Thread: Isn't it time to get serious and start cruching cars?

Originally Posted by willem

Signed four other death certificates at the time.

The laws against this happening were already in place ... they just ignored them.

Willem

not quite!!!

5 people signed their own death certificates.
The responsibility begins with yourself!!!
Any one of them could have said "you're too drunk", taken the keys or just simply NOT got into the vehicle.

Yes, the driver was the final cause of the incident, but the others all had freedom of choice too.

Originally Posted by Tombie2

not quite!!!

5 people signed their own death certificates.
The responsibility begins with yourself!!!
Any one of them could have said "you're too drunk", taken the keys or just simply NOT got into the vehicle.

Yes, the driver was the final cause of the incident, but the others all had freedom of choice too.

Correct

Some times people make bad choices, sometimes those choices made, they pay the ultimate price for

Originally Posted by rovercare

Correct

Some times people make bad choices, sometimes those choices made, they pay the ultimate price for

This is so close to the truth of it.
I have watched this thread with interest and thankyou for the way it has gone.
I don't want to say to much but it appears that some of the passengers didn't know the driver.
The ride they got fell through(not going into it) so they "hitched" a ride with someone going past their suburb.
Who has got a lift not knowing the drivers abilities/impediments? I know I have.

It will be quiet reflectfull day tomorrow as a work colleague does the hardest thing IMHO and buries his son.

My condolence goes to all the families involved.

I personally think that the young "hoons" as you call them should be restricted to small engined cars with a high insurance policy, which reduces with every good year of driving, ie. "no claims"
Why should a new driver be allowed to drive such powerful cars with no experience ??

In my youth and a need for speed I did it on a race circuit or go karting, as a member of a car club we did an exercise with the local police, advanced driving.

I also think that Australian roads aren't really built for speed, I can recall zipping along at 140+mph in england but I wouldn't dare do it over here

Originally Posted by alien d2

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Who has got a lift not knowing the drivers abilities/impediments? I know I have.

Spot on Kyle. I have even paid for rides that scare the hell out of me.

Originally Posted by jerryd

I personally think that the young "hoons" as you call them should be restricted to small engined cars with a high insurance policy, which reduces with every good year of driving, ie. "no claims"
Why should a new driver be allowed to drive such powerful cars with no experience ??

In my youth and a need for speed I did it on a race circuit or go karting, as a member of a car club we did an exercise with the local police, advanced driving.

I also think that Australian roads aren't really built for speed, I can recall zipping along at 140+mph in england but I wouldn't dare do it over here

Again an XR6 is not a high powered car. They go OK but are not high powered by any stretch of the imagination.

Compared to a hyundai X2 that can do the speed limit but not much else they are high powered its all relative they both carry the same number of passengers but some cars simply will not do 140 with 6 people in them

crushing cars is not the answer.

this is just window dressing LOOK we are doing something.

put more MARKED police cars on the road. nothing makes you slow down like a marked cop car.

education wont work. BOYS are indistructable.

Family life may help more so not sure but??

Drink driving self inflicted.

on the case of the 5 driver was 4 times adult limit, wonder what the passengers were.

Michael.