Originally Posted by grover432' post='550021' date='Mar 24 2008, 02:37 PM

Yeah, I agree. Allowing the kid to drive a race car built for the road and not correctly assessing his maturity led to a random freak accident that was 1 million to one. I don't think so! The fact is there are hundreds of these incidents in the US every year. This one made headlines because the extreme operation of an extreme vehicle resulted in a sensational crash. The M5 has really two purposes: (1) to go fast; (2) to provide entertaining transportation. To an 18 year old, #1 is the only thing most would see. If you think differently, you better make sure you know your kid well, or after you hand your kid the keys, you may be burying him just as this parent had to do (if he could find all of the pieces). You can stick your head in the sand and say "shit happens". I agree, when you don't take the necessary caution with your kids, shit is more likely to happen.