Let's keep it on the track!!!

DeLRo · 08-24-2010, 02:13 PM

My friend was Aly, she's the one that died in the crash last year. It wasn't until after the trial last week I found out one of the guys involved was driving a Z. Which just made it worse in my mind.

I know we all like to have fun, and I admit I at times do push the limits. But I don't exceed what I can't handle. Some people just don't know the difference and it puts themselves as well as others at risk and gives people reasons to stereotype the rest of us.

The Jewbag™ · 08-24-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DeLRo

My friend was Aly, she's the one that died in the crash last year. It wasn't until after the trial last week I found out one of the guys involved was driving a Z. Which just made it worse in my mind.

I know we all like to have fun, and I admit I at times do push the limits. But I don't exceed what I can't handle. Some people just don't know the difference and it puts themselves as well as others at risk and gives people reasons to stereotype the rest of us.

I'm sorry, but you can never say you know 100% what you can handle. There are professional drivers that die in accidents all the time.

DeLRo · 08-24-2010, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Jewbag™

I'm sorry, but you can never say you know 100% what you can handle. There are professional drivers that die in accidents all the time.

I didn't mean that I do know 100%. But I'm aware of what the law and legal limits are and I don't push those limits to an extreme where it could potentially cause a hazard or incident that could have been easily prevented is more of what I meant.

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Originally Posted by daleks

I wonder what the actual speed limit was at the point of the crash. If you're going fast enough over the speed limit it can be considered a felony. And, since a death occurred during the commission of a felony, those involved should have been charged with murder. It sounds like these guys actually got off easy.

Everyone was worried at first they wouldn't get the max. But apparently they did get the max sentence which I agree doesn't seem enough. The posted speed could have been anywhere between 35-45mph depending on what part of the street they were on. It's been a while since I've been out that way.

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

Chasing another car to street race is never a bright idea... it just leads to trouble.

But, for example, my wife pulled up next to a Corvette at a light yesterday. 4 lane road, 50 mph limit, big painted median, no sidewalks. Nobody in front, nobody making right turns, nobody on the other side of the road. She didn't go for it, but it would have been reasonable then to have a bit of fun in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Taking it beyond that would have been dumb.

I agree. If you have that much room and there is no oncoming intersection and you have 100% visibility then maybe have a little fun. The only time I've really been able to see top speeds in my Z was driving home to Cali from Utah and seeing 2 miles in front and behind me without a single car on hwy 80. Other than that I'm waiting till my first AutoX.

GingaBreadMan · 08-24-2010, 02:40 PM

Inexperience drivers and bad decision making are a terrible combination.

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08-24-2010, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
DeLRo Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: CA Age: 43 Posts: 343 Drives: 10 370Z MB T/S 6MT Rep Power: 16	My friend was Aly, she's the one that died in the crash last year. It wasn't until after the trial last week I found out one of the guys involved was driving a Z. Which just made it worse in my mind. I know we all like to have fun, and I admit I at times do push the limits. But I don't exceed what I can't handle. Some people just don't know the difference and it puts themselves as well as others at risk and gives people reasons to stereotype the rest of us.