Should I be allowed to take the train?

Question

My friend has asked me to come with him and some other mates to Thorpe Park tomorrow. He has decided that we will be going by train. I'm 14 years old and the other four are all 15. My mum isn't allowing me to go because she thinks that I'm too young to travel by train for the journey which is around 2 hrs.

Do you think that I should be allowed to travel by train?

Answer 1

2 hours is a long time and you can get some creepy people on trains. It's good that you're in a group but you being a young girl, you'll get some dodgy attention - trust me.

You're not legally too young to travel on a train if that's what you mean? Anybody can. But your mum's only doing it for your own safety.

Answer 2

If your mum doesn't know the other mates, then she's right to be concerned.  2 hours is a long train journey, so you're going to be a long way from home.  Maybe she's right.  Sorry, I know that's not what you're looking for!

Answer 3

hi,, yes your mum is correct in some ways,, but she also needs to trust you to go with your mates, you need to introduce these mates to her so she can see who you are with. i done it with my daughter when she was your age and she was grateful for letting her find her own two feet in the wide world,, she is now 23 and a mum of her own, and yes im proud of the way she has turned out,

Answer 4

When I was 14 I travelled from London to Dorset by bicycle, never mind making train journeys (and  yes, I made those too, with no ill effects).

Whatever does she think can happen to you on a train (a very safe location)? Surely she does not seriously think someone should take you in a car (calculate reIative risks of car and rail accidents .....)

Answer 5

not at your age, my daughter is slightly younger than you and I wouldn't allow it as it is too far away.