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Driving is something teenagers are expected to handle. Hell, we trust teenagers behind the wheel of a one ton killing machine before we let them purchase cigare
by ecf 5y ago
Driving is something teenagers are expected to handle. Hell, we trust teenagers behind the wheel of a one ton killing machine before we let them purchase cigarettes or consume alcohol.
Something tells me finding replacements wouldn’t be hard to do.
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoDriving trucks is more difficult. For instance trucks are mostly (all?) unsynchronized manual transmissions. They take skill and experience to operate. It's also more difficult safely braking/turning/accelerating a very heavy load like a loaded trailer as opposed to a passenger vehicle. Some local trucking businesses in my area are training people to drive since there's a shortage of drivers. It takes a while to get someone to the point where they can get their commercial driver's license.
- DoItToMe81 5y agoLong distance trucking is also mentally strenuous. I don't know how many of these people do it over extended distances, but I don't think it's very humane to give teenagers a job where they'll have to shit in plastic bags and take speed to stay awake for days to meet their deadlines.