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Originally Posted by ChickenLittle
sounds to me like this accident would have happened anyway, since the left turner didn't yield to oncoming traffic...but that's a moot point because of the dastardly acts committed by the guys racing.
but i'm not defending the dudes trying to haul ass in the hon-duhs, i just don't like one sided finger pointing.
I feel sorry for the families of the dead young people...such a tragedy =(
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That is a pretty broad assumption. And yes, those were 'dastardly acts'. Do not act like they are being misrepresented. That is way too busy a road, with blind driveways and crossroads, to pull that crap.
#1 - the person turning left, illegal or not, obviously misjudged the speed the cars were coming, because there is no way she reasonably expected other cars to be going that fast, #2 if the cars 'racing' had been doing the speed limit, they would have had much more time to adjust to the situation. Their speed limited their options to 1 - crash & die.
These guys deserve every inch of finger pointing they get and then some. They (the 'racing' drivers) do not deserve even a remote amount of sympathy. Not one ounce.
This has to be a lesson for every one who races on the street, or just drives too aggressively, or likes to brag about 'kills'. There are too many variables on the road that you cannot anticipate. You doing 100 mph on route whatever may not be the 100% cause of an accident, but at those rates, you severely limit your options, endangering yourself and others. I always thought “kill” is an interesting choice of words....