Seems like in today's society, more than ever, parents want to be "cool" to their kids. And many do so by giving their kids high-powered sports cars, which IMHO is equivalent to giving them a loaded gun with no safety mechanism.

When I got my license, like any other kid I wanted a Z28 or a Trans Am. Would my parents have let me? Hell NO! Even if I had the money they would have nixed the idea REAL quick. Sure I thought they were being overtly square, but I realize now that's a decision I'd make if I ever had a child of driving age. I ended up with a Slant 6 1970 Dodge Dart. And even with that car I tempted fate many a time, I now shudder to imagine as to what could have happened.

I hope well-to-do parents read and heed this. Granted a kid can just as easily be killed in a Ford Focus as a BMW M5... but at least with a Focus it's a safe bet he won't be hitting a tree at Mach 2 and killing himself and/or others.