Ok, my wife says this was a terrible incident, I say good riddance. Why am I wrong?

[hyo silver]

Originally Posted by burritos

Yes. Why wouldn't it be?

There were enough negative comments in your initial post about 'rich assholes' and hundred-thousand dollar cars that I wasn't sure if this is what you were railing against, or the irresponsible driving. So, I asked the question to clarify my understanding.

[burritos]

Originally Posted by Wildkow

A person died.

Wildkow

How many innocent people died in your beloved iraq war? Oh that's right, they're all terrorists to you.

[burritos]

Originally Posted by FL_Prius_Driver

If it was your son making just one mistake in his life, would you see it differently?

Not as bad as I would feel if that a-hole would have killed my son.

Would you feel the same sadness if your son was an innocent bystander victim by this creep or if your son were the creep?

[FL_Prius_Driver]

Originally Posted by burritos

Would you feel the same sadness if your son was an innocent bystander victim by this creep or if your son were the creep?

Heck yes. I would feel the same sadness. But my actions to stop the stupid driving would be intense in the later case.

All drivers are subject idiotic driving on the road. 40,000 deaths a year is sickening. However, I do not want to become a person that considers some of these 40,000 to be deserved. I was hoping you were not going down that path.

[bac]

Originally Posted by Wildkow

A person died.

Wildkow

Thank you Wildkow.

Sadly, some on this board seem to take pleasure from that fact. That's just disgusting on any level.

... Brad

[Genoz World]

i agree, a person died is a loss. the lambo, as with all high HP cars are a huge responsibility when it comes to mature driving.

[hobbit]

I sometimes try to use that 40,000 figure to make people think...
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[burritos]

Originally Posted by hobbit

I sometimes try to use that 40,000 figure to make people think...
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_H*

Hence my recommendation for a new governmental policy to generate a new stream of cash flow while also preventing accidents.

Why don't police create tailgating decoys?

Driving 150 mph in a lambo is not acceptable behavior. While his death might be tragic, he will no longer be a threat to innocent drivers.

[dwdean]

Because someone died. It does sound as though the driver was doing something stupid, however stupidity doesn't generally carry the death penalty.

Frankly, I'd offer sympathy to the driver's friends and family and hope that some good can be made to come of this.

[daniel]

Originally Posted by hobbit

I sometimes try to use that 40,000 figure to make people think...
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Excellent proposal, Hobbit. I would suggest, however, adding two more points, for a kind of double-three:

Three seconds interval.
Zero tolerance on DUI
Stop all types of distracted driving: when driving your full attention is on the driving.