Did teenagers become safer?

Sobanek

I don't know if it's just my perception or the recession, but did anyone notice that teenagers have become much calmer drivers than they used to be 4-5 years ago? Most of the guys I know drive ordinary Boras, Golfs, A3s, Astras and not the 1.3 Starlet "Glanzas" or the 1.4 V-TEC Type-R Civics.

Or is it just that they can't afford fuel and tax anymore :pac:

johnos1984

Fashion

/thread closed

CiniO

I can't see relation between what car someone drives, and how safe he/she is!

MickySticks

Don't know if you've noticed but we are currently in the grip of a recession so there are a lot less teenagers driving and those that are are driving rust buckets.

Sobanek

Sorry, poor choice of words. Not only the cars but the way they drive. Aye, there's less teenagers on the road alright, but the ones I've encountered over the last year haven't been really that dangerous, aggresive or trying to show off behind the wheel.

leeroybrown

The people who'd otherwise be driving those cars are either have no car, are driving whatever they can afford to keep on the road or have emigrated.

kippy

Sobanek wrote: »

Sorry, poor choice of words. Not only the cars but the way they drive. Aye, there's less teenagers on the road alright, but the ones I've encountered over the last year haven't been really that dangerous, aggresive or trying to show off behind the wheel.

FYI kinda linked tbh

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76372522#post76372522

I've seen my fair share of eejits of all ages lately tbh.

longhalloween

Regarding the choice of cars, the 4 door diesels are more popular now because buying costs, running costs, and tax is generally cheaper than4-5 years ago. Some of them have more punt than the usual boy racer cars.

You're also less likely to attract the attention of the guards too.

For Forks Sake

They're gone to Australia to drive the upside-down equivalent of the felt spec Bora out there instead.

Alanstrainor

No money around to pay thousands a year on insurance alone is what i'd be thinking. That and a lot people getting out of this place.

bazz26

Most of them are probably just emigrating. Just look at the amount of felt spec stuff for sale on donedeal, etc.

conzy

Back in the construction boom every 17 / 18 year old lad in the country could afford all sorts of jap scrap and drive the **** out of it. Not many people between the age of 18-22 have much money now because they are in college, on the dole or emigrating

voojeq

well looks like there is at least one good thing about the recession =]

Remember a few years ago in Letterkenny on a saturday night, the main street would be jammed with boy racer sh1tboxes doing laps.

Now it is clear. Remarkable difference in a few years

Mint Sauce

salonfire wrote: »

Remember a few years ago in Letterkenny on a saturday night, the main street would be jammed with boy racer sh1tboxes doing laps.

Now it is clear. Remarkable difference in a few years

Few of them still cruising around the Diamond in Donegal Town.

Guy:Incognito

MickySticks wrote: »

those that are are driving rust buckets.

As opposed to the brand new Glanzas and md 90's civics they were driving up till 07?

leeroybrown

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

As opposed to the brand new Glanzas and md 90's civics they were driving up till 07?

Their current rust buckets have much less of an insurance loading than what they'd have previously driven and I'd bet that they're not spending money lowering them and adding expensive aftermarket alloys.

Satanta

its been a long time since I seen anything I'd consider a rust bucket. That term reminds more of the datsun cherry, opel cadett and ascona era. The cars these days just get battered looking.

Atomic Pineapple

They've simply switched from bodykitted jap cars to felt spec VAG cars, still loads around and still arse holes driving up and down towns just less on the road these days as with all age brackets.