Hi, Guest
06-27-2006, 05:58 PM
he already did come up with a solution...
"should get on with tougher driving tests, higher standards for driver education and stronger enforcement of truly dangerous driving behaviour."
I've been saying this for years!
it should be a lot harder to get a licence in the Country, more so out here in Vancouver!
out here we have "graduated" licence system, a bit of a joke but on the right track. certain stipulations should be added to get a licence, madatory emergency driver training would be a major one that should be required before a licence is handed out. another major one is driving and writen tests when you have to renew your licence.
I honestly do not think a Modified car or a performance car is the problem in any way shape or form. every day i see people of all ages, in all types of cars driving like assholes. out here in Vancouver, i tend to notice people in big SUVs driving the most agressively. people in minivans seem to be the most oblivious to what is going on. i hardly ever see propperly modifed cars driving like morons.
IIRC, almost all of the "street racing" accidents out this way involved Stock or near stock cars and most importantly, ALCOHOL!!!
IMHO, if alcohol is involved, it's not a street racing problem, it's a drunk driving problem. i used to go to "the street races" where we would go to some distant spot, away from people to race in peace and it was great for years, no problems no deaths, no injuries and people also had respect not to bring booze into the setting if they were going to be racing... it wsas for money, and nobody wants to take a chance like that is a couple Thou is riding on a race. In steps the media, to shed light on this underground subculture and then in steps the cops followed by the shut down of these locations. all of a sudden this subculture is now in the spot light drawing attention of people not at all associated with it... kids in Mom&dad's SUV or minivan or whatever and the deaths start. media gets everyone whipped up and paints everyone with the same brush and off we go.
Oh and this was also well before F&F hit the screens.
the only solution to this problem is better education and more strict licencing rules and regs... to bad, this will never happen. this would mean many people considered to be "safe drivers" would not be able to pass and this would go over well for any elected rep come voting time.
i hope this makers some sence, it's late and i do not doubt there are a TON of spelling and grammer mistakes, i'll edit them tomorrow.
"should get on with tougher driving tests, higher standards for driver education and stronger enforcement of truly dangerous driving behaviour."
I've been saying this for years!
it should be a lot harder to get a licence in the Country, more so out here in Vancouver!
out here we have "graduated" licence system, a bit of a joke but on the right track. certain stipulations should be added to get a licence, madatory emergency driver training would be a major one that should be required before a licence is handed out. another major one is driving and writen tests when you have to renew your licence.
I honestly do not think a Modified car or a performance car is the problem in any way shape or form. every day i see people of all ages, in all types of cars driving like assholes. out here in Vancouver, i tend to notice people in big SUVs driving the most agressively. people in minivans seem to be the most oblivious to what is going on. i hardly ever see propperly modifed cars driving like morons.
IIRC, almost all of the "street racing" accidents out this way involved Stock or near stock cars and most importantly, ALCOHOL!!!
IMHO, if alcohol is involved, it's not a street racing problem, it's a drunk driving problem. i used to go to "the street races" where we would go to some distant spot, away from people to race in peace and it was great for years, no problems no deaths, no injuries and people also had respect not to bring booze into the setting if they were going to be racing... it wsas for money, and nobody wants to take a chance like that is a couple Thou is riding on a race. In steps the media, to shed light on this underground subculture and then in steps the cops followed by the shut down of these locations. all of a sudden this subculture is now in the spot light drawing attention of people not at all associated with it... kids in Mom&dad's SUV or minivan or whatever and the deaths start. media gets everyone whipped up and paints everyone with the same brush and off we go.
Oh and this was also well before F&F hit the screens.
the only solution to this problem is better education and more strict licencing rules and regs... to bad, this will never happen. this would mean many people considered to be "safe drivers" would not be able to pass and this would go over well for any elected rep come voting time.
i hope this makers some sence, it's late and i do not doubt there are a TON of spelling and grammer mistakes, i'll edit them tomorrow.