I asked this in a earlier post...
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Reckless, let me hook you up with the American legal system.
If you toss your key to another person and that person happened to get into the accident, then the driver at the time, of course, would be financially responsible. But financial responsibility also applies to the owner. You can loss every material thing you have simply by letting someone drive your car. Especially if you are negligent enough to lend your car to a person who is reckless enough to warp the brake rotors of a Lincoln.
If you toss your key to another person and that person happened to get into the accident, then the driver at the time, of course, would be financially responsible. But financial responsibility also applies to the owner. You can loss every material thing you have simply by letting someone drive your car. Especially if you are negligent enough to lend your car to a person who is reckless enough to warp the brake rotors of a Lincoln.
On a side note, warping the rotors on a heavy car like a Lincoln can't be too hard.
Also, it matters how old the person letting the parents drive is. If they're a minor, or if the title's still officially under the parents' names, then I'm guessing the financial responsiblity issues would be moot from a legal perspective. Now, getting on Mom and Dad to pay what they screwed up is another story... I mean, they only shell out $250,000 on average to raise a kid until the age of 18... so it's kinda hard to tell them to pay for damages....
Also, it matters how old the person letting the parents drive is. If they're a minor, or if the title's still officially under the parents' names, then I'm guessing the financial responsiblity issues would be moot from a legal perspective. Now, getting on Mom and Dad to pay what they screwed up is another story... I mean, they only shell out $250,000 on average to raise a kid until the age of 18... so it's kinda hard to tell them to pay for damages....