I remember when I was around 8 I got a new go kart for Christmas. Dad took me out to a parking lot to ride around, and I started showing out and tried to come to a sliding stop right next to his truck. I ended up missing the break and hit his open driver side door at full speed. Which ended up bending it back quite a bit.

Dad didn't give two craps about his door when that happened.

This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 10:56 pm

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Posted by Real Pirate

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Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 6/20/14 at 11:07 pm to Navytiger74

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I feel like I'm in the twilight zone. The child should be made to feel that she has financial liability in this?

This. I drove a lot of atvs and vehicles at a young age but that's the scenario I was raised in. I started on 220 3 wheelers and 300cc 4 wheelers.

Your parents either didn't listen when you asked them not to let your daughter drive it alone or you didn't make that point clear to them. Thankfully your child is ok. I have a 7 year old myself and I can't imagine letting her on a razor alone, but, since she was 3 or 4 I have always let hey in my lap to drive my truck around the pasture or dirt roads.

Teach them young, and they'll be ready when they're 16.

Just be thankful she is ok, use this opportunity to teach, not discipline.

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Posted by KyleOrtonsMustache

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Posted on 6/20/14 at 11:31 pm to Navytiger74

Yes if my kid accidentally puts a baseball through a window I'd expect him to help pay for it. Even I were pitching and didn't think about the fact that he was facing the neighbors house.

In reality, he'd never really pay for it. But the lesson (in this case) is that an ATV isn't a play toy and there are ramifications for our actions even if the events were beyond our control.

Feel free to think differently. It won't bother me.

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