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Originally Posted by DarkStar
Now saying this is a race car that has been de....whatever... and that's the reason for death... is wrong. Because why were they speeding.
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Why were they speeding? Because this is America where ignoring the speed limit is the norm not the exception. It's not Europe where they actually enforce the speed limit with video cameras and where there's no negotiating the ticket. You lose your license. Drivers in America don't have those expectations put on them. In fact, it's not even zero tolerance if you habitually violate the speed limit, you get multiple opportunities to continue driving even after being caught.
And let's not play make believe here and suggest that any damage done to a car above the speed limit automatically absolves a car company of having actively contributed to a fatal accident vs. a survivable accident. If you regularly drive 70 mph when the highway speed limit is 55, why should the car company build a car that won't collapse like a sardine once you take it above 55? By your logic you have no business going over the speed limit in the first place. Yet who in America would buy a car that is only sound up to the speed limit?
And for the record, I wouldn't rule out dismissing this case on certain grounds if I were the judge. But my point is that it would be foolish for Porsche to fight given how many poor decisions they made on safety, both for the occupants' safety as well as that of the public.