Scary ride you do the math

[Whateverman]

speeding is frowned upon by some people,but they're just jealous cuz they ride the bus....

Speeding is frowned upon because it's deadly. My cousin was a passenger in a car with 3 other people that ran into the back of a semi. It wasn't pretty. They used to use a picture of the wreck in driver's ed classes.

well- i'll start by saying that i'm sorry about your loss & that this is gonna cause hurt feelings but i don't really care because its the truth:
Speeding doesn't kill people - bad driving,or driving above one's ability ,especially in combination with impairment kills people.

[Montana71-F100]

i'll start by saying that i'm sorry about your loss & that this is gonna cause hurt feelings but i don't really care because its the truth:
Speeding doesn't kill people - bad driving,or driving above one's ability ,especially in combination with impairment kills people.

Thanks for the condolences. I was pretty young when it happened so it hasn't affected my life accept for a missing branch in the family tree. My cousin was 16 when she died.

You are correct in what you said but you need to add "the unexpected" to your list. I don't have anything against driving as fast as possible but it should be in a controlled environment. Not on public highways. Especially not driving 135 mph in a 45 mph road. The pros take precautions to limit the risk. They use harnesses, roll bars etc. and well inspected driving areas.

Actually, speed has never killed anyone. It's always been the sudden stop.

[woods]

Figure out what will kill you...then just back it off a knotch.

[Joshpow]

100 on bad bushings and manual drums is bout the best i got. gonna swap so guess thats the only story ill have to tell. that was fun enough. steering wheel shaking tire outta balance and fun to stop when id had enough!! still like my ol rustbucket though. til couple months ago id forgotten how fun it was to drive my wore out hunk of metal!

[Fo-Mo-Co]

i'll start by saying that i'm sorry about your loss & that this is gonna cause hurt feelings but i don't really care because its the truth:
Speeding doesn't kill people - bad driving,or driving above one's ability ,especially in combination with impairment kills people.

Thanks for the condolences. I was pretty young when it happened so it hasn't affected my life accept for a missing branch in the family tree. My cousin was 16 when she died.

You are correct in what you said but you need to add "the unexpected" to your list. I don't have anything against driving as fast as possible but it should be in a controlled environment. Not on public highways. Especially not driving 135 mph in a 45 mph road. The pros take precautions to limit the risk. They use harnesses, roll bars etc. and well inspected driving areas.

Actually, speed has never killed anyone. It's always been the sudden stop.

Any road without a posted speed limit is 45 around here. This was far from a busy road. I broke down on this road once and it was an hour or better before I saw the first car. I also have a roll bar and 5 points if that makes you feel any better.

[Whateverman]

Figure out what will kill you...then just back it off a knotch.

[Joshpow]

Ill let it rip if im somewhere i dont have others to worry about. wont get with it in busy areas though. my experience was open 2 lane no traffic in low populated area. that way odds are ill only hurt me if i screw up.

[AlleyCat]

Very impressive. I gave up the triple digit thing long ago after nearly driving thru a Monte Carlo with a dent F250.

[woods]

Had this puppy up to 16 once on a long straight. But I had both ends of the road blocked off to be safe.

[Whateverman]

Had this puppy up to 16 once on a long straight. But I had both ends of the road blocked off to be safe.

hope your tinfoil helmet was fastened on tight !

[woods]

Had this puppy up to 16 once on a long straight. But I had both ends of the road blocked off to be safe.

hope your tinfoil helmet was fastened on tight !

Yeah...I did. I actually had some second thoughts about doing while constructing the helmet. A guy has a lot of time to reflect on the value of life while eating that many Hershey's kisses.

[Joshpow]

good one woods!!

[Montana71-F100]

Any road without a posted speed limit is 45 around here. This was far from a busy road. I broke down on this road once and it was an hour or better before I saw the first car. I also have a roll bar and 5 points if that makes you feel any better.

I'm sorry if I offended you. I'm actually guilty myself. I was a teenager when I got my first car, a '65 Chevy Impala Super Sport with a 327 and "4 on the floor". A previous owner had made modifications to the engine for racing. There was no posted speed limit in Montana at the time. The law said "reasonable and prudent". I was on a straight section of highway where I could see for miles and there was no other traffic but there's no way what I did could be considered "reasonable and prudent".

[Whateverman]

Yeah...I did. I actually had some second thoughts about doing while constructing the helmet. A guy has a lot of time to reflect on the value of life while eating that many Hershey's kisses.

you are the KING!