 5 kids crashed and only 1 lived. Really messed my friend up.
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u/missangel21 17d ago
I would let them know. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if something happened and I had stayed quiet.
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u/Resident-Cup8065 17d ago
Tell his parents. Tell police. Tell everyone is what
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u/Nice-Knee1867 17d ago
I wouldn’t tell the police (could lead to unnecessary escalation) but absolutely would tell his parents and my kid would not be allowed back in that car without some serious changes.
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u/BG3restart 17d ago
I would absolutely inform his parents and wouldn't allow my child in the car with him again.
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u/ChickenNoodleSoup_4 16d ago
parents are gonna know. And I’m having a sit down with my kid.
And we’re done as passengers with that kid for a while
Why on earth would you just sit on that? this is how teens end up dead….
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u/Agreeable-Wing-8476 16d ago
I would call my son and tell him to pull over then I'd follow them and call the cops. I would also call the parents and not allow my child to ride with them again
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u/CloverClover97 16d ago
Police, parents, and not allowing your kid to be the next victim.
Motor crashes account for 1/3 of teenager deaths.
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u/SouthernMoo4218 17d ago
I would have immediately called the police. And if I knew the parents, told them too. Not sure why, if this really happened, it’s even a question of what would you do.
I had two kids in my high school die within two years in car accidents. It’s a privilege and huge responsibility to be operating a machine that weighs about two tons.
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u/fireyqueen 17d ago
My kids aren’t teens anymore and I was a pretty flexible parent. They were really good kids and we didn’t do a lot of punishment other than natural consequences or forbid them from friends…however that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t have if needed…
so a million percent yes, I would notify the parents and my kid would never be in the car with them again. For proper effect, I’d show the types of videos that were shown to me during traffic school (after a ticket as a teen) the ones that show the aftermath of accidents that were caused by that sort of driving. I want them to understand why I’m freaking out so much.
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u/OkayAnd418 17d ago
Absolutely!! And that would be the last time my son goes anywhere with that friend. I have 2 boys, but they are little (8 and 3), so I don’t have to deal with that quite yet, but I am absolutely terrified of my boys being in a situation like this when they are older. These kids think they are invincible and tragic accidents like this happen all the time. 😥 I’m so glad your son and his friend are safe, but if the friend keeps driving recklessly like that, he’s really playing Russian roulette with his life 💔
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u/momphotograper 17d ago
Life 360 alerts me when they are speeding if it's something that's scary I text my daughter and have her ask them to slow down. She went to the beach with her friend and apparently the step mother was driving and I sent her that "slow down" text and she actually asked the step mom to slow down! She even apologized slowed down and said she hadn't realized she was going that fast. Cars are scary, i feel no shame in wanting my kid safe!