Another reminder for all you geniuses who love to post your street race stories
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01-15-2007, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
Maybe you should read his post a little more carefully. First, he blatantly disrespects the dead woman by stereotyping her age group, and stating that the world is better off when 65+ year old drivers are killed by car accidents.
That's Immature Idiot Indicator Numero 1!
Next, he attempts to explain the reason why alot of speeding on public roadways takes place. He blames "god damn old people" who travel below the speed limit, thus "forcing" similiarly immature, impatient jacka$$es like himself to become so infuriated and frustrated that they break the speed limit to make themselves feel better. Yes, we all know and have witnessed that one person's slow driving can irritate others, but is he trying to justify the reactionary behavior?
Placing the blame on another other for your own actions is Immature Idiot Indicator Numero 2!
If he really that felt his post warranted an apology, then he could have hit BACKSPACE and deleted the offensive remarks before hitting SUBMIT REPLY. Instead, he posted them either without much thought, or because he thought he had a valid point he wanted to share with us all. Either way, he's an immature idiot. His "disclaimer" at the bottom of his post makes his remarks no less indicative of his stupidity and of the lack of consideration put into his post.
I can't believe none of you called him out on that comment that it was good that the woman died. That's outrageous. And you're a fool for coming to his defense on this one.
NismoG's comments lead me to believe that he is immature. Do you conclude otherwise?
That's Immature Idiot Indicator Numero 1!
Next, he attempts to explain the reason why alot of speeding on public roadways takes place. He blames "god damn old people" who travel below the speed limit, thus "forcing" similiarly immature, impatient jacka$$es like himself to become so infuriated and frustrated that they break the speed limit to make themselves feel better. Yes, we all know and have witnessed that one person's slow driving can irritate others, but is he trying to justify the reactionary behavior?
Placing the blame on another other for your own actions is Immature Idiot Indicator Numero 2!
If he really that felt his post warranted an apology, then he could have hit BACKSPACE and deleted the offensive remarks before hitting SUBMIT REPLY. Instead, he posted them either without much thought, or because he thought he had a valid point he wanted to share with us all. Either way, he's an immature idiot. His "disclaimer" at the bottom of his post makes his remarks no less indicative of his stupidity and of the lack of consideration put into his post.
I can't believe none of you called him out on that comment that it was good that the woman died. That's outrageous. And you're a fool for coming to his defense on this one.
NismoG's comments lead me to believe that he is immature. Do you conclude otherwise?
#47
01-15-2007, 08:48 PM
Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
You sir, are an idiot. Your immaturity really shines through with this post right here. You're trying to blame someone else for your own inability to curb your frustration. Yeeah...that'd hold up in a court of law. Get a clue! I'm glad you live far away from me so that I never encounter your stupid azz on the road.
Originally Posted by The WHO
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation
#48
01-16-2007, 12:40 AM
Wow I just read this thread and actually saw a street race last night. I was going down I-95 and saw a fellow g35 (probably TT) traveling 110+mph with a Bently Continental GT almost tailgating behind... both swerving in and out of traffic... with a good amount of traffic on the highway.
I looked at my girl next to me and we both shook our heads
tsk tsk if that g35 is a fellow G35driver member
I looked at my girl next to me and we both shook our heads
tsk tsk if that g35 is a fellow G35driver member
#50
01-16-2007, 01:58 PM
AthensblueG, it seems as though i have pissed you off quiet a bit...guess what bro get over it. Im not sure where you are from, but maybe you should drive on down to Florida and try to deal with all the old people on the road around here. I tell you what just for you im going to go around and take pictures of some of the people that drive around here and maybe you can understand where im comming from. Also, i guess you havnt realized that Florida is the #1 spot in the US for retired people to live...so what does that mean: Old people + cadillacs = slow driving : Slow driving + people who are actually trying to go somewhere = Impatient pissed off drivers.
There was a old lady in orlando that drove her car through a sears department store because she was on medication that impared her driving...she mistaked the gas pedal for the brake pedal.
There was an old man who hit a guy in the middle of the road then continued to drive 20 miles before he was stopped and asked why he was driving down the road with a body through his windsheild he replied " i didnt know i hit anyone"!!!! HOW THE FVCK CAN YOU NOT REALISE THAT A BODY IS HALF WAY THROUGH YOUR WINDSHEILD?????
So from that information i hope you want to come to florida and drive and deal with what i deal with every day. Trust me i know how to drive even though im young i drive more thant 45,000 miles a year 35,000 of the 45,000 are done on the freeway. I see alot more than you do and i will bet alot on it. Hopefully this will explain where im comming from and what i deal with EVERYDAY!!! How much you want to bet after reading that, that after the kids street racing hit the lady she had a heart attack??
-sean
There was a old lady in orlando that drove her car through a sears department store because she was on medication that impared her driving...she mistaked the gas pedal for the brake pedal.
There was an old man who hit a guy in the middle of the road then continued to drive 20 miles before he was stopped and asked why he was driving down the road with a body through his windsheild he replied " i didnt know i hit anyone"!!!! HOW THE FVCK CAN YOU NOT REALISE THAT A BODY IS HALF WAY THROUGH YOUR WINDSHEILD?????
According to Blood on the Highway, a Highway Safety group based in Boca Raton, Florida, home to many retired seniors, the main problems with Old Driving are not attributable to aggressiveness, but to innattentiveness. With younger drivers, many accidents are caused by people in a hurry, but with old folks accidents are generally caused by people who are almost comatose. 90 per cent of all automobile accidents in the State of Florida involve people of 65 years or older.Of those accidents, 97 per cent are the fault of the senior.In over half of those accidents, the senior died either from direct inures from the collision, or from heart attacks immediately following them.
In a study Published in the Journal of Accidental Homicide earlier this year, after drunk driving, Old Driving was the leading cause of Highway Fatalities. A study in the works right now is investigating the percentage of Seniors behind the wheel who are drunk or whose medication causes them to experience narcotic-like effects while on the road. The mix of advanced age and many common medications given to the aged is a suspected contributing factor in Senior Citizen Auto Accidents. "But even without outside factors like drugs and alcohol," reports David Lyzalot, Senior Editor of JAH, "old folks just aren't as quick-witted as they used to be." The main thesis of the report centers around the idea that as one ages, the senses become dulled - peripheral vision becomes diminished, sight and hearing gradually fade, alertness becomes a factor -- reaction time can increase, judgment can be impaired, and tragedy can ensue when a senior gets behind the wheel.
"It's not that I have anything against Old People" said a motorist held up in traffic after an aged driver crossed the median strip, jumped into oncoming traffic, and hit twelve other cars in an apparent attempt to make a left turn, "it's just that they don't seem to have control any more." Eleven other motorists in Central Florida felt the same way after that accident.
If the only threat from Seniors-behind-the-wheel was a test of our collective patience, one could argue that more seniors should be on the road - that we, as a society, need to learn how to slow down and be patient. But that's not the reality of the situation. Old folks are Death On Four Wheels.
-sean
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got hit in my work truck today by an old man in a mustang going 60 mph. My gf was in the car and she has a compund fracture in her arm and my work truck was totaled. the old man claims that i "came out of nowhere" so if anyone wants to try to explain that to me e my guest but all i know isd today is my bday and my gf is in the hospital.
#53
01-16-2007, 06:45 PM
Originally Posted by gcoupster
got hit in my work truck today by an old man in a mustang going 60 mph. My gf was in the car and she has a compund fracture in her arm and my work truck was totaled. the old man claims that i "came out of nowhere" so if anyone wants to try to explain that to me e my guest but all i know isd today is my bday and my gf is in the hospital.
-sean
#54
01-16-2007, 06:57 PM
Originally Posted by Nismo G
So from that information i hope you want to come to florida and drive and deal with what i deal with every day. Trust me i know how to drive even though im young i drive more thant 45,000 miles a year 35,000 of the 45,000 are done on the freeway. I see alot more than you do and i will bet alot on it. Hopefully this will explain where im comming from and what i deal with EVERYDAY!!! How much you want to bet after reading that, that after the kids street racing hit the lady she had a heart attack??
-sean
#55
01-16-2007, 07:04 PM
Originally Posted by Texasscout
I TOTALY know how you feel. My folks lived in Rockport Texas. It is a lot like the Rio Grande valley or South Florida. This time of year it is JAM PACKED with Snowbirds. You can't get around town, you can't get around the county, you can't get around the DAMN GROCERY STORE for Cripes sakes! It's so bad that some locals go North to get out of there. I have never been so pissed off at people driving in my life.
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01-16-2007, 07:37 PM
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NismoG,
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.
#57
01-16-2007, 08:45 PM
Originally Posted by gcoupster
now in my opinion what happened to this lady was tragic. Dying from any auto accident is unfortunate and lets be honest we dont know if they were street racing or not i think it depends on the number of witnesses etc. In my opinion speeding is speeding and if you choose to do it then realize you are taking a huge risk. Also what i think people ned to realize is the average driver in the US of A is not adequately trained to drive a car. If you have driven in countries such as switzerland, germany, austria, spain etc you would realize that we hand out driver license's like condoms at a teen clinic
Again im not condoning anyone doing such excessive speeds in what sounds like a low key residential area but my rant is regarding how most people including this lady probably could have avoided pulling out in front of 2 cars going twice the posted limit if they had proper vehicle training.
Again im not condoning anyone doing such excessive speeds in what sounds like a low key residential area but my rant is regarding how most people including this lady probably could have avoided pulling out in front of 2 cars going twice the posted limit if they had proper vehicle training.
#58
01-16-2007, 08:47 PM
Originally Posted by Texasscout
"Originally Posted by The WHO
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation"
I read your reply to him and thought of this.
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
People try to put us d-down (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin bout my generation"
I read your reply to him and thought of this.
#59
01-16-2007, 08:50 PM
Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
NismoG,
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.
ok, back on topic...
#60
01-16-2007, 10:02 PM
Originally Posted by AthensBlueG
NismoG,
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.
While I agree that slow drivers get under even my own skin, my argument is that it's not justification for overreacting. Hey, I'm human too - I know how it feels and have reacted similarly in the past. But you can't blame someone else for what YOU do behind the wheel. That's all.
Also, I knew Florida was full of wrinkly gators and wrinkly old folks, but I wasn't aware of those staggering statistics - 90% of accidents being attributed to geriatric behavior? haha.