18 Y.O. Drives Her Family Nuts With Her Reckless Driving, So Her Brother Lets Her Hit A Lantern

Many people, even those in the passenger seat, but especially behind the wheel of a certain means of transport, have felt it. The feeling of accelerated power, control, and freedom in a fast-moving vehicle and maybe the breeze of fresh air coming through the open window. It is easy to get caught up in the moment and forget about the no-nos in driving, which this Redditor’s 18-year-old sister, a freshly licensed driver, to the horror of her family, was constantly doing, to the point that her brother decided to take some pretty extreme measures to teach her a lesson.

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A man took it Reddit to evaluate his way of demonstrating the aftermath of reckless driving to his little sister. The man explained that his sister has just recently gotten her driving license, and as it is clear from her behavior, thinks herself to already be an incredible driver.

After only 4 months of driving, the 18-year-old would put her phone between her thighs to be able to look at messages while driving. Naturally, the woman’s family was going nuts about her behavior, as the multiple attempts by her family members to discuss her reckless driving went with no effect.

With the whole situation in mind, her brother took his chance to get their message across, as he did not intervene when, after being distracted for almost the whole drive, his sister looked down at her phone and was about to ram into a lantern. After making sure they would not cause damage to other vehicles, the man just let his sister run straight into it.

Needless to say, it was a big shock to his sister as she sat completely in silence for 15 seconds until her brother asked if she will finally learn to leave her phone alone while driving. The sister was livid and could not believe that her brother would go this far as to let her damage his car in addition to making her cover half of the damage expenses that the insurance wouldn’t.

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While the sum was just shy of $200, it still made his sister skip a trip with her friends and she did pay it immediately. The brother shared with Redditors that he was happy about his decision, as while his sister argued she would have learned it either way, he didn’t think so, adding to his point that distracted drivers are the worst.

Christy Bieber for Forbes noted that while most people think about a cell phone and texting when discussing distracted driving, it can go beyond these behaviors. As distinguished by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there can be three types of distracted driving, which include visual distractions, like looking at GPS or checking out scenery; manual distractions that cause a driver to remove their hand from a wheel, for example, eating something or changing a radio channel; and cognitive distractions that take the driver’s mind off of driving, like talking, daydreaming, or worrying about something.

As per the statistics, about 3,000 people die in auto accidents every year due to distracted driving in the United States, which is around 9 people daily, while cell phone use was involved in 12% of the total number of car accidents. The sister’s shock, as well as the damage done to the vehicle, was probably the price worth paying for making the woman more aware of the possible downside of reckless driving. And definitely took some guts for her brother to do it.

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Here in Oklahoma, a man was driving and texting. He ignored all the flashing lights and sirens, hitting 2 people. They were highway patrol officers. One was hospitalized for several months and is still in therapy. The second officer was killed. The driver was given a 5 year sentence. 5YEARS!!! He robbed a woman of her husband,. Orphaned his 2 children. Got 5 YEARS!! Absurd, sentence to me. Hopefully, the sister will learn her lesson BEFORE something like this happens.

I saw something like that. The man got in an accident while texting and was facing down 10 years. Is it really worth it? Turn on the radio ffs and watch the road. If that's too boring maybe don't be driving. She can be on her phone all day long AS A PASSENGER.

If you want to get rid of somebody forever use a car. If you're lucky you are free to go, if not you get a light sentence. It just depends on how convincing your acting is.

I hate to be "That Guy" but, if the woman was "robbed of her husband," wouldnt the children still have a mom, thus not being an orphan?

Half-orphan is still bad enough!

Where I live (somewhere in Europe) Half-orphan is a technical term, kids even get a Half-orphan pension from the state if they lose one parent

I mean, I agree, its absolutely horrible, but they still have a mother so they're not technically orphans

The youngest child will only know her daddy from the stories that Mom and grandma share with her. She was 7mo at the time of the murder. Does that answer your question!?

I mean, yeah kinda. But if you have a mom, you're not an orphan. Still horrible tho.

In the Bible,it speaks of taking care of widows and orphans, if the primary person that brings in the income is dead; then they are orphans.

They are children are under the age of 10. Yes,they are orphaned.

Stupid people are why states, like Florida, made a law that drivers have to move to the next lane over whenever police, ambulances, etc. are pulled over on the median of a highway. Because dumb people would follow the lights, instead of the road, and crash into the vehicles. I'm not saying this doesn't happen elsewhere but when I visited FloridaI was baffled to learn that it happened so often that they had to legislate it. *I may remember some of the details incorrectly but my point still stands.

Do you want more than one cat?! I have 4 kittens!!

I can’t understand how you can text while driving. Do they think everything outside the car is a movie or something, that has nothing to do with them? 🤬Five years is a short sentence, but I hope the man feels remorse and shame for the rest of his life. That would be justice.

You took a chance and got lucky. From now on, no one should let her drive their car unless her phone is off and in her purse. She's not just risking her own life, but the lives of literally everyone around her on the road, whether driving, cycling, or walking. The next time she says you're the AH, tell her she's lucky she didn't kill anyone. Her luck will run out sooner rather than later with that level of distracted driving.

Yeah and since (by the sound of it at least) she definitely hasn't learned her lesson she's still very much a risk. People should get their license taken away immediately if they're caught texting and driving.

Doesn't need to be off, but it certainly shouldn't be visible. You can after all use it for GPS directions or connect it to the car (assuming the car has Bluetooth) for music or voice calls. If it was my car, I wouldn't let her touch it without being in the car with her. The moment she put her phone in her lap or glanced at it I'd be grabbing the phone. First offence it's just taken away while we're driving, I'd tell her second offence the phone goes out the window.

Good story, but I think if it was me, that person would have all driving privileges taken from them as soon as I knew they were doing that, it is illegal and dangerous!

Maybe the parents are the ones who set the driving privileges, so harsh to push that onto the OP. That said, the sister would not be driving my car and I wouldn’t want to be a passenger when she’s driving any time between now and, say, 2567.

I didn’t mention OP, and the sibling let her drive the car, even tho everyone in their family knew she looked at her phone while driving

They sure as hell wouldn't be driving my car. This "lesson" is going to hurt OP more when his Insurance skyrockets. I would have told her to put the phone down or pull my car over or I would call the police before she kills both of us.

I agree. The sister should not be allowed to drive.