Teenage brothers can be pretty dumb.

[bubbles83]

My brother got his first speeding ticket today. For going NINETY MILES AN HOUR. Okay, first of all, I didn't know his little '89 Ford Tempo could go 90, so I'm a little impressed. Secondly, when my parents questioned him on it, he said he didn't know he was going 90, his speedometer only goes to up to 82. That's not exactly the best excuse. *shakes head* 90. That's is just stupid.

I'm not shocked he was speeding though. He's 17. He likes to drive fast. He knows better when he's with me. I start yelling at him to slow down if he starts going over 40. Even if he's on the freeway. My dad is having his cop friend come over and give him a talking to. He's only allowed to drive to school and work and if my mom needs him to run errands, but I think he's getting off easy. He easily could have killed himself or someone else.

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[pumblechook.livejournal.com]

Okay, first of all, I didn't know his little '89 Ford Tempo could go 90, so I'm a little impressed.


Awwww, lol. Your dad is doing the right thing. Even so, you could try shadowing him occasionally with one of the family cars to see what he actually does on the road... maybe that would help? :o/ Ninety-five is just ridiculous. I hope the road didn't have any other cars on it.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Luckily there wasn't anyone else on the road. If there had been the cop said he would have arrested my brother for reckless driving. And his friend was in the car with him, so if they had been in an accident and his friend had died, my brother could have been arrested for vehicular manslaughter.

I'm fairly certain he won't be driving like that again. And if we ever knew where he was going tailing him would probably be a good idea, but he never actually tells us when he's going some place. We just look outside and his car isn't there.