Darwin was right, his knockers were wrong. It took time before people relised he was right, same in this case. If the dumb ones get killed off we will have a smarter population ect, not in our time we will have to put up with idiots for the rest of our lives as the goverment wont take resposibilty for it, just the cash from camera fines ect..
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The dumb ones die before they have kids cos they are the ones that take the risk early. The average age of people having these accidents is 17-25 sum may have kids but I would think thats rare, but not impossible.
I was one of these people that would drive fast take mad risks and am lucky to be alive, from the time I was 17 my Dad made me join the WA Sporting car club, do several driving courses, compitition driving courses ect & that maybe why Im still alive. It didnt stop me from being an idiot but I f@ct up alot less doing the said stupid things, its not an excuse to go out and do it tho!! I do think that it is to easy for kids to get hi powered cars. thats what I think anyway
Perhaps you should be made to have a "beginner car" until you are 25ish?
The evidence required for this approach can be provided by any insurance company. It's funny that an insurance company won't risk their money, but we'll risk our kids.
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And you can extend this theory to prove that we will never be visited by extra-terrestrial beings. As intelligent life gets a foothold on a planet it expands exponentially to a peak and then rapidly declines - just before intergalactic travel is perfected. That's just the way it is - negative feedback in everything
What about making it mandatory to have a gps fitted to every car which can determine the local speed limit. If it is exceeded a siren goes off and the headlights lights flash.
This would 1. Warn bystanders of the danger.
2. Give more ground to peer group pressure.
3. Make speeding unpleasantly noisy.
The system has been used before on trucks somewhere in the world.
Perhaps they could throw some money at a scare campaign.
"Your child is n times more likely to die in a car crash than from taking ecstacy."
By the way I know how bad that looks, I'm just putting it out there, stirring up some debate!!! I actually know Anna Wood's parents for example. But a fact is a fact, even if many "ecstasy" deaths go unreported.
What does youth + alchohol + car = ?
Also one hoon driver can take out his passengers and anybody else he/she hits.
I still reckon beginner cars are a simple way to reduce the problem.
Statistically ecstasy is a very safe drug to take (in terms of dying from it, not talking about the mental effects of long term/heavy use) - far far safer than alcohol. In its peak up to 2 million tablets were being taken each weekend in the UK alone. How many were dying? One or two a year - so few that they were famous enough that people still remember the names. Those who died had usually mixed it with alcohol which generally makes any other drug much more dangerous to the body.
Ok on the car topic, how about this: If you don't want kids racing on the roads, give them somewhere to do it. Invest the money in tracks. Get the car community to organise races, drift comps, etc for weekends. Make wide run-off areas with nothing to hit. Install emergency call points - then leave it open 24/7 so that if they want to race at 2am they can. It's just like with kids on skateboards - if you don't want it on the street, give them somewhere to go that's free, easy and not over-regulated.
hi evil philander, was that a tttttttttttraainnnnn, Kuranda special up your way or the beloved Puffing Billy down Melbourne way. Wasn't a bad looking motor there for a few seconds, couldn't quite see if mum was going down to school to pick up the kids, or was dad off to golf. Think they will have to sue Telstra , or at least ask for a replacement text moment. No wonder motors get scratched and dented in the parking lots, reckon they would be 4 bayer parkers too.
Most cars have airbags, ABS etc etc. If the consumers demand it then it is a matter of when - not if.
In NSW at least P platers are not allowed to drive powerful turbo cars, V8s and other performance cars. There is a list of prohibited vehicles. Its unlikely P platers will ever be forced to only drive certain low powered cars. Perhaps other states should consider introducing similar laws.
However road deaths will happen when people drive with the wrong attitude. Its pretty difficult to change someone's attitude, especially a teenager who is unlikely to listen those in authority. So until it becomes socially unacceptable to drive in a dangerous manner, like its pretty well socially unacceptable to drink and drive, we will continue to have road deaths.
It would be interesting to know how many people are seriously injured or killed when the vehicle they are travelling in hits a power or telephone pole on the side of the road. I've witnessed a couple of accidents where cars hit poles in wet weather. Why do the poles have to be on the side of the road besides ease of access, and why can't the wires be progressively put underground?
