Thread: The Horsepower of Your Choices

Originally Posted by socaldude

Do you constantly speed? Could today be the day you accidently run someone over because you could not stop in time?

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Yes, every time I drive.. It could but I think with my brakes I am more worried about the guy from behind running into me.

I rarely speed. Almost never in a hurry. Life is casual.

Originally Posted by JackEdwards

Yes, every time I drive.. It could but I think with my brakes I am more worried about the guy from behind running into me.

In this day and age of tailgating hell yeah.

But if there is one thing I have learned its that speed kills.

Originally Posted by Rickson9

I rarely speed. Almost never in a hurry. Life is casual.

Life is casual for me, I am never rushed or in a hurry, and very seldom worry about things.

Having said that, I really like going fast. It is a passion.

I usually drive a bit over the limit UNLESS I'm in a residential zone. Then I'm 20-25. Kids, cats, dogs, car doors, who f'n knows what's going to pop out. It's amazing the difference in stopping distance from 25 to 30 mph. That difference kills people every day.

On the freeway my head is on a swivel and I look *way* down the road. It amazes me to see someone come up on an obstacle and have to panic to avoid it when I saw it five to ten seconds earlier.

I've spent several years driving ambulances from normal conditions to code 3, and I instruct at Porsche performance driving school and TireRack Young Driver Defensive Driving school, so a lot of these driving characteristics are second nature. It has really opened my eyes to the hazards around you when you drive.

Stay aware of everything around you all the time. Do not talk on the phone, don't text, don't take your eyes off the traffic around you, keep aware of what's in your mirrors. If traffic gets dicey suddenly, don't carry on conversations in the car - focus. Don't get baited into road rage - let the fools go on their merry way. Watch for people that aren't paying attention and stay clear of them.

Very good topic SoCalDude - lives can be changed in a fraction of a second.

That is a sad story. Unfortunate.

I know this isn't the point of this thread, but I feel more in control when I'm going a little faster than the speed of traffic. If people are constantly passing me because I'm doing the speed limit, I feel I am at their mercy (especially in big cities).

Really guys, I only feel right, when I am half blitzed, texting someone, while going through school zones.

Nothing like hitting 100 in a 20 with yellow buses all around....

Those busses are like the bumpers they put up on a bowling alley for kids. No gutterballs, baaaabyyyy!

Originally Posted by Rickson9

I rarely speed. Almost never in a hurry. Life is casual.

Same here. I never have physical meetings nor have to go anywhere to work so no reason to stress out and speed.

I will admit it is fun sometimes to drive in rush hour traffic and see how manic people are to get to work before they are late.

Or worse(better?) to be on the expressway on Friday around 5:30 PM WOW people just want to get the HECK home for the weekend and are completely fed up with their work a day life.

BUT I have to admit I do well deep into 3 digit speed when I race on the track

Originally Posted by PatrickP

Same here. I never have physical meetings nor have to go anywhere to work so no reason to stress out and speed.

I will admit it is fun sometimes to drive in rush hour traffic and see how manic people are to get to work before they are late.

Or worse(better?) to be on the expressway on Friday around 5:30 PM WOW people just want to get the HECK home for the weekend and are completely fed up with their work a day life.

BUT I have to admit I do well deep into 3 digit speed when I race on the track

Oh how sweet. Them Vipers are real fast.. what tracks have you tracked it at?