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I don't agree with the assumption that street racing is a deadly activity.
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The facts would seem to disagree with you:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...acedeaths.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/features/streetracing030205.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in560612.shtml
http://www.nhra.com/streetlegal/stats.html
http://www.rasr.info/
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that connecting fatal crashes to drag racing is difficult but that the year the first movie came out, at least 135 people died in accidents from possible races. That is almost twice as many as the year before."
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Every time I get on the highway, I'm increasing the risk of those around me, no?
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So you're saying that my pulling on to the highway as a law-abiding driver creates the same risky environment as a couple of street racers who are breaking the law? No, that's not the case. Street racers are no better than drunk drivers. They increase the risk to those around them without their consent and for no reason. There's a reason that people build drag strips. If you want to prove you have a fast car, do it there.
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Oh, and btw... The law does not state anywhere that if you're racing and the other person dies it's your fault.
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If you are arrested and convicted then the law says it's your fault, and that has happened. <A HREF="http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=14102">Clicky</A>. The kid in Atlanta has already been charged, it's entirely likely that he will be convicted.
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Honestly, considering that these kids hurt only themselves it invalidates your entire argument, doesn't it?
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One of the dead kids was a passenger. And look at the links for countless cases where street racers plow in to other cars as well as killing their passengers.
People try to say that they know how to race safely on the streets, and I know people who try to convince me that they know how to drive drunk too. I don't believe either group. You can't possibly anticipate the things that are going to happen in a street setting while racing, no matter how great a driver you think you are.
Real racers don't do it on the street. Street racers needlessly endanger innocent people's lives. I hope you never find out the hard way.