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I live in a pretty chill suburban area, there are not a lot of cops and personally if i am going under the speed limit i don't think they will care. My friend let me fix his old bike and if I do then i can keep it for a little bit. Its a Bravo super speed bike its not a dirt bike, but you have to be sixteen to operate(which i am). Even if this thing is not legal what would happen if a cop stops me?
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Alright man. Let me break it down for you. Here's how it is. I'm 17 years old, so I know exactly what's going on.
Maryland is very strict. It's ridiculous. You can't do anything. Everything is illegal. I don't know where you are, but I live in Montgomery County. I know it's not related, but this is just to illustrate how strict Maryland or Mont. Co is. I'm doing a transmission swap on my truck. Therefore, it is not operable. Well, in the 3 weeks that it was inoperable, I had to get it towed three different times off of private property because of...whatever. It wasn't even some "goody two-shoes" neighbor ratting me out. They are just little bitches.
So, let's get down to the point. Let's consider how hard it is (for teens. anybody over 19 who can't drive worth shit can get a license no prob) to get a license in MD.
Ok, well, you need to be 15 and 9 months to get a permit. In DC you need to be 15 and 6 months. VA is 15 and 6 months. PA is 15. Midwest states are usually 14. Maryland is the highest age limit in the country.
THEN you need the permit for 9 months. NINE MONTHS!!! Isn't that ridiculous. Va is 6 months, DC is 6 months, PA is 6 months, Midwest states are three months.
AND you need driving school. A $350+ scam.
Ok, so you got your permit. And maybe you have your provisional license (if you're lucky). What happens if you get caught breaking the rules? If you are driving without a parent with a permit, then what? Well, you don't get your license until you're 21 (not your license, you have to reapply for a permit), you get fined and arrested, then you get your car towed and impounded.
Ok, sounds like a pretty good risk so far.
So, that's a license for a car. Now let's talk about a motorcycle.
First, let me note that dirt bikes, ATVs, quads, four wheelers, etc..etc..are ILLEGAL in MD. You cannot ride them on public property at all. I know you said it wasn't a dirt bike, but it better be 100% street legal. It better have turn signals, tail lights, head lights, and it better not be too loud.
Ok, so motorcycle license. You need to be 18 to even take the test. The test is easy as could be. You take a written test for the motorcycle permit. I think you need to have that either for 1 or 3 months. I'm not sure. So you have your permit and then you get your license. I think you also need to take a motorcycle course. the only one you can take is hosted by MD. it's like $220 I think.
Let's take a guess at what would happen if you got caught on a bike. 1) you're underage. 2)you don't have a license 3)is the bike even registered with tags?
We have discussed the legal aspects. Now let's discuss how those laws and rules would be enforced.
A) We have a cop. B) We give cops fast cars. C) Cops have nothing to do
Let's talk about what a cop is. Not all jerks are cops, but all cops are jerks. It's true. All you need to do is stand near a cop for 5 minutes and just listen to the kind of stuff they say.
What about their cars? They love to show them off, don't they? Vroom vroom. They run red lights for no reason. Go as fast as they want. Stay classy, Maryland's finest. Stay classy.
Have you ever heard the joke about cops and donuts? Yeah, well it's not a joke. Just walk by a Dunkin' Donuts at 7AM. I'm not kidding. It will be filled with cops.
Now, with cops being fat, rude, and loosers, what kind of people do you think they are? You think they are the kind of people who get their pride and joy from letting people go? You think they get pride from doing someone a favor? HA! they get their pride, laughs, and stories at the water cooler from giving "punks" like you a hard time. The punk who THOUGHT it was OK to ride a motorcycle around the neighbor hood without a license or experience because he THOUGHT the cops were "chill"
Good luck, bro.
I've actually got more to say. Sorry for this being so long, but these subject affects my life very greatly. Now, I own my own truck. I'm 17 with a truck. I can't drive it. I'm 17 years old and I'm in 12th grade. I have to have my mommy drive me to school. Isn't that pathetic?
Have you heard on the news about the guy that pepper sprayed those protesters? Do you think that cop or whatever he was is a one-of-a-kind jerk? HA no. Every cop in the country probably drooled over finally being able to use that crap that's in their utility belt.
And if there's a cop out there reading this that is actually a good honest cop, please do something. Don't stand by while your colleagues give people hard times for nothing, abuse their power, steal drugs, and think it's all funny.
What are good reasons why the driving age should be changed to 18?
Vriska
I need some good info for my speech class. I have to do a speech about being for changing the driving age to 18.
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The main reason why I support lowering-no, abolishing the drinking age is for the underlying reason that people should be responsible over themselves. If you're 18, you are considered an adult. Therefore, you should decide how to exercise your right. Every adult knows that when you drink alcohol, you're becoming more and more intoxicated. Therefore, you decide what the best thing to do is. For instance, I was at a party recently. I didn't drink but my 22 year old brother did. I was coming in as a designated driver in the event that my brother is too drunk to drive. Turns out, he only had two beers and was legally sober but the fact that he brought me showed that if things didn't go as well as he hoped, at least I would be there as a Plan B. But there are people who aren't as smart and choose to drive drunk and they crash into a telephone pole and die. Well that's their fault. I will go further into this sub-topic in a second.
As for children who are under eighteen, they should be able to drink as well. The thing is though, it's your parents who should be regulating it. The notion that the drinking age exists is Uncle Sam saying, "The government is better at raising your children than you are," and I don't find that fair at all. If we let that precedent go through, how about we allow the DSS to weekly go into each house and spend an hour at how parents and their kids interact? How about every time the parents want to punish their children, they must send in a form in triplicate and have it authorized by numerous government officials? I may be exaggerating it quite a bit, but the idea is the same. Let the parents parent their children. If alcohol was legalized right now, would your parents let you abuse it and go into a car? I don't know your parents, but mine wouldn't. If heroine was legal, my mom wouldn't let me go a mile radius near it. But then again, there are parents who give their children a beer every now and then. Parents are generally responsible in how much alcohol to give their children and believe that if they want to give some to their kids, it's much better for them.
In addition to that fact, it's much better and healthier for the kids to drink alcohol in front of their parents, (parent-hosted parties) in contrast to a bunch of kids in a vacant house, waiting for their parents to leave, because the children believe that since it's a rare and risky situation, they should drink as much beer as they can because they don't know the next time they can. Thus, many kids tend to binge, and develop long-term health problems and problems on the spot such as alcohol poisoning. When kids are with their parents, they have no reason to hide and drink more responsibly. Think about if riding your bike was illegal for reasons such as, it can be dangerous. Many people may hide riding bikes from local authorities and as thus, they do it in the most dangerous ways possible, such as off-road, on steep hills, etc. If people legalized bike riding, people would ride bikes more responsibly, on quiet roads, or private property, where they learn how to do it responsibly.
Another big reason that I am for lowering or abolishing the drinking age is because I have done nothing wrong. I feel it's wrong for people to say, "Since you're this age, you are reckless or irresponsible." That's unfair. In America we're supposed to have the idea, "Innocent until proven guilty." So where's this proof? In other people? I'm unfit to drink alcohol legally because of mistakes that other people have made? Where's the justice in that? In all the times that I've ever drank alcohol, I've done it responsibly. I haven't ever binged and drove 80 in a quiet residential area. I'd drink a couple of drinks and hang out with friends. I wouldn't hurt anyone. My age shouldn't make me a criminal. Also, don't you know many people 21+ who are much, much, MUCH more irresponsible than people you know who are under 18? You're saying they have more of a right to drink alcohol just because they've lived longer? That's incredibly unfair.
When someone drinks a beer, they accept all the responsibilities that come with it, just like when someone signs a contract to something, they accept everything that comes with it. Being drunk or even drinking does not hurt anyone. I cannot hurt you by drinking a beer. I could hurt you if I drink a beer and hit you with a car, so punish me for vehicular homicide, or whatever the charge may be.
And again, my age should not make me a criminal.
-Erez.
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