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

burritos · 08-30-2008, 07:43 PM

cbs2.com - Lamborghini Plunges Off 101 Freeway, Driver Killed

Some rich a-hole spends a couple of hundred thousand dollars and then thinks he can put everyone else at risk by driving like a maniac? Whenever someone whizzes by myself, I always think that the roads would be better off without someone who drives illegally like that. Now the roads WILL have one less maniac and a one less car that spews crazy CO2 at that.

carz89 · 08-30-2008, 08:20 PM

Perhaps this should qualify for a Darwin Award, except usually the Darwin Awards are much more elaborate stories.

hyo silver · 08-30-2008, 08:36 PM

What if it were a poor person in an econobox 'driving like a maniac?' Would that still be natural selection at work?

Godiva · 08-30-2008, 09:01 PM

Yes.

Because these maniacs can also take the innocent with them.

burritos · 08-30-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyo silver

What if it were a poor person in an econobox 'driving like a maniac?' Would that still be natural selection at work?

Yes. Why wouldn't it be?

daniel · 08-30-2008, 09:20 PM

The article does not say that the driver was speeding. If he was indeed driving like a maniac, I have little sympathy for him. But merely driving an expensive car does not make him a bad person. Certainly, I disapprove of powerful cars. But let's not be too quick to wish death on someone merely for that. You may assume that the only reason for owning a Lamborghini is to drive it like a maniac, but that assumption might not always be valid.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 08-30-2008, 09:21 PM

I had the "pleasure" of watching a high-speed collision when I was in high school. My friends and I, trained in first aid, were not only the first at the scene but the only ones at the scene for several minutes due to the remote location.

Because of the wreck, the two drunk holes in the truck served time in jail. Two of the four individuals in the sedan are still in thier pine boxes.

I always feel sorry for the innocents who were minding their own business until that one hole ruins it all. And we never know when it's coming.

burritos · 08-30-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniel

The article does not say that the driver was speeding. If he was indeed driving like a maniac, I have little sympathy for him. But merely driving an expensive car does not make him a bad person. Certainly, I disapprove of powerful cars. But let's not be too quick to wish death on someone merely for that. You may assume that the only reason for owning a Lamborghini is to drive it like a maniac, but that assumption might not always be valid.

The news reports on local television say he was traveling at very high speeds, enough to jump the freeway, fly through the air and hit an adjacent parking structure.

Wildkow · 08-30-2008, 10:08 PM

A person died.

Wildkow

FL_Prius_Driver · 08-30-2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burritos

cbs2.com - Lamborghini Plunges Off 101 Freeway, Driver Killed

Some rich a-hole spends a couple of hundred thousand dollars and then thinks he can put everyone else at risk by driving like a maniac? Whenever someone whizzes by myself, I always think that the roads would be better off without someone who drives illegally like that. Now the roads WILL have one less maniac and a one less car that spews crazy CO2 at that.

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

I had one very close call with disaster due to youthful stupidity. It can be cured without death being necessary.

08-30-2008, 07:43 PM	#1
burritos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,875 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	Ok, my wife says this was a terrible incident, I say good riddance. Why am I wrong? cbs2.com - Lamborghini Plunges Off 101 Freeway, Driver Killed Some rich a-hole spends a couple of hundred thousand dollars and then thinks he can put everyone else at risk by driving like a maniac? Whenever someone whizzes by myself, I always think that the roads would be better off without someone who drives illegally like that. Now the roads WILL have one less maniac and a one less car that spews crazy CO2 at that.

08-30-2008, 08:20 PM	#2
carz89 I study nuclear science... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 150 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Ok, my wife says this was a terrible incident, I say good riddance. Why am I wrong? Perhaps this should qualify for a Darwin Award, except usually the Darwin Awards are much more elaborate stories.

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daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,147 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Ok, my wife says this was a terrible incident, I say good riddance. Why am I wrong? The article does not say that the driver was speeding. If he was indeed driving like a maniac, I have little sympathy for him. But merely driving an expensive car does not make him a bad person. Certainly, I disapprove of powerful cars. But let's not be too quick to wish death on someone merely for that. You may assume that the only reason for owning a Lamborghini is to drive it like a maniac, but that assumption might not always be valid.

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TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,414 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 16	Re: Ok, my wife says this was a terrible incident, I say good riddance. Why am I wrong? I had the "pleasure" of watching a high-speed collision when I was in high school. My friends and I, trained in first aid, were not only the first at the scene but the only ones at the scene for several minutes due to the remote location. Because of the wreck, the two drunk holes in the truck served time in jail. Two of the four individuals in the sedan are still in thier pine boxes. I always feel sorry for the innocents who were minding their own business until that one hole ruins it all. And we never know when it's coming. __________________ Proud father of Priapus: the '04 Tideland BC9 with an OEM EV button and sense of self-righteousness >>Current Mileage<< Spreading information and passing gas in the Greater Chicagoland area

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hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,396 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 32	What if it were a poor person in an econobox 'driving like a maniac?' Would that still be natural selection at work?

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