[QUOTE=threpwood]Well the posts here are interesting, but I just want to say to at least think twice before we 'race' or 'blow' other cars on the street, highway, etc. Instead of doing racing in the street, we all should do it in the track where it is a lot safer.
Maybe it is good if we go over the consequences from street racing. If we hit others or have accident, we may be:
1. Suspended or loose our license forever.
2. Loose major $$$ (whether we have insurance or not).
3. Charged for reckless driving and/or manslaugher. Jail time and probation.
4. Injured ourselves badly and live crippled for the rest of our lives.
5. Kill others and maybe or our own too.
I admit that I too need a rush adrenaline sometimes but just keep the first priority of racing in the track. Racing in the street will make us look like a true idiot and an inconsiderate prick. Of course, we can do what we want (1st amendment - including being an idiot) only as long as we do not endanger others.
Hey Reverend Rep,
I agree that street racing is juvinile and dangerous. Of the two times I've partaken in this behavior I was watching where I was driving and had no alcohol in me, one time a "special passenger" was telling me to hit it. Where I live, I see people every day on the cell phone, reading the paper on the horn pad, putting on make up in the rear view, etc. You tell me who was more dangerous..BTW, it's also true that everyone is speeding and driving aggressively, minivans and all. When I drive I don't tailgate. I always use my signals and watch my spacing. I know what merge means, so I don't fly down the left lane to the last cone standing, with my signal on and then shoehorn into a lane because "I'm more important". If I am speeding on the public roads it's usually where the traffic is very thin or non existent. I've been driving a long time, I've been hit but I have never hit anyone else, unless you count a suicide deer. My license is ticket and accident free.
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