I'm suprised that this needs to be explained further, and Im glad it did not segue into a straight "age for driving" bi product.
and Brian - yes I DO respect the opinions and experineces of a 30 year old more than I would an 18 year old.
That does not mean I DISrespect an 18 year old - it does however mean - that a 30 year old has over twice as much day to day life on planet accumulation to choose from.
Yes - some younger peeps have had tons of "experience" in many things, sometimes seemingly to a greater degree than some of their elders. However - those elders still have a much greater facility to reflect and choose from. speaking personally - I saw many things at a young age. But that never equipped me in terms of equality with say....a 30 year old. It just didint. now that I'm 40 something......I'm even more apt to recognize what i thought I knew versus what 40 somethings worth of day to day has shown me now. And the same concept applies to me, when i am in fact that "youthful" generation in the presece of my own elders. Sure we technically "know more" today in terms of cumulative data that is readily available than they did - but acculated data is not wisdom, and it is not on par with social skills, and it does not grant one a great deal of testable conviction.