02-28-2005, 07:38 AM
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>>This thread should be closed due to all the whiners and there sob stories. I am getting sick of all the "fathers" telling us not to drive fast. Get back in your Buick century and "pipe down so i don't have to pull this car over"
Automon
Automon,
What these "fathers" (and sons) are saying is that driving fast irresponsibly can have serious repercussions. I hope you never have to get the phone call that tells you that a loved one has been seriously injured or killed because somebody wanted to take out a vette. Have you ever seen the victim of a serious car accident?? Unfortunately, I have. And my mother was not the only one.
Look, everyone here likes to drive fast in one way or another, otherwise we wouldn't have bought a porsche. And if you want to drive fast in conditions where the only people hurt if something goes wrong are you and the person you were racing, if any, then be my guest. There are tracks and other venues where you can indulge your need for speed.
But street racing puts innocent people at risk. And, to me, someone who injures or kills an innocent bystander why engaged in a race on public streets is no better than the thug who kills someone while robbing a convience store or a drunk driver who gets behind the wheel. Each of them have caused bodily harm to another while in the commission of an illegal act. Do you seriously think that any responsible person can condone that?
Anyway, this is my last post on this subject. I am done rising to the bait.
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02-28-2005, 08:11 AM
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Street racing takes several lives per week here in SOCAL. Has become a real issue.
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02-28-2005, 08:20 AM
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This thread definately turned into something that was not originally intended. People dont seem to have a problem with doing double the posted limit on a twisty road on here, but when the road is straight, people seem to have a huge problem for some reason.
Last edited by Adam; 02-28-2005 at 08:52 AM.
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02-28-2005, 08:31 AM
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"This thread definately turned into something that was not originally intended. People dont seem to have a problem with doing double the posted limit on a twisty road on here, but when the road is straight, people have a huge problem for some reason."
I agree with you Adam, I have one of the fastest production Bikes on the plant and I will tell you that I always get the sob story about "I knew a guy that had a bike and was in an accident with a car and flew in the air and landed in a wood chipper which turned him into fertilizer on the side of the road". Guy's we all know or knew someone that has been killed in some type of an accident or another and you know it slows me down for about a week, speed is in my blood and there is not anyone who can change that not even the cops.
Automon
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02-28-2005, 09:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
This thread definately turned into something that was not originally intended. People dont seem to have a problem with doing double the posted limit on a twisty road on here, but when the road is straight, people seem to have a huge problem for some reason.
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If I ever saw two guys racing down a twisty road at 70-100 mph hour I would pull over immediately. Anyone who wouldn't do the same needs to get their heads examined. Most people who race their cars have never had any sort of formal instruction. Its like getting into a jet plane with a guy who's only watched pilots on TV.
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02-28-2005, 09:26 AM
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To all the voices of reason within this thread:
I think you are wasting your time. There are many (myself at one point in time, included) who can hear any sort of story in the world, and ignore it, or as another person said "slow down for a week or so". It's a shame that no matter what you say to them, they already have their minds made up.
I hope that these people never have to go through what I, and a few others on this board have, but if they do, it will DEFINITELY change their tune.
In response to the request for thread closure, the point of these message boards is to voice our opinion. My opinion is that street racing is stupid. There are other people who think that risking the lives of those around them is "fun". There's nothing wrong with us sharing our reasoning with one another.
And ranbar, about the behaviour that you described as "reasonably safe": I completely agree. There is a difference.
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02-28-2005, 10:37 AM
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I guess the issue for me has always been, if you are going to risk your life, well, that is your call. I think it appropriate to care for you loved ones, insurance etc.
Also, if you don't die, I would expect that you would not expect, that I would help pay for your care, that would be your call. If no $$, would you allow them to pull the plug?
Lastly, it is very sad that in many cases, you take someone else with you. Last month, a guy was racing with his pregnant girlfriend in the car and as you can guess.
All three died.
Such is life!
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02-28-2005, 11:01 AM
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I do not ask anyone for anything I have my own insurance health and life again we can all sit here and dredge up stories about tragedies that we have heard about or been involved with but people die everyday you can't save everybody. This may sound callus but it is the reality of this world.
Automon
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