no you don't get it, nor do many of your contemporaries

Yep I thought I was bullet proof and knew what I was doing once .I was a great driver and got mums HR up to 100 miles an hour on the straight .That was the legal limit once when there was no limit so why not me .it wasn't fair
One night I was rally driving using my ever increasing powers behind the wheel and misjudjed a bend nearly killing all of my mates . The 'god Damn" cop got out of bed and helped us recover .I learn't a lesson I've never forgotton ,and yes most of us thought just the way you think at the moment, unfortunately many of us didn't survive to grow up

desmond said...

why does that explain why young people die in cars
i am confident in the way i drive? if i wasnt then i shouldnt be on the dam road in the first place

i dont speed, got cought speeding because thought the limit was 80
im sure most of you have had speeding fines or been guilty of going over even if you havnt

but float just confused what point of that quote is the reason why young people die? the part i stated that speed limits get lowered? thats a fact, because i said peple can go 10 ks over without crashing? they can and most normally do doesnt mean i do or all young people do

happy new year

bingo!

some of you young guys may grow up to be as wise as floaty!


the prob is that most teenagers Know everything... if only they knew the lotto numbers!

Moved to "General" from "Kitesurfing".

my responce "you feel better now you dickhead

WOW you were lucky. Cops could have charged you with offensive language. Another $660(ish, depends on state) fine

Driving a skyline you will always get the 3rd degree by cops if/when they pull you over. I only drove a skyline for a month and figured that out in the first week when I got pulled over 3 times. After a month got my RX7 back, boy did I miss it, better car and not a classic boy racer car so cops didn't look at it twice at it.

Glad to see you learned lesson. If you are >10% over the speed limit nothing you can do or say will change the situation so suck it up and take the penaltiy, all you can do is make things worse.

Oh and the death rate per capita on the roads has decreased every year for the last 20 years. Why is a completely up to debate. Better roads and cars IMHO with decrease in speed limites having a incrediably minor effect. Still not a good reason to speed.

"Hmm perhaps this explains why so many young people die in cars"
Actually the fatality rate for 16 to 24 has actually increased at approx same rate as 25+ to. Just think they are getting more media than when I was in that age group (early 90's) because many of deaths are stupider. Like the kid who had his P plate and his parents bought him a WRX Sti and first we he had it he killed himself and 2 others.
I have been there as a new driver with an over powered car, my first car was a valiant charger. I was so lucky I never killed myself in that car.

The only time i ever speed is when im heading to the beach for a kite!

We have a local cop that kites down here (hi pete) good bloke, we just try to stay upwind of him for our own safety

Desmond wasnt a good idea to vent on a forum to a bunch of 30 plus year olds. We have all been there done that with pedal to the metal. got to admit some of the speed limits realy do suck!

Yeah some cars they do pick on. My first car was a lowered commodore V8, use to get pulled over all the time even when doing everything right. Had the engine checked, rbt and drug searches done all the time. Just talked politely every time it happened and never got a fine. Now have a 4x4 and never get pulled over.

Many of my mates have back chated cops and always get a yellow sticker, its just not worth it.

desmond said...

i dont speed, got cought speeding because...