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Offline M308

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1st thing that comes to my mind.......suicide :scratchchin:

No person in their right mind would challenge a red light at those speeds :thumbsdown:



Offline adam01


  • Joined: Nov 2009

  • Drives: vw anything
1st thing that comes to my mind.......suicide :scratchchin:

No person in their right mind would challenge a red light at those speeds :thumbsdown:

thought that 2

barstard could have driven off a cliff (if there is one in Sing.)



Offline allanuber


  • Joined: Aug 2007

  • Drives: drivebrokenhill.com.au
  • Location: Sydney
1st thing that comes to my mind.......suicide :scratchchin:

No person in their right mind would challenge a red light at those speeds :thumbsdown:

The problem is slowing down in any useful way from those speeds when the light goes red.

We take customers to 'advanced' driving courses every month. While I really enjoy it, there is a test that has a 80+% failure rate which is letting people brake from 100kph, on a straight, dry, wide section of track as late as they think is safe before they hit a cutout of a dog (we used to use a cutout of a small human till a client broke into tears).

Most people brake too late, brake too softly, and even tough they could probably steer around the cutout when they know they're going to hit it - they are fixated at looking at it so they drive right into it.

I'll admit we've only ever had one Mondi like chap who accelerated into the cutout   :)

From 200+K's, even if he attempted braking 'early' he'd have still been a missile through the intersection.

Whatever the reasons it's all a terrible outcome.



Offline dodger


  • Joined: Dec 2009

  • Location: Melbourne
thought that 2

barstard could have driven off a cliff (if there is one in Sing.)

Drugs, drunk, snapped...... if it was suicide , premeditated, all he had to do was hit a tree, ....is there one on Sing ?



Offline Condor Man


  • Joined: May 2012

  • Drives: C63
  • Location: Melbourne
1st thing that comes to my mind.......suicide :scratchchin:

No person in their right mind would challenge a red light at those speeds :thumbsdown:

Maybe he watched too many movies...



Offline mondi

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  • Drives: Lotus Esprit S4s
  • Location: Central Victoria
  • Name: Mr Mondi

I'll admit we've only ever had one Mondi like chap who accelerated into the cutout   :)


LULZ!!!

We did an advanced driving course down at Calder Park once. The humans where made of a foam rubber stuff......

Hand brakeys and going sideways into the crowd will not get you a pass as I found out.   :D






Offline anotherforumuser

  • Choose to take risks or settle for ordinary.

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  • Location: Downunder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_tuneup


Been there done that quite a few times........
first time as a passenger in a DeTomaso Pantera at over 120mph past Parafield Airport as a 12 year old followed by the same ride in an XU1 owned by a lady in her 70's. Driver of both cars was my brothers boss doing a tune up for customers.  :tilt:
He went on to become the head engineer for the Honda US and World Moto X teams for about 20-30 years.



Offline 986986


  • Joined: Oct 2008

  • Drives: 997.2 S PDK; '12 Cayenne Diesel (family bus)
  • Location: Sydney, Coolum
The problem is slowing down in any useful way from those speeds when the light goes red.

We take customers to 'advanced' driving courses every month. While I really enjoy it, there is a test that has a 80+% failure rate which is letting people brake from 100kph, on a straight, dry, wide section of track as late as they think is safe before they hit a cutout of a dog (we used to use a cutout of a small human till a client broke into tears).

Most people brake too late, brake too softly, and even tough they could probably steer around the cutout when they know they're going to hit it - they are fixated at looking at it so they drive right into it.

I'll admit we've only ever had one Mondi like chap who accelerated into the cutout   :)

From 200+K's, even if he attempted braking 'early' he'd have still been a missile through the intersection.

Whatever the reasons it's all a terrible outcome.

Familiar with this as I am in Sing very often......he was a Chinese National mid 30s who is involved in "investment"  out of Singapore, passenger was a Asian Prostitute also killed outright .......wife was a home with a couple little ones and about 7 months pregnant.

There is a growing resentment locally with the Chinese new money coming in and not respecting the country



Offline Condor Man


  • Joined: May 2012

  • Drives: C63
  • Location: Melbourne



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