I can agree with you on this completely. It doesn't matter how good you think you are. More often than not, the things that cause accidents happen so fast there is very very little time to react.Originally Posted by Chuckster
I've had more practice with car control than a majority of the people on the road (most people being normal not into their cars people), and it doesn't mean a thing. You could be the best driver in the world and still get in an accident just driving normally, let alone doing something dumb, because you are just one variable among thousands of others. The problem comes with those thousands of other "driving variables" come into play... like drunk drivers, road hazards, weather, blind corners, the police, animals, the enormous Semi-trucks that can't come to a stop 1/4 as fast as we can... The list is endless. It doesn't matter how well you can drive, because you're not the only person on the road and the road itself tends to be ever changing (especially the interstate).
I don't quite get where your part is in this situation, Or for that matter what makes you think QD is so wrapped up in leveling up his "booksmarts" that
he has no common sense. It takes either a complete moron or someone on some drugs to miss the very blunt, very common sense oriented comments QD usually makes. If you can't understand what he's saying I'd suggest you look it up, word for word in the dictionary.
I mean... actually it should be fucking obvious that racing on public roads should be one of those "common sense" things you just don't do. Fortunately for us gear heads and fellow car fanatics we can let that one slide a little, and sometimes get away with it. Common sense would tell you "don't race in front of a police station", for people who use cars purely for transportation purposes "don't race on public roads" is common sense. Us car nuts tend to forget that sometimes...
I don't drive my car very fast anymore, because common sense told me I'd probably get another ticket. I bought a car slower than my last one, because common sense told me that I'd keep myself going slower, and racing less that way.
Trying to tell QD he lacks "common sense" while defending street racing is just down right dumb. You can't defend street racing, because you don't own the roads your racing on. The government owns the roads, and they pay lots of money to police departments all over the country, to make sure the rules they put in place are enforced on their roads. If you had as much common sense as you claim to you would have known that.
Although again... truthfully, I don't see your place posting here. Are you really into cars? Do you street race often? ermm... well not really and probably not.
So why waste your breath?
Don't get me wrong... I love street racing and will probably always have something to do with it. I enjoy being in and around cars that are going fast, (or sideways ;-p) but trying to justify street racing is pointless. Just be as safe as you can about it, and hope the cops don't give you too hard of a time when they catch you.
ok... now as dumb and pointless as every, single thing you've said has been. I thought what you said about was actually funny... not a little funny, but pretty fucking funny. It's fucking funny, because you probably said it in all seriousness, while making a pissed off face, and trying to hunt and peck the keys on the keyboard to finish the statements you never bother to end with a period (it's close to the "M" key).
Either way, I applaud you for being accidentally humorous.
Don't take everything you find on the internet quite so seriously...
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