My take on the issue is simple: to drive quickly safely you have to be able to
trust the other drivers. I don't trust most drivers under normal traffic
conditions. Why or how could I expect the average coffee drinking, cell phone
talking, radio fiddling, searching for a piece of gum in the back seat, and
driving to even see, let alone be able intelligently respond to the situations
my driving might present them with.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Yip [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: High speed 16v chase movies from Hawks Nest
The concern isn't so much about someone losing one's drivers'
license, it's more a concern of killing an innocent bystander. Most
folks on the roads are clueless - if they get buzzed by someone doing
double the speed limit, they're bound to swerve into on-coming
traffic or the like.
It simply isn't worth my life or some elses to "play with my friends"
- that's why I road race. A few years ago, two guys were "playing"
on the Beltway as I was headed out - they passed me like I was parked
as they weaved in and out of traffic at 90+. The irony came when the
cars touched and the moron in the A3 Jetta lost control and spun
across 4 lanes of traffic and hit the Jersey wall with the LF of the
car. I figured that since I'd watched the entire sequence and I
wanted to be sure this idiot wasn't dead, I stopped. Interestingly
enough, the State Trooper wasn't as stupid as one may think - his
comments after interviewing the A3 pilot were to the effect of "It
sounds like this guy was acting recklessly, what did you see, sir?"
The only downside to that one was I rec'd a summons appear as a
witness in the trial.
--- "Jay \"Mr. 924\" Schreffler" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hehe.. My thoughts exactly, after I spun off the road at over 75mph
> backwards and somehow managed to NOT total my 924, I learned to
> slow
> down, and wait for a track day... Besides, if you are on a track,
> everyone goes the same direction and your chances of losing your
> drivers
> license are much less!
=====
Matthew Yip
http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/
'81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd
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