16 and a Learners Permit in Mars is tougher now than it was when I had my Learners Permit.
I have been driving for 23 years now. Life in the driving world is moving at a faster pace nowadays with more distractions like, cell phones-- texting, emails, wanting to get photo, etc...
--- and other issues like faster drivers, ipods, brighter lights on bill boards and buildings, laptops and on and on.
My step son is very popular with about 1000 contacts in his phone (why, I don't know) and he is very temped to check his phone while driving with me in the car. I do not let him of course and he refrains form dealing with any part of his phone till he puts the car in park. He KNOWS that it only takes 1 time to have a serious accident.
We form our habits then our habits form us. I pray that he develops the habit I have of not dealing with the phone while driving.
With a faster and more technically advanced society nowadays younger kids have it tougher than I did when I got my Learners Permit.
So being 16 and a Learners Permit in Mars is great-- just leave the phone anole till you put your car in park.
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