Comments on: No License, No Seat Belts In Crash That Injured Four Teens Saturday Night, FHP Says http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sam http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543609 sam Sat, 25 May 2024 13:15:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543609 16 is too early for a drivers license. their brains are still developing, their common sense is still years away. 16 is too early for a drivers license. their brains are still developing, their common sense is still years away.

]]> By: Mike J. http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543557 Mike J. Fri, 24 May 2024 13:48:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543557 Randola, I knew enough sense at 16 to not do anything that would get other people seriously hurt. I did spin a car when making a U-turn in the rain due to lack of experience (I pressed the gas pedal too hard), but I was alone in the two-seater car. No damage to the car or property occurred. I'm not perfect and I'm not trying to sound like I am. But I would not trust this "driver" again until she is 18 and is legally responsible for her own decisions. Randola, I knew enough sense at 16 to not do anything that would get other people seriously hurt. I did spin a car when making a U-turn in the rain due to lack of experience (I pressed the gas pedal too hard), but I was alone in the two-seater car. No damage to the car or property occurred. I’m not perfect and I’m not trying to sound like I am. But I would not trust this “driver” again until she is 18 and is legally responsible for her own decisions.

]]> By: Randola http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543543 Randola Fri, 24 May 2024 02:42:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543543 @ Mike J. So at age 16 every decision you made was the correct or best one then? @ Mike J. So at age 16 every decision you made was the correct or best one then?

]]> By: Mike J. http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543470 Mike J. Wed, 22 May 2024 14:41:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543470 @Common Sense, My favorite phrase lately is, "Common Sense is not so common anymore". I agree that the stupidity of the kids and possibly the owner of the car is the real problem here. I knew when I was 16 that seat belts are helpful to save people from serious harm in an accident. The kids are just interested in having fun and are not thinking about the responsibility that comes with age and experience. @Jessica, Without knowing where one sentence ends and another thought begins, if I understand you correctly, you think that experience does not matter for controlling the vehicle? Of course experience matters when you learn how far to turn the steering wheel on a road's curve and now much pressure to apply to the brakes to stop lightly or stop hard. Experience matters when you learn how to drive in the rain or on a gravel road. Experience matters in knowing the differences between driving a small car versus a large truck. Losing control means that the driver's focus was not on driving, or the vehicle had a mechanical issue (tire blowout, brakes fail, etc). And I will also respectfully disagree with you on seatbelts. It's simple kinetic energy that an object in motion that comes to a sudden stop (collision) will damage the smaller objects (people) inside of a larger object (car). Human bodies are very frail. Pray for these kids. @Common Sense,
My favorite phrase lately is, “Common Sense is not so common anymore”. I agree that the stupidity of the kids and possibly the owner of the car is the real problem here. I knew when I was 16 that seat belts are helpful to save people from serious harm in an accident. The kids are just interested in having fun and are not thinking about the responsibility that comes with age and experience.

@Jessica,
Without knowing where one sentence ends and another thought begins, if I understand you correctly, you think that experience does not matter for controlling the vehicle? Of course experience matters when you learn how far to turn the steering wheel on a road’s curve and now much pressure to apply to the brakes to stop lightly or stop hard. Experience matters when you learn how to drive in the rain or on a gravel road. Experience matters in knowing the differences between driving a small car versus a large truck. Losing control means that the driver’s focus was not on driving, or the vehicle had a mechanical issue (tire blowout, brakes fail, etc). And I will also respectfully disagree with you on seatbelts. It’s simple kinetic energy that an object in motion that comes to a sudden stop (collision) will damage the smaller objects (people) inside of a larger object (car). Human bodies are very frail. Pray for these kids.

]]> By: Not You http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543466 Not You Wed, 22 May 2024 12:56:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543466 If you have both hands on the steering wheel, you have control of the vehicle. Vehicles don't just "go out of control" without driver input or lack of driver input. Also seatbelt usage saves more lives than not, If you have both hands on the steering wheel, you have control of the vehicle. Vehicles don’t just “go out of control” without driver input or lack of driver input. Also seatbelt usage saves more lives than not,

]]> By: Jessica http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543443 Jessica Tue, 21 May 2024 21:42:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543443 Seat belt or no seat belt driver's license or no driver's license there are moments when you can't control the vehicle has nothing to do with experience and it has nothing to do with responsible driving I have lost control of a vehicle before and wrecked because of losing control and I know how to drive how to license completely legal and I still lost control of the vehicle yes experience probably would have done them better but we all make stupid mistakes that's how we learned and sometimes a seatbelt being on is more deadly than having it all I know a truck driver that had he been wearing a seatbelt when he wrecked he would have been decapitated so there's instances where it's good that you weren't wearing a seatbelt and there's some that are not of course Seat belt or no seat belt driver’s license or no driver’s license there are moments when you can’t control the vehicle has nothing to do with experience and it has nothing to do with responsible driving I have lost control of a vehicle before and wrecked because of losing control and I know how to drive how to license completely legal and I still lost control of the vehicle yes experience probably would have done them better but we all make stupid mistakes that’s how we learned and sometimes a seatbelt being on is more deadly than having it all I know a truck driver that had he been wearing a seatbelt when he wrecked he would have been decapitated so there’s instances where it’s good that you weren’t wearing a seatbelt and there’s some that are not of course

]]> By: Common Sense http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543427 Common Sense Tue, 21 May 2024 15:55:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543427 @Mike J. The issue is not the car they are driving, it is the irresponsibility of the kids and the parents. While yes, fewer seats means fewer possible people with injuries in the event of a crash, but it is the stupidity of the kids for doing such a thing. Not only is not wearing seatbelts irresponsible but letting one drive without a license is also irresponsible. Honestly, the other kids in the car who joined in are just as irresponsible to get in the car if they knew the driver did not have a license and did not stop them from driving. Furthermore, if someone actually let the kids use the car knowing that they did not have a license, they are just as much to blame and very irresponsible. @Mike J.

The issue is not the car they are driving, it is the irresponsibility of the kids and the parents. While yes, fewer seats means fewer possible people with injuries in the event of a crash, but it is the stupidity of the kids for doing such a thing. Not only is not wearing seatbelts irresponsible but letting one drive without a license is also irresponsible. Honestly, the other kids in the car who joined in are just as irresponsible to get in the car if they knew the driver did not have a license and did not stop them from driving. Furthermore, if someone actually let the kids use the car knowing that they did not have a license, they are just as much to blame and very irresponsible.

]]> By: Jim http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543422 Jim Tue, 21 May 2024 13:57:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543422 How and from where did they get that car? Someone else shares responsibility if they allowed or aided these kids in getting that car How and from where did they get that car? Someone else shares responsibility if they allowed or aided these kids in getting that car

]]> By: Mike J. http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543421 Mike J. Tue, 21 May 2024 13:36:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543421 This is why a teenagers first car should be a two-seater until they act mature enough and responsible enough as a driver. That way if they cause an accident, it's two people injured instead of three or four. When I was a teenager, I used my Mom's Oldsmobile occasionally, but my first car was a two-seater. I pray that those injured here will fully recover and LEARN from the experience. This is why a teenagers first car should be a two-seater until they act mature enough and responsible enough as a driver. That way if they cause an accident, it’s two people injured instead of three or four. When I was a teenager, I used my Mom’s Oldsmobile occasionally, but my first car was a two-seater. I pray that those injured here will fully recover and LEARN from the experience.

]]> By: JJ http://www.northescambia.com/2024/05/multiple-people-injured-including-juveniles-in-century-wreck-saturday-night/comment-page-1#comment-543354 JJ Sun, 19 May 2024 20:50:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=549537#comment-543354 SEATBELTS!? SEATBELTS!?

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