Always use a designated driver

[Rolling Clones]

More "parents of the year" candidates...


http://kxan.com/2015/06/16/police-intoxicated-parents-use-13-year-old-daughter-as-designated-driver/

 

[bos]

Quite the fight going on in the comments section.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Quite the fight going on in the comments section.

They need a "Apply To Be A Moderator Here" link somewhere in there

 

[dualthreat]

Quite the fight going on in the comments section.

That's a first

 

[KCCLONE712]

The problem is that it was a 13 year old girl. If it would have been a 13 year old boy he would have driven fine and no one would have been the wiser

 

[CYCLNST8]

The problem is that it was a 13 year old girl. If it would have been a 13 year old boy he would have driven fine and no one would have been the wiser

I can vouch for this. I drove my old man home (mom & dad were splitting up) when I was 13 from Sac City to Rockwell City in a blizzard after a wedding reception (yes; the couple got married in the winter). I had plenty of practice on gravel roads and my grandparents' farm.

 

[isu83]

Is it that big of deal. The girl might be able to get a permit fairly soon. And maybe the cops found the bottle under the drivers seat and think they switched drivers. Just a thought.

 

[CYCLNST8]

Is it that big of deal. The girl might be able to get a permit fairly soon. And maybe the cops found the bottle under the drivers seat and think they switched drivers. Just a thought.

My first thought as well. Helluva kid to take a fall for their folks like that. She musta bargained for a get out of jail free card to use later.

 

[Al_4_State]

I don't see any problem with a trained, permitted driver driving their parents' home.

That is not what happened here.

 

[mj4cy]

I think it's a pretty bad deal. They're putting their lives and their children's lives into the hands of a 13 year old girl who they would know best her driving experience....in which she had little to none apparently.

If they knew she was a great driver, then yeah probably not your first choice, but could have gotten away with it.

 

[ISUcyclones11]

Nader and Thomas need to get this girl's phone ASAP.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

who hasn't drove drunk dad home.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Is it that big of deal. The girl might be able to get a permit fairly soon. And maybe the cops found the bottle under the drivers seat and think they switched drivers. Just a thought.

My thought as well. Surely even a 13 year old girl knows that a red light means stop and not to blow through it.

 

[mj4cy]

My thought as well. Surely even a 13 year old girl knows that a red light means stop and not to blow through it.

True. My 3 year old understands to stop when it's red.

 

[WooBadger18]

True. My 3 year old understands to stop when it's red.

In defense of the girl, I'm sure if you asked her if she should stop at a red light, she would say yes. I think it was a case of she was scared ********, had little to no experience driving, and was too busy trying not to crash. It would also explain why she was going 30 under the speed limit on the interstate. We've probably all driven through/almost driven through stop signs that we just didn't see, this is no different