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Hi all,

Someone brought up the subject of "there should be an Age limit" the funniest part about that is there are a lot of young girls/guy that build great models of all shapes and sizes, and are wanting to start getting into the hobby, or their parents build them.

When you put an age limit on it you will discourage potential talent to a different hobby or worse, and all because that some people think they are too young.

It is also very easy to put an older age in, to get on the forum.

It's the same as saying trucks shouldn't be on the road and freight should go by rail argument, which we have heard so many times.

Sorry all for that rant I needed to get that of my chest.

Cheers Cossett

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age shouldnt be the end all for membership. after all there are 14 year olds that act more mature than some 40 year olds

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Ur hilarious Paul!!!

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No good for u, probie

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I feel there should be no age limit. If a ten year old is smart enough to register here then he deserves to become a member. If they become a problem or they show to be immature, then that kid can be warned and delt with accordingly, as with all members. Unless there is some hidden content I'm missing.
I was told before this is a family based hobby. Can't remember how many children I saw at Jersey and Indy. Next thing you know they'll be there right with us with freshly built trucks with their mom's and dad's. At the meet's, each family can be dealt with according to a child's age. And be restricted of driving due to the price of our build's and their inexperience.
Thanks,
John Corbett

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LOL you like that..That was for you just seeing if you are doing your job reading the threads.

Hey thanks for coming to the board Scott.

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John, I agree about the driving for kids, but I think we have to put a stop to kids running around the city at our meets with bruder trucks, it's caused more than 1 accident, I don't mind them running the sandmaster, or loading flatbeds on the loading dock. But when they start getting in the way, or making it unsafe to drive trucks around that's what annoys me.

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Roger That!

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Well! Sorrrrrrrrry! Where I come from we drive on the other side of the road! And besides, he should have heard me honking!:D LOL

Just kidding! I think an age limit might be a good idea at a meet( if I ever went to one:mad:) for driving on the roads. But, I think there shouldn't be one on the Forum.:)

-Trucker:cool:

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I wouldn't just put an age limit on it and say "your not 10 so you can't drive", I would say "well, you may only be 8 but let's see how you can drive" and then give them a road test, if they pass they can play, if they fail then they can't. Then it would be fair.

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who's truck for the road test ?:rolleyes: aint driven non a my trucks. they might hurt them selves LOL

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Well I'm assuming that if they show up and want to drive they brought their own truck

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Wow probie does that mean you are going to drive yours more! :p :D LOL

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Haha

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everyone should be included in the driver test, some people still don't know how to drive without standing in the road.

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Yea, I myself ran into quite a few shoes and boots. Drivers test should be mandatory for 2011.

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thats okay I'll just run my paystar when that hits the toes they'll move :D

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not sure age is a factor we have a young boy at our meets in brookville that can drive better than a lot of us.

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well, I've never seen anything but pictures from events, so after reading this I spent a few minutes on YouTube. All I can say is WOW, the videos really make me want to get one built! Way better than pictures.

I can definitely understand now wanting proper driving, especially after seeing some of the custom trucks on here.
I don't like an age limit per say, but some demonstrated skills are a must. But perhaps for young uns EPA can be throttled down or trans stays in 1st to at least limit collisions to the low speed variety.

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Great idea thornsteenster (what's ur name?)

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Ah, you know I should have put that in my intro.
My name is Thor.
:cool:

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walking behind your truck while your driving it is really annoying........

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and this has to do with age how?

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2 sided question as you all have already said - But I agree no age limit for the board - I also believe that parents should play a big role in their kids' on line time though too. As for our "city" driving - it does get nerve racking to be sharing the road with people who are trying to go way too fast and hit almost anything out there. When this happens myself and a lot of others just park their trucks and keep a watchful eye - probably the best alternative - no one really wants to try and parent some one elses kid. But to take a unit that's way more than just a toy and share the road with a basher is not my cup of tea.
Chris

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hear hear , Well said Chris . :) Specially after you put a lot of time into a 1 of

IHSteve

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There was one young man at Indy who drove anothers truck on Sat. that did a much better job of driving than a lot of the 'older' people. Granted he was driving someone elses truck but he knew how to drive the truck. He knew more about some of the trucks than I did. Why? He spent a lot of time on the forums! Age is no indication as to how a person drives. Practice is the only way to know how you should drive a truck- just like real ones. This young man also races r/c cars so he has had lots of practice at driving. While I do not like walking behind a truck, it is sometimes necessay when you can not see your truck due to building and other scenery on the layout. This was talked about after last years Indy meet and again before this year. Until we can make a layout that you can see your vehicle from any spot around the outside of the layout, there will always be someone walking behind their truck. When battling r/c tanks or racing r/c cars and trucks, you are not alloyed to walk behing your vehicle. While battling r/c tanks, you can move around the battlefield as there are blind spots but you can not get on the battlefield. You drive your r/c cars and trucks from a fixed postion while racing them.
One last point, Driving a truck fast is not a prerequisit for good driving. I agree with Chris on this point. Many of us stopped running our trucks when others decided to make the layout a race track. Way too much time, money and effort have gone into our trucks for them to be used as bumper cars.
OK my rant on this subject is over.

Lynn

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age limit

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neccisary?

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age isnt the answer. its maturity.

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Thought this was soposed to be a family forum? Nothing sais family fun like an age limit.

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Were not really discussing about the forum, its more about at meets where there are thousands of dollars worth of equipment rolling around

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Folks,
Age does not = Maturity as Maturity does not = skill. With regard to meets of any kind I think the meet organizers should set expectations. Things such as following your vehicle, speed, even equipment requirements. If this is done up front, attendees should know and respect the rules.

I think any Public meet has 2 functions. Gives hobbists a chance to play and to draw potential hobbyists to the hobby.
Nothing gets a person hooked like operating. Too many nay sayers may drive a person away. I think the expectations need to be relaxed a bit. Or, maybe set times for different skill sets. So less experience folks can drive without the threat of ***aging some of the fine models that are in attendance. Or better yet a place to drive away from the "layout" to prove your skills before operating on the layout.

I belonged to a Model railroad club a time back. You had to qualify and get your "engineers card" before you could operate on the layout. Yes there was even a written test. (not promoting this idea just shaeing an extreme one club went to)

Perry

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I don't think that there should be an age limit, I think that there should be stage were kids can learn to build their own models and for people like me a novice this will help me and teaching kids something new something they can share with there parents and with other children.

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I have a hard enough time with my real license......

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Age should not matter. Maturity, ability, and responsibility should be the focus. Is there a maturity limit? Maybe we should limit the age of meet attendees by how old they act and not how old they are?

Brian

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If your worried about your truck so much then keep it parked.
stop being a bunch of cry babies.

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Shoot, whats wrong with having a drivers meet before starting and everyone demonstrate some basic skills of control? As mentioned previously about a train club, issue a "license" for frequent truckers. Just because one is older doesn't equal a good driver.

Leaving the truck parked is just an absurd thing to say, what's the point in even going then? There is a certain expectancy of going to these to be able to drive your vehicles without worry of ***age.
Although really that replicates the real world with an occasional bad driver.....
lol

Edit: Really, *** is blocked? I guess there'll be no discussion of beaver ***s, water ***s, or the Hoover ***.
Come on, it's not even a cuss without an "n" on the end.

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I'll bring some bubble wrap for those who are worried about their little pride and joys. Just remember when we're dead what's gonna happen to our trucks. So lighten up guys. It's only a little fender bender. If someone is driving erratically they should be told to stop (right then and there).