How The Rx-8 Can Cause Death
04-24-2006 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
A new part to my story, I feel terrible about this one:
So just today I went to the grocery store, and as I was pulling into the lot, there was a red toyota solara getting ready to pull out, and the minivan behind him was getting closer and closer to him. I looked at the driver of the minivan and he was looking at my car, and not paying ANY attention to the guy in front of him. 2 seconds later BAM right into the bumper of the solara. I thought to myself "my God, I'm cursed" I pulled over because I was sure I had to be a witness for the accident. Sure enough, yes, It was kinda wierd telling the cop the guy hit him because he was looking at my car.
I am NOT taking the 8 anywhere for at least a week now.
So just today I went to the grocery store, and as I was pulling into the lot, there was a red toyota solara getting ready to pull out, and the minivan behind him was getting closer and closer to him. I looked at the driver of the minivan and he was looking at my car, and not paying ANY attention to the guy in front of him. 2 seconds later BAM right into the bumper of the solara. I thought to myself "my God, I'm cursed" I pulled over because I was sure I had to be a witness for the accident. Sure enough, yes, It was kinda wierd telling the cop the guy hit him because he was looking at my car.
I am NOT taking the 8 anywhere for at least a week now.
Use another example - what if the minivan driver found *you* strikingly attractive and was staring at you. Would that be your fault?
I hope the cost of repairing the solara is sufficiently painful to the minivan driver that they learn their lesson before they run over someone's dog or worse.
04-24-2006 | 01:34 PM
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I just bet..I mean I really do believe somewhere a guy is posting on HIS forum:
"Yeah - and this ******* in a riceburner Mazda nearly caused me to HIT a guy because he wouldn't let me over! I mean, what a *****!"
All this anti-SUV and anti truck posting is retarded.
******** drive EVERY type of car.
"Yeah - and this ******* in a riceburner Mazda nearly caused me to HIT a guy because he wouldn't let me over! I mean, what a *****!"
All this anti-SUV and anti truck posting is retarded.
******** drive EVERY type of car.
04-24-2006 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
The best part, is that the majority of "street races" occur downtown, where the police station is.
04-24-2006 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dmp
I just bet..I mean I really do believe somewhere a guy is posting on HIS forum:
"Yeah - and this ******* in a riceburner Mazda nearly caused me to HIT a guy because he wouldn't let me over! I mean, what a *****!"
All this anti-SUV and anti truck posting is retarded.
******** drive EVERY type of car.
"Yeah - and this ******* in a riceburner Mazda nearly caused me to HIT a guy because he wouldn't let me over! I mean, what a *****!"
All this anti-SUV and anti truck posting is retarded.
******** drive EVERY type of car.
and I did drive past him too, because he had to stop because of "jimmy." Drove past him going a full 22 mph.
I completely agree with your second and 3rd statement, the guys in the old "muscle" cars are a bunch of @*(#$% as well. They just dont try to drag race every car that comes across their path.
04-24-2006 | 01:53 PM
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ohh jeez, I have found that pickup drivers are (on average) the WORST drivers on the road. SUV's also fall into this category a lot.
The worst thing I see them do is drive the same speeds even in crappy weather (snow, ice, rain, ect) it seems like they thing "I drive a big truck, i dont have to slow down for bad weather"
its crazy
The worst thing I see them do is drive the same speeds even in crappy weather (snow, ice, rain, ect) it seems like they thing "I drive a big truck, i dont have to slow down for bad weather"
its crazy
04-24-2006 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by crossbow
5th gear just did a survey and study of this. Almost all the owners interviewd (might have been a biased selection) mentioned safety as one of their primary reasons for buying an SUV. "Keeps the kids safe".
It's kinda of instinctual. One assumes a very large and very heavy tank is going to protect better then something significantly smaller.
Well 5th gear ran a crash test between two vehicles of similar price (10,000 uk I believe). An SUV vs a Mini-van in a 40 mph head on collision.
The test results? The SUV driver would have been seriously injured, if not killed, and the child in the back seat took considerable impact stress. Both the driver of the mini-van and the child would have walked away with minor scrapes and bruises.
The difference? The mini-van's crumple zones worked to deflect the impact of the collision around the passenger compartment. The SUV's stiff chassis sent the forces straight through causing quite a large invasion into the passenger compartments.
It's kinda of instinctual. One assumes a very large and very heavy tank is going to protect better then something significantly smaller.
Well 5th gear ran a crash test between two vehicles of similar price (10,000 uk I believe). An SUV vs a Mini-van in a 40 mph head on collision.
The test results? The SUV driver would have been seriously injured, if not killed, and the child in the back seat took considerable impact stress. Both the driver of the mini-van and the child would have walked away with minor scrapes and bruises.
The difference? The mini-van's crumple zones worked to deflect the impact of the collision around the passenger compartment. The SUV's stiff chassis sent the forces straight through causing quite a large invasion into the passenger compartments.
04-24-2006 | 03:07 PM
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Speaking of big trucks, has anyone else noticed that semi's seem to be running more and more red lights in terms of distance?
By that I mean, the light turns yellow while they are like 150 ft away going 35 and they still gun it.
It seems to be getting worse and worse here, anymore when my light turns green I have to check to see if a semi is comming.
I dont have a problem with any specific makes or models (except the ford mustang, but that is a different reason) but I do with the insane drivers that seem to frequent big trucks.
By that I mean, the light turns yellow while they are like 150 ft away going 35 and they still gun it.
It seems to be getting worse and worse here, anymore when my light turns green I have to check to see if a semi is comming.
I dont have a problem with any specific makes or models (except the ford mustang, but that is a different reason) but I do with the insane drivers that seem to frequent big trucks.
04-24-2006 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KYLiquid
ohh jeez, I have found that pickup drivers are (on average) the WORST drivers on the road. SUV's also fall into this category a lot.
The worst thing I see them do is drive the same speeds even in crappy weather (snow, ice, rain, ect) it seems like they thing "I drive a big truck, i dont have to slow down for bad weather"
The worst thing I see them do is drive the same speeds even in crappy weather (snow, ice, rain, ect) it seems like they thing "I drive a big truck, i dont have to slow down for bad weather"
> NaturePrescription: I see people -- semis and everybody else -- run red lights just about every morning on the way to work. Which is why I never ride my motorcyle during rush-hour traffic. People are in too much of a hurry, or they're talking on cell phones, eating breakfast, putting on their makeup, or reading the morning paper -- while driving!
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04-24-2006 | 08:40 PM
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I have no problem with SUV's if the person needs something that big for whatever they do. And there ARE some SUV drivers who know their vehicle's handling and braking limits and drive accordingly.
What I do have a problem with is people who think they are driving the safest vehicle (I just can't call them cars) on the road and, believing they are immune, drive without any consideration for other motorists.
We seem to have less of an aggressive redneck problem in Australia but it does happen.
What I do have a problem with is people who think they are driving the safest vehicle (I just can't call them cars) on the road and, believing they are immune, drive without any consideration for other motorists.
We seem to have less of an aggressive redneck problem in Australia but it does happen.
04-25-2006 | 02:22 AM
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I hate those lifted pickups, all they're doing is raising the center of gravity by a lot without gaining any real clearance. if they run over someone that person is more likely to get wrapped around the drive shaft than splattered on the bumper, and if you happen to rear end them you'll end up with his axle in your radiator.
then you also have the guys that remove the front bumper and install that big diamond plate that slopes from the grill down towards the oil pan... like that is good for much more than making sure roadkill is more dead when you hit it... or johnny boy...
then you also have the guys that remove the front bumper and install that big diamond plate that slopes from the grill down towards the oil pan... like that is good for much more than making sure roadkill is more dead when you hit it... or johnny boy...
04-25-2006 | 09:29 AM
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Many state's highway patrols post their cell phone access numbers on signs. When you see dangerous behavior, report it. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing a highway terrorist getting ticketed a few miles up the road.
04-25-2006 | 09:44 AM
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Let's put the blame where the blame is due, not where liberals want to put it, which is on everything else but the cause of the problem 
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A. The truck shouldn't have been racing. Doesn't matter what car YOU drive.
B. The guy shouldn't have been publicly intoxicated in the middle of the road.
. A. The truck shouldn't have been racing. Doesn't matter what car YOU drive.
B. The guy shouldn't have been publicly intoxicated in the middle of the road.
04-25-2006 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Wurmfist
Let's put the blame where the blame is due, not where liberals want to put it, which is on everything else but the cause of the problem .
A. The truck shouldn't have been racing. Doesn't matter what car YOU drive.
B. The guy shouldn't have been publicly intoxicated in the middle of the road.
. A. The truck shouldn't have been racing. Doesn't matter what car YOU drive.
B. The guy shouldn't have been publicly intoxicated in the middle of the road.
best reply yet.
04-25-2006 | 10:00 AM
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Let me kind of get back to my real question, which I didn't phrase correctly at all.
Do you think that the appearance of sports cars makes other drivers (no matter what they drive) feel like they "have something to prove to them"?
Like if I had been driving the minivan, do you think that I would have been "challenged?"
(910 views and 41 replies, everyone probably got excited by the title, then came in and saw an obliterating dissapointment)
Do you think that the appearance of sports cars makes other drivers (no matter what they drive) feel like they "have something to prove to them"?
Like if I had been driving the minivan, do you think that I would have been "challenged?"
(910 views and 41 replies, everyone probably got excited by the title, then came in and saw an obliterating dissapointment)
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04-25-2006 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
Let me kind of get back to my real question, which I didn't phrase correctly at all.
Do you think that the appearance of sports cars makes other drivers (no matter what they drive) feel like they "have something to prove to them"?
Like if I had been driving the minivan, do you think that I would have been "challenged?"
Do you think that the appearance of sports cars makes other drivers (no matter what they drive) feel like they "have something to prove to them"?
Like if I had been driving the minivan, do you think that I would have been "challenged?"
Yes, the appearance of your sports car certainly affects other drivers. Specifically, the insecure ones will try to 'prove something'. I've seen it hundreds of times since I switched from a Subaru grey station-wagon to my Winning Blue RX-8. My wife and I have owned a mini-van for 8 years. I guaran-damn-tee you no one ever races it.
However, the implied next question is - Is it your fault? or Do you care? For myself, I claim no on both counts. Let others be accountable for their own actions - I'll not be troubled.
All that said - I'm considering printing an 11x17 sign just to tweak the rice-punks. After The Fast and the Furious III hits the theaters I'm sure there will be a lot of anti-social driving demonstrations so I'll keep a sign which says:
NO I WILL NOT
RACE YOU
which I can hold up to one window or another when some asshat pulls up next to me and revs his engine.
04-25-2006 | 10:46 AM
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hehe, asshat....
I am worried about the faf3 as well, Lord only knows how many people are going to be "drifting" out of that parking lot...and into my car.
no driving for me at all on that weekend.
I am worried about the faf3 as well, Lord only knows how many people are going to be "drifting" out of that parking lot...and into my car.
no driving for me at all on that weekend.
04-25-2006 | 10:55 AM
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lol your post just made my day.
I got my licenses for like 2 almost 3 years. and from time to time I saw quite alot of crazy Truck Drivers. but I think SUV drivers were alot worst.
They shall all be killed so we can take their car (for me, I will sell it so I can upgrade my 8 hahaha)
I got my licenses for like 2 almost 3 years. and from time to time I saw quite alot of crazy Truck Drivers. but I think SUV drivers were alot worst.
They shall all be killed so we can take their car (for me, I will sell it so I can upgrade my 8 hahaha)
04-25-2006 | 09:44 PM
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I think it's called natural selection.As to the rephrased question - well, that's a no brainer isn't it? Of course the appearance of a sports car stimulates racing activity. It's the same reason why people pick a fight with guys who look tough - it's all about proving your manhood or something or other.
I don't mind the odd hard takeoff when I'm on my own - it's fun to hear the beep
but I leave TLGP's to the insecure.
04-25-2006 | 09:56 PM
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^^ and to the retarded.
I normally wouldn't mind, but that time the stupid bastard almost killed somebody. And I wonder if I would have been involved in the resulting lawsuit.
I normally wouldn't mind, but that time the stupid bastard almost killed somebody. And I wonder if I would have been involved in the resulting lawsuit.
04-26-2006 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
And I wonder if I would have been involved in the resulting lawsuit.
04-26-2006 | 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
Ok so, There I was sitting at a stop light downtown. Time: 11:03. A truck pulls up beside me and says something, I look over, and he rev's his engine. I look ahead, and don't do anything. He continues to rev it, it sounds terrible. The light turns green, and I move my hand to the shifter to get into first, he takes off, like a bat outta' hell! I slowly move into first and continue on my way, He keeps looking in his right side rear view mirror to see if I am racing him I guess, and he fails to notice a drunken pedestrian (let's call him jimmy) wondering across the street. I see "Jimmy" about half a second before the truck does, and the truck slams on his brakes, barely missing the guy. "Jimmy" then makes a half drunken kick at the truck and stumbles to the curb. The truck almost killed him because of "street racing" and I didn't even race him, wtf? I wonder if I had been driving the minivan if this would have happened.