Thursday, July 05, 2007
Street Speeding Kills
Man, when I look back at what we did in cars . . . eeek. Then one
day I put Michelle's life in jeaporady. I was pissed a her and passed on
the inside of a blind turn. Totally stupid. That was it. I think I've
had one relapse since then.
The reality is that you can't control what other people are doing on the
open road. Sure, you can do some insane stuff, and practice driving
lines, but it is completely different than racing on a track. You don't
have to worry about someone jogging, or a kid on a bike on a road
course. In most circumstances you don't have to worry about deer or
dogs crossing the road either. Most of all, you don't ever have to
consider oncoming traffic. Once you've compensated for all of these
variables, then how on the edg are you really? You can only be doing
aroun 70-80 percent, and how is that like racing? It's really adrenaline
but not real racing.
I suppose if you don't feel like life has a value, they you don't care
about consequences.
Thanks for the heads up.
Brett
day I put Michelle's life in jeaporady. I was pissed a her and passed on
the inside of a blind turn. Totally stupid. That was it. I think I've
had one relapse since then.
The reality is that you can't control what other people are doing on the
open road. Sure, you can do some insane stuff, and practice driving
lines, but it is completely different than racing on a track. You don't
have to worry about someone jogging, or a kid on a bike on a road
course. In most circumstances you don't have to worry about deer or
dogs crossing the road either. Most of all, you don't ever have to
consider oncoming traffic. Once you've compensated for all of these
variables, then how on the edg are you really? You can only be doing
aroun 70-80 percent, and how is that like racing? It's really adrenaline
but not real racing.
I suppose if you don't feel like life has a value, they you don't care
about consequences.
Thanks for the heads up.
Brett
From Laurens:
We have been having a rash of Speeders and road racing here in
Ontario, numerous deaths caused by the idiots. Public have been
using videotape to aid the constabulary in aprehentions of the
offending motorists. some upwards of 200Kph on 100Kph highways. (you
do the math for conversions.
Paul racy has stepped up to do a public service ad to put an end to
the street racing chanagans.
http://www.thestar.com/article/232249
and
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2007/04/c3812.html
