Hello, my name is Greg and I am the proprietor of HotFoot.info. I would like to
share a personal story with you about my mother’s bright red Pontiac Grand Prix.
Trouble began one day when I was finding the small town where I grew up a bit boring
and I borrowed my mother’s bright red Pontiac Grand Prix. My buddy bet me that there
was no way I could handle sitting on top of the car at a speed of 100 mph. Well,
I couldn’t pass up a bet like that!
I sat on top of the car with my feet inside the sunroof, for leverage, and my friend
and I proceeded to test his “theory”. Traveling down highway 173 just outside of
Tomah WI, we quickly passed other cars and “topped out” at 118mph while I sat on
the roof. I recall boastfully proclaiming to my friend that, “I won!”
Looking back, I see what an idiot I was. When I was young I didn’t think far enough
ahead to realize what could happen to me, and for the most part when I did, I didn’t
care much.
Now I’m not saying that your child is going to be as foolish as my friend and I
were, but there are many dangers on the road. If your child is being reckless I’m
sure you would want to know. It is very likely that if a service like Hotfoot had
existed, my parents would have been able to stop me from doing something as stupid
as riding on the roof of a car at 118 mph and probably about a dozen other stupid
situations I put myself and my passengers in. I know my mom would have taken away
every driving privilege I had, without question. And that’s what I was most afraid
of.
Do you have any experiences you would like to share? I’ll post it on the site for other parents to see.
