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Originally Posted by Boo
I fully agree, but these people have no vision, no forethought.
Dwarfed by many other actions including things that are perfectly legal=poor rational, its illegal, therefore there should be NO DEATHS from it.
IMO-your whole rationale is said with blinders on. These young punks are killing themselves and endangering others for their own ENTERTAINMENT. They need to GROW THE FUCK UP and take it to the track. Start a new sport, get T-shirts, coffee cups, sponsers, and off the street.
We have street racer wannabees in Alaska also, they have oficially worn out their welcome here. The Anchorage PD has issued several warnings on TV and gives no breaks. Having a street racer as your primary car in Alaska is like having a mudbogger in LA.
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Ok, I've got the blinders on - Accidents (Car Accidents in 2002) - 44,000. Deaths - 101,537. Half of which involved drunk driving. On the legal side, many more people die from simply driving than street racing. On the illegal side many more people die from drunk driving. Don't give me some BS about how extremely risky it is to street race. If it were that fucking risky, most would be dead or realize that it's too risky to participate in. OBVIOUSLY it's not that fucking risky now is it?
IMO - You have the blinders on. You guys have your own moral agendas and would force your idealogical beliefs on everyone else. Do you have any idea how many people have been killed in the name of religion... Outlaw that!
In my personal opinion, the majority of the cars that are raced were never ment to do any such action and those guys are idiots for trying. Street racing has been around since the advent of the car, well before the first 'track' was ever raced and it will likely be here as long as they exist. I'm sick of overinflated/twisted facts "proving" how dangerous it is. It's hype, it's also a TREMENDOUS revenue for the government as are the majority of driving laws IMO. I've sat in front of the judge enough to know that there is no 'innocent until proven guilty' in the average traffic court. Cop says you did, you say you didn't, no legitimate proof otherwise... just give them your money, what they're really after.
Is it risky, is it bad? Of course it is! But not nearly to the degree that you guys with the blinders on would have everyone else believe. So, I'll ask that you grow up and if you want to convince people of how serious a problem it is don't resort to quoting overinflated crap because we'll stop listening. Hey, what about AIDS? Know why people aren't as fearful as they used to be? Because NOW they realize that the heterosexual population has very little risk of receiving or transmitting it... in contrast to the hype in the 80s where you'd want to be tested after reading an article on AIDS. Fuck the hype, give me the facts and let me decide my own fate.
Ever accelerated to keep that guy in the other lane from getting in front of you? You should be jailed, street racer!