Comments on: Your Take: Who Pays the $200? https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/ Money | Minimalism | Mohawks Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:06:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: purplecarpool https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-14405 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:16:40 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-14405 I think it may depend on the age of the kids too – I drive carpool and i am constantly telling the girls to buckle up – they are all around 15yrs old so I’ve also warned them that if we ever get stopped and they aren’t wearing their seatbelts they are paying the bill – as I would expect to my daughter to pay if she was the one not wearing her seatbelt in someone elses car – by that age they should be taking responsibility since they will be driving soon themselves

]]> By: Dr. T https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-2041 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:59:45 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-2041 The driver is responsible for the safety of her passengers. I don’t put my car in gear until I know that everyone is buckled up, including adult passengers who say they never use seat belts.

Neighbor A (the driver) should have checked to see that all the kids were properly buckled in. That was her legal and moral responsibility. If I were Neighbor B, I’d be upset that Neighbor A allowed my kid to ride while unbuckled. I certainly wouldn’t agree to pay any or all of the fine, and I would not let my kid ride with Neighbor A for quite a while.

]]> By: JS https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1899 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:28:35 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1899 If I were Neighbor A, I would:
-Tell Neighbor B what happened, but pay the ticket and not ask for money.
-Tell Neighbor B (and the other parents) that if this happens again, their kid won’t be allowed in the car
-Periodically check the kids’ seat belts from now on

If I were Neighbor B, I would:
-Make my kid pay for the ticket, either with money or with chores
-Periodically check seat belts when it’s my turn to drive

]]> By: JL https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1879 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:34:16 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1879 I think the driver should take full responsibility here. The driver broke the law that made them get pulled over in the first place. It’s a kid. They forget things and often don’t listen. If I were the driver I would suck it up, pay the ticket and trust that next time my kid did something stupid my neighbor would do the same.

]]> By: Sen https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1864 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:36:05 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1864 If it were my kid who caused the driver to get the ticket, i’d offer to pay for the ticket and make that rugrat work it off in chores! My kid would also be in BIG trouble–I’m a firm believer in seatbelts. And doing what you’re told–it was how I was raised, a good, polite Southern girl.

But if I had gotten the ticket, NO WAY would I ask for half from my neighbor. I would probably stop driving that kid to school, though. Little troublemaker…

I guess I blame the kid for not following directions, plain and simple. :) Can you tell I don’t want any (for the moment)?

]]> By: Manny https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1860 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:33:55 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1860 I don’t think there should be much of a debate here. The child’s safety became the responsibility of the driver the moment the child was inside the car. It is her responsibility to check if her passengers are all buckled up for safety.

]]> By: MyFinancialObjectives https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1849 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:17:20 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1849 OH SHELL NO! Sorry, but the driver of the vehicle without a doubt should pay. I remember as a kid my friends parents would not drive until they saw all of the passengers (my fellow loud and annoying friends) buckled. Like you said, the choice is CA-LEAR!

]]> By: Kim https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1847 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:58:43 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1847 The rule at my house is that the car does not move without everyone being seatbelted. Totally the driver’s responsibility!

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1844 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:46:40 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1844 We finally have a winner ladies & gentlemen!

]]> By: jake https://eliteedgemoney.com/your-take-who-pays-the-200/#comment-1843 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:28:05 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=1219#comment-1843 JMoney is responsible. By stirring up so much rancor, I think that he should pay. You know what they say, “whoever smelt it dealt it!”

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