THINGS I WISH MY KIDS WOULD ASK ME
Editor’s note: Barry Courter has a 22-year-old son who recently graduated from college and a 17-year-old daughter who is a senior in high school.
Q: Dad, my friend drives like an IndyCar driver. What can I do about it?
A: First, avoid being a passenger if you can. This has been a problem since Henry Ford first gave the keys to one of his teenagers. Teens are convinced they know how to drive and that they are invincible. They almost never consider that there are idiots on the road who know less than they do or that a little mistake on the road can be a catastrophe. They also rarely think about hurting someone else and what that might mean to their future. Stay on your friend about driving smarter and staying alive.
— By Barry Courter