I am awake.
My mini is/was my pride.
It got damaged.
I was upset for a few hours, but then realised i'm lucky.
It could have been worse.
Instead of hitting the car, it could have been a person.
Then i'd be ****ed.... and the person i could have hit.
So yeah, driving on the roads you do take a risk; but drive evasively, take notice of your surroundings, be alert at all times, and drive safely.
I am lucky it is only panel work that was damaged.
I'll say it again... it could have been worse.

Why thankyou,
But i usually speak whats on my mind.
And the first thing that comes to my mind when a 14 year old puts up a post about him driving at 130km/h or revving to 8000rpm is "this kid is a **** bullshit artist"
And yeah thats what i was thinking.
And i spoke what was on my mind when i ran up the ass of the falcon.
I said it quite loud... "****"

And now when i hear the "tailgating is one of the most common causes of rear end crashes on South Australian roads" advertisements on the radio, i leave it on; i don't change the channel.
I drill it into my head to make sure that i never tailgate again.
-the accident/crash wasn't due to tailgating... i was well behind him as witnesses have said- it was a combination of
a) driver infront braking suddenly
b) slow reaction time
c) drum brakes!

But yeah... live and learn. And i can say that i am LUCKY to be alive today.
When i was 12 i was skittled off my bicycle at a pedestrian crossing outside a primary school.
I could have been dead if it werent for the helmet that i was wearing AND that was buckled up and fitted correctly.
Statements have detailed that i flew up to 25m in the air, before bouncing along the ground to a stop; where i lay until paramedics arrived.
The 60-odd year old female Datsun driver said she did not see the RED light that she drove through.
I broke the 3 bones in my RIGHT leg and sustained internal bleeding.
So thats where the 30grand pain and suffering (commonly known as "compo") is coming from.
I am also awarded 10grand ontop of the 30, for future medical costs (two chipped front top teeth which may require crowning in the future).
So yeah thats my story.

Back to you in the studio.

That sounds like interesting stuff, which Discovery Channel usually have...........BUT THEN YOU GET CR@P LIKE THAT SHOW 'RIDES' that you advised me to watch......1 hour of 'Drifting' and how it's an awesome sport and sooooo popular.

What a load of BOLLOCKS!! That is the most stupid thing I have seen. No wonder young hot heads get into their cars and do crazy things, with crap like that on TV. That's not a sport at all!!!!!!!!!!

Play fcuking Rugby or Cricket if you want to do a sport!

(not aimed to you Aaron, but rather Discovery Channel promoting crap)

Honestly, I didn't know it would be the worst episode of the series that they played last night. The show is normally about custom car and hotrod building.
The drifting episide is pure wank, but rest are OK.

sorry mate, i didn't realise that the ep was about that, i have seen about 5 or 6 eps and none were about drift drongos(havent used that word in years, but if the shoe fits) If ya like i will give you some eps on dvd that you can watch.

Cheers

Aaron

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Yeah, Rides is one of my favourite shows, but last nights one was shithouse. I can't believe they actually call that a sport!!!! The only good bit was hearing the Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) at full noise - but still - what a waste!!

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Bottom line: They call it sport [Drifting] because it's all about the money. There is a sucker born every minute and if the current crop of idiots are going to pay for dominance enhancing accessories in the form of cannon zorsts then there are plenty out there that will empty their wallets for them. It's a business, and sport is the historical label use for formalised agressive behaviours.

Boys will be boys - there is no getting away with it, it is a fact and it is here to stay. It is all chemical - Testosterone is the greatest "idiot inducing" drug known to man. If it was artifical it would be illegal, but it is totally natural and produced by the male of the species when stimulated to compete for power, sex, position, standing or dominance over the group. It was a very effective tool to ellivate an individual to dominance back before the dawn of history, but we would like to fool ourselves that we have come a ltille further than that in these modern times

The unfortunate truth is we have not. The chemical is still there, always will be, and so Boys will still be Boys. And the only way to control this is to teach powerful leasons to all males. It is just that it is mostly the young that have yet to learn them. Some have spoken of Driver Ed - yes it helps but it is not the anwser in this hard liners thinking. The leason is not hard or swiift enough to make an impact on the testosterone laden junkie.

You need to use a crusher. You be a dick - we use the CRUSHER.

In your car? - gone - CRUSHED - tough, buy another one.
In your dad's car? - gone - tought - man up and tell him yourself and face the music
In your mate's car? - gone - tough - man up and face the music - buy your mate another one.

All the above assumes you were using the car with permission. - Misuse a vehicle and have it taken from you perminantly, crush it. Your not going to do that again in a hurry.

But it would not be fair to the owner of the car if you had stolen it and were driving under the influence of testosterone without their knowledge or permission so in this case we should not crush the car - we will crush your nuts instead. At least that is one less **** wad left in the gene pool.

It's hard but it's fair. Some think I am too harsh, it's too barbaric, but I disagree, it is about time we got really bloody insistant that hoon behaviour is not going to be tolerated. surely the right to a full and normal life for Danidad's son has got to be worth more than a pile of metal. Our thought's are with you my friend. I know that is not much, but if nothing else - remember you are not alone.
Dat

sorry but i have to disagree about the drifting it is a sport big money big sponceship if it is crap then any other form of motor sport must be crap v8's historic speedway moto x gp ........ cos when motor racing started it was a very dangerous sport .... ok i here the coments yeah but it takes skill to drive a v8 or a f1 gp car .... and you dont think it takes skill to drift get over yerselves did you hear how fast they were going and thats sideway's then been able to set the car up for a oppisot corner i agree it is stupid to do it on the road but all that was on a race track in a controled enviroment .... think about what you are saying people ...... just because some 17 year old see's a car drifting dont mean he is going to try it .... cos the same can be said for any other motor sport aww he was watching the v8 super cars and decided he would try it in his old v8 torana and smashed it yeah same huh
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Bulla droppings

Sorry makka - As like the Dolphins, I believe exactly the opposite for prcisely the same reasons.

He is going to try it precisely because he has seen in - the only question is "where" and will he survive the experiment?

well in the same sence then should they ban all form of motor sport cos if a kid copys what they see on tv ????
makka

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No - Don't think so - all other forms of motor sport i can think of aim for and reward car control - keep it on the line, keep it under control and do it better thabn everone else you win. Get it out of control = loose the race = loose face.

This form of farce only encourages getting it as close to out of control as possible - if you don't come first it doesn't matter - it is all about how you look when your going through a corner sideways . Some call it skill I call it rice marketing.

But this is "drifting" away from the whole point of the thread - which is idiocy on public roads should not be condoned - it should be stamped out. And why am I not actively workin on the big white trucks any more? Because I got sick to the stomach of climbing over the dead bodies to get to the almost dead ones.

And its right - the guy who was turning right and clipped him is in the wrong entirely. Obviously this is of no consequence to the dead and injured.

He may be right from a simple law sense, but the law also states that all parties must look out and be responsible. I'm pretty sure speeding up for an orange light is actually illegal too.

I couldn't agree more. I think the people who think this punishment is too harsh should take a stroll through a rehab hospital or similar.

It's also sad that the inconsiderate arseholes who partake in these kinds of activities would probably take more notice of losing their car than someone else losing a loved one. It's too damn easy to get a licence in this country and it's about time the system got a MASSIVE overhaul. Make it harder to get a licence, and book people for being **** on the road - not for going 65 in a 60 zone.

I'd love to have the power to tear up licences for being idiots. That should be a generic offence -- "Idiotic Behaviour, instant licence cancellation".
Change lanes without indicating/looking --- BANG --- No more licence
Loud music and seat reclined so far you can't see over the dash --- BANG --- No more licence
Not possessing the basic skills required to pull off a reverse park --- BANG --- No more licence
Cutting people off or other aggressive infuriating behaviour --- BANG --- No more licence

You get the idea.

Once people start realising they can't do stupid crap on the road, they might start to care about how they drive. Bring in some courses like the ones you have to do to get a motorbike licence. Limit power to weight ratios to inexperieced drivers like they do on motorbikes. Or one of my favourites - I think they do it in Russia. Raise the minimum age for getting a licence to 18 or 20 but allow people who have completed roadcraft and car maintenance courses to get them at 16 or 17.

There is so much simple crap they could do, yet the governments answer is still to fine people for breaking the speed limit and not do much else. SHAME SHAME SHAME to quote our old bearded friend.

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Somebody needs to setup a hotline where people can dob in stupid drivers, like the smokey car or littering line.
So many complaints in so much time would get either a fine or tempory licence loss.
The people who are jerks on the road are like that all the time, and it could only take 3 people who see the same stunt to dob em in.

MrBob is right. It is too easy to get a licence.
There needs to be some sort of personality or attitude test to be devised for licencing.
Clearly a mature safer driver could pass, but people with attitude problems would have a hard time passing, and perhaps have a note on their licence saying "under anger management" so if they are pulled over they can be dealt with accordingly.