Hi, Guest
Street racing as a term is mis-used. Furthermore, the classic over-use of the term is a rampant generalization of enthusiasts who pose zero additional threat to the general public over anyone else in a stock vehicle. They drive their vehciles responsibly, they behave in a courteous manner towards other drivers and pedestrians... and yet they're vilified because "vanilla" isn't good enough for them.
Believe me, not many folks are more of a mixed "bag of emotions" over street racing than I am. I did it in the past in as controlled an environment as we could make it, as far away from the public as possible... and I'm not ashamed of it, either. Like I've said before, this is just stumping for popular opinion, the actual offence and crime be damned.
Fast forward a few years later, and retards that were drunk and high blow a 4-way stop, clearly visible and properly signed, and they kill my aunt in the process.
The problem with the whole scenario: irregardless of the actual court case against those f***tards, they would have been labelled as street racing. I've never definitively heard if there was a second vehicle or if they were just lemmings without a cause, but the rest is all there. Speed, aggressive behaviour, disregard for the safety of themselves, their passengers and all those around them.
I've said it more than once before, and I'll say it again: the assholes who killed my aunt weren't street racers but the new laws / definitions would have you believe that they were participating in a street race.
The definition of a race is too vague and too easily misconstrued to mean just about anything. Two vehicles in single file passing a semi on a multi-lane, 400-series highway could be seen as "street racing", when all they're doing is avoiding a spray of rocks and dust from the truck's tires and empty bed. Is it plausible? Quite likely! But does the new law take that into account? No! Should an accident arise as a vehicle crosses in front of the truck and into the path of the two passing vehicles... a judge who wasn't there and is relying on relayed testimony gets to determine whether or not the action is street racing?
This whole bill is loaded. Nate, Matt and Kev are right. i agree with your points Ken, but the others are also quite right. That's a sad thing. :(
Believe me, not many folks are more of a mixed "bag of emotions" over street racing than I am. I did it in the past in as controlled an environment as we could make it, as far away from the public as possible... and I'm not ashamed of it, either. Like I've said before, this is just stumping for popular opinion, the actual offence and crime be damned.
Fast forward a few years later, and retards that were drunk and high blow a 4-way stop, clearly visible and properly signed, and they kill my aunt in the process.
The problem with the whole scenario: irregardless of the actual court case against those f***tards, they would have been labelled as street racing. I've never definitively heard if there was a second vehicle or if they were just lemmings without a cause, but the rest is all there. Speed, aggressive behaviour, disregard for the safety of themselves, their passengers and all those around them.
I've said it more than once before, and I'll say it again: the assholes who killed my aunt weren't street racers but the new laws / definitions would have you believe that they were participating in a street race.
The definition of a race is too vague and too easily misconstrued to mean just about anything. Two vehicles in single file passing a semi on a multi-lane, 400-series highway could be seen as "street racing", when all they're doing is avoiding a spray of rocks and dust from the truck's tires and empty bed. Is it plausible? Quite likely! But does the new law take that into account? No! Should an accident arise as a vehicle crosses in front of the truck and into the path of the two passing vehicles... a judge who wasn't there and is relying on relayed testimony gets to determine whether or not the action is street racing?
This whole bill is loaded. Nate, Matt and Kev are right. i agree with your points Ken, but the others are also quite right. That's a sad thing. :(
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.