Agreement
Comes
now a minor individual, <name of minor>, of such tender years and fragile
sensibilities, being the individual to be known herein as the Driver, and thus
designated throughout this contract; and
Whereas:
Driver desires to drive a Motor Vehicle upon the streets and byways of the City
of <name of city>, and its surrounds, including the roads, bridges and
highways thereupon; and
Whereas:
Driver is really a novice, who just thinks <he/she> has the skills,
knowledge, and ability to drive a Motor Vehicle upon said streets and byways,
but that the experience and ability to so drive comes only with time; and
Whereas:
Reasonable restrictions may be had and imposed to insure the safety of said
Driver and of any other persons who may venture into the seats of a Motor
Vehicle when Driver is behind the wheel of said Motor Vehicle; and
Whereas:
Without said very reasonable, and unburdensome, and truly generous restrictions
and guidelines, said Driver will be denied <his/her> not-God-given right
to operate a Motor Vehicle upon the streets and byways of this great land of
ours:
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the overly generous and easy-going nature of
said Driver's parents, <parent 1 name> and <parent 2 name>
(hereinafter referred to in this Contract as "Loving Parents"), it is
hereby
AGREED
by and between Driver and Loving Parents to the following very reasonable and
unburdensome Rules and Regulations in the operation of a Motor Vehicle by
Driver:
1.
Safety and Defensive
Driving. Driver shall always operate the aforesaid Motor
Vehicle in a safe, careful and legal manner. Driver shall endeavor at all times
to take into consideration and practice all of the rules of the road that
Driver learned from Defensive Driving School, observing most especially the "2-second
rule,"* driving safely and courteously, and obeying all posted speed limits.
2.
Seat Belts.
Driver shall always wear a seat belt while operating a Motor Vehicle; and shall
always wear a seat belt while a passenger in a Motor Vehicle operated by any friend
(hereinafter collectively known as "Inexperienced Teenage Drivers").
In addition, Driver shall insist and require that any person or friend, while a
passenger in Driver's Motor Vehicle, must also wear a seat belt while in
Driver's Motor Vehicle.
3.
Drinking and
Driving. Driver shall never operate a Motor Vehicle while in a
mental or physical state that would render said operation as unsafe. To wit,
Driver shall never "drink and drive." Further, Driver shall never be
a passenger in a Motor Vehicle in which the driver of said vehicle is in a
mental or physical state that would render the operation of said Motor Vehicle
as unsafe. To wit, if an Inexperienced Teenage Driver or any other driver has
been drinking, then Driver shall not be a passenger in said Inexperienced
Teenage Driver's Motor Vehicle. Driver, if Driver is not in such state, may
volunteer to drive said Inexperienced Teenage Driver's Motor Vehicle for said
Inexperienced Teenage Driver instead.
4.
Driver Stranded.
Loving Parents agrees that if Driver is unable to operate a Motor Vehicle under
the provision and agreements of Paragraph 3, above, Loving Parents shall,
without question, go and pick up driver from Driver's location and bring Driver
to <home address> (hereinafter known as "Home"); or shall
provide necessary funds to allow Driver to obtain a hired Motor Vehicle
(hereinafter known as "Taxi") to pick up Driver from Driver's
location and bring Driver Home. Said agreement shall also apply, without
question or recrimination, if Driver is "stranded" because Driver did
not take Driver's Motor Vehicle to Driver's destination, but rather that Driver
rode as a passenger in an Inexperienced Teenage Driver's Motor Vehicle and said
Inexperienced Teenage Driver is not in a condition to operate the vehicle
safely.
5.
Errands.
In and for consideration of the privilege so graciously granted to Driver to
operate a Motor Vehicle upon the streets and byways of this great land of ours,
Driver agrees that Driver shall commit to one round trip "Errand",
willing to do anything to drive, per day on behalf of and at the request of
Loving Parents. Said Errand shall be for the benefit of
Loving Parents and may include the driving of Loving Parents' other children
(Driver's siblings) (hereinafter referred to as "Loving and Adorable
Children") to places of necessity and return. Loving Parents agrees
not to unduly burden Driver with numerous Errands, but the quid pro quo to
Driver is that Driver is stopped, prohibited and restrained from complaining or
otherwise mumbling about doing one Errand per day, even if said Errand involves
Loving and Adorable Children. "Round trip" means that if Driver is
requested to take Loving and Adorable Children to a place designated by Loving
Parents, then Driver shall be committed and be required thereto at a designated
time and place to fetch Loving and Adorable Children and return them Home.
6.
Gasoline Allowance.
In consideration of Paragraph 5, above, Loving Parents agrees to provide for
and grant a Gasoline Allowance to Driver of the sum of $5.00 per week, to
offset and reimburse Driver for the costs of aforesaid Gasoline in completing
Driver's obligations contained therein.
7.
Penalty.
Stiff, burdensome and onerous penalties shall apply to Driver upon the smallest
violation of this Driving Contract. Hanging by Driver's big toes, upside down,
with water slowly dripping onto Driver will be too good for Driver, for even a
nominal, petty, technical violation of this Driving Contract:
a. For violation of Paragraph 1, above, meaning that
Driver has operated a Motor Vehicle in an unsafe manner, and Driver receives a
Ticket (which receipt will be prima facie evidence indicating that Driver has
operated a Motor Vehicle in an unsafe manner) from a duly authorized Law
Enforcement Officer of this great land of ours, then and thereafter, Driver
shall be Restrained, Suspended and Prohibited from operating a Motor Vehicle
upon the streets and byways of this great land of ours for a period of days
equal to one-half the dollar amount of said Ticket, in addition to paying the
fine and levy required by said Ticket. To wit, as an example, if Driver
receives a "speeding ticket" and the "speeding ticket" has
a fine or penalty of $30, then Driver's not-God-given right to operate a Motor Vehicle
shall be suspended for a period of 15 days [0.5 x 30 = 15], in addition to any
penalty or fine imposed upon the Driver by the God-fearing Law Enforcement
and/or Judicial System of this great land of ours. But, however, at Loving
Parents' sole discretion, said Restraint and Suspension may not relieve Driver
from fulfilling Driver's obligations under Paragraph 5, above, but shall apply
only to the driving not undertaken at the direction of Loving Parents.
b. For violation of Paragraph 3, above, regardless of
whether or not Driver is "caught" by a duly authorized Law
Enforcement Officer of this great land of ours, there shall be an automatic
90-day Restraint and Suspension (Drinking/Driving).
c. A second violation of Paragraph 1, above, within a
180-day period, shall automatically double the Restraint and Suspension
contained in sub-paragraph a. above. This shall be in addition to any penalty
or fine imposed upon the Driver by the God-fearing Law Enforcement and/or
Judicial System of this great land of ours.
d. For a second violation of Paragraph 3, above,
regardless of whether or not Driver is "caught" by a duly authorized
Law Enforcement Officer of this great land of ours, there shall be an automatic
360-day Restraint and Suspension (Drinking/Driving).
8.
Grades.
Driving is a privilege, and not a God-given right. The privilege of driving
will be wholly grade-dependent during the school year. If Driver maintains a
GPA of 3.7 or above, no restrictions shall apply. If Driver maintains a GPA of
3.4 - 3.7, then School Days (during the school year, from Sunday evening
through Friday afternoon) driving may be limited or curtailed in the sole,
absolute and unreasonable discretion of Loving Parents, depending upon homework
completion, school projects in progress and other factors to be determined. If
Driver maintains a GPA of 3.0 - 3.4, then School Days driving shall be limited
solely to Driver's obligations under Paragraph 5, above. If Driver maintains a
GPA of less than 3.0, then in addition to the limitations provided directly aforesaid
on School Days, weekend driving shall be limited solely to Driver's obligations
under Paragraph 5, above.
9.
Insurance.
Loving Parents agrees to pay for Driver's burdensome, yet truly necessary and
required-by-the-law of this great land of ours, liability Insurance if Driver
maintains a GPA of 2.5 or higher and engages in one extracurricular activity
each term/season, or engages in regular volunteer work. Paid employment (also
known as and called "Work") does not count as an extracurricular
activity. If Driver chooses to not take advantage of the wonderful
opportunities to explore such fantastic extracurricular activities as sports,
drama, debate, mock trial, yearbook, newspaper, chess club, math club, choir,
etc., etc., or engage in a regular volunteer activity such as candy stripe,
working at a local food shelf, church work, etc., Driver will be responsible
for paying the burdensome, yet truly necessary and required-by-the-law of this
great land of ours, liability Insurance.
10.
Curfew.
There shall be a burdensome curfew imposed upon Driver. On School Days, curfew
shall be
11.
Additional
Restrictions. Loving Parents reserves the right to impose
additional burdensome and unreasonable restrictions upon Driver's not-God-given
right to operate a Motor Vehicle upon the streets and byways of this great land
of ours.
12.
Interpretation.
This Driving Contract shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of
<home state/>. Time is of the essence in this Driving Contract. If any
provision or part of this Contract be deemed unenforceable, it shall not effect
the valid provisions of the Contract, and said valid and enforceable provisions
shall survive.
Dated this <day> day of <month>, <year>.
LOVING PARENTS ______________________________<parent 1 name> ______________________________<parent 2 name> DRIVER ______________________________<name of minor>