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thx for the vid krazyety

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3:37 - OUCH.

They need to show this in high-schools.

I'm all bummed out now. I guess I should stop driving like a dick....

The one at 1:45 is real - its footage from Adelaide, South Australia

fuck.

Those people should really be more careful crossing the street.

But seriously, that was horrific and poignant. I've never seen anything like some of those real crashes before.

Won't make a bit of difference.

Peer pressure, disgusting how strong it is.

I'm a fucking good driver, but it's because I rolled a car when I was 16 and luckily walked away from it.

I don't think there's any other way to understand how fast it can all happen.

The sound of metal crunching at sixty miles per hour stays with you.

"My Sharona" was playing on the radio as I saw the earth do flip-flops.

Pray all you want. Nothing is going to save your ass from physics if you are going to drive too darn fast.

Peer pressure has little to do with it. The reason why it won't be effective if shown in high schools is that teen drivers are well aware of the consequences of 'aggressive driving'. What they're terrible at is assessing risk, the likelihood that THIS TIME there will be a pedestrian there when they pass on the right. Given time, their prefrontal cortex will mature, and experience will temper the notion that every moment is a novel opportunity where anything can happen. Sadly, the brains of some adolescents will never mature sufficiently, usually due to stress in the environment. That's all the thoughtless asshole drivers out in the road today. The problem is that if these commercials (the ones that are PSAs) are aimed at them, it's a lost cause. They can't see that any of this applies to them. Then they run out to play the lottery.

I did have a friend who walked away from a roll-over crash that crossed the median of the highway and four lanes on the other side. His advice to me (a novice driver at age 24) was that most people, when they sense a collision is imminent, jam on the brakes. This is, as you can imagine, a terrible idea for a number of reason. With a smile he said, "Just go faster. When THEY jam on THEIR brakes, you'll be surprised what options the laws of physics close for them, and open for you."

Sorry, Timtoner, but peer pressure has a lot to do with it:

Authorities should restrict the number and age of passengers carried by P-plate drivers as part of an overhaul of the state's driving licensing system, road safety experts say.

They say young, inexperienced motorists were more likely to crash because they tried to impress their peers by driving fast and recklessly.


(source)

"... most people, when they sense a collision is imminent, jam on the brakes."


That is absolutely true, but his advice was bullshit.

However, I would venture to say that most race car drivers would agree with your friend.

I'd heard on Canada's Worst Driver that for teenage drivers, each additional teen passenger increases the risk of an accident by 100%. I don't find that particularly hard to believe.

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Maybe this version will help lighten the mood.

http://bennyhillifier.com/?id=vKm0s2xi3YU

What terrifies me is that you could be the best driver in existence, but then one of these idiots comes along and it won't necessarily save you... It's why, at the very least, I surround myself with metal rather than ride a motorcycle