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Should I be shocked?

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  • 11-05-2010 11:35am
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    desolate sun
    Registered Users Posts: 347 ✭✭


    A friend of mine (not that close) has a video of her daughter on youtube.
    Her daughter is 10 and an adult friend is filming her driving a 2.8L turbo people carrier across a beach. The video clearly shows her getting into the car on her own and driving on her own while the adult films it.

    I am shocked to be honest. If the adult was in the car with her, I wouldnt bat an eyelid. It's a pretty powerful car and there is no adult supervision.
    What do people think? Am I over-reacting?


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    PK2008
    Registered Users Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭PK2008


    :eek::eek::eek:

    This has got to be illegal


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    dudara
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    How is this a personal issue for you? Are you considering reporting the parent to the police?


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    desolate sun
    Registered Users Posts: 347 ✭✭desolate sun


    dudara wrote: »
    How is this a personal issue for you? Are you considering reporting the parent to the police?


    No. I just wanted to know if this was acceptable behaviour and am I over-reacting to this.


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    Cheap Thrills!
    Registered Users Posts: 2,723 ✭✭✭Cheap Thrills!


    We always drove cars on the beach as kids :o Probably is illegal but its her kid so I wouldn't interfere.


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    profitius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,976 ✭✭✭profitius


    A beach is a good place for kids to learn.


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    Redpunto
    Registered Users Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭Redpunto


    Probably not the wisest decision in the world and there should have been some adult in the car but we used to always steer the car on the beach but with an adult doing the pedals. Was the beach deserted?


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    jimmycrackcorm
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    Years ago this sift is thing wasn't bothered about but we've gotten so pc and protective now that we're developing less and less tolerance for anything unusual.

    When I was growing up we had a large family and fitting us all into a car was an ordeal but nobody thought anything of it. Now that would be totally frowned upon.


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    #9
    StillWaters
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭StillWaters


    If you are shocked, then yes, I think you are over-reacting.


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    Sangre
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    Its not a public road so most (all?) of the road traffic offences don't apply.


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    BKtje
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    Obviously the parent was confident enough in the childs ability to drive to allow them to do this. I bet off film they did a lot of driving with the parent in the car.

    Did the child seem at all uncertain or drive in any way dangerously?


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    Gers_punto
    Registered Users Posts: 278 ✭✭Gers_punto


    yes i would see it as an over reacdtion. There isnt a parent silly enough to let there kid un supervised to drive such a vechicle if they werent confident of there ability....

    also LINK please:D


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    xzanti
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,437 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    Close over them curtains OP ;)


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