2006-11-06 10:51:38 · 15 answers · asked by Pamela M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
It is a matter of responsibility and maturaty more than reckless. Teenagers have not matured enough to understand the impact of their actions, plus "they" have little fear of injury(they don't know what pain is). In time, they learn...hopefully.
2006-11-06 10:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's quite a stereotype. Teenagers do have less experience driving which can attribute to carelessness, but not all teenagers are bad drivers. Yes, I've seen some pretty reckless ones and said some not so nice words, but I've also seen some careless, road-raged, middle age people driving just as bad.
2006-11-06 11:01:16 · answer #2 · answered by TexasGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only give my opinion on this, but I think they aren't really reckless, but suffer from a lack of expierience behind the wheel. That, and they don't realize just how hazardous driving really is. They like to take their friends with them and show them that they can drive, and they don't pay attention to what they are doing. Then you have some that are influenced by the new sport to hit the stage lately, "Drifting" It is mostly males who are into this, but there are some females out there doing it too. It's where you drive your car like it's out of control, sliding the rear end out around corners, while controlling the slide. It is really a cool new sport driving phenonmenon, but kids don't realize they should go to a track to practice these things, not the local back roads.
2006-11-06 11:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by quick_ridez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are just inexperienced and tend to get distracted easily. Also they are more worried about looking cool than safety. When I was a teen I rarely wore my seatbelt. I also tended to drive faster (like a "badass") when my friends were in the car. Worst of all, I was extremely reckless with drinking and driving. Looking back, I can see that I was careless and really lucky that I never hurt myself or anyone else.
2006-11-06 10:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by t433_sd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's basically all down to inexperience behind the wheel, having only recently graduated from playing with Matchbox cars (or computer game cars), to playing with real cars...... and are still basically learning going solo now they no longer have a driving instructor acting like a 2nd set of senses to keep them out of trouble.
2006-11-09 00:19:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because like anything else most of them are trying to show off to their friends. I am guilty of it when I was a teen. Heck I still am guilty of it lol.
Another reason is because of lack or experience driving in different situations. Most teens think they know how to drive and get cocky and drive to fast and lose control. It happened to me on my motorcycle when I was 17 and I ended up with a broken collar bone.
2006-11-06 10:57:00 · answer #6 · answered by doughboy09bravo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
911
2016-05-22 05:23:56 · answer #7 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't feel any responsibility while driving and they only see stretch ahead of them to speed. They are hot blooded think about speed nothing about other safety.
2006-11-07 13:21:21 · answer #8 · answered by I am rock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't understand or have a fear of death. They have a sense of immortality, that keeps them blind to the reality that driving is a serious, dangerous thing to do.
2006-11-08 02:49:41 · answer #9 · answered by Alright! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inexperience... and because society beleives them to be
in all actuallality.. teenagers cause fewer accident than adults
2006-11-06 10:54:37 · answer #10 · answered by bl00dsuckr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋