Fine - it's a shame that this guy's buddy got popped b/c some 'Stang driver hit his A3. If you read the attached articles (particularly the one from the deceased's friend), it appears that the two cars were having a bit of fun before this incident happened. In other words, while a tragedy, it certainly was an avoidable tragedy that could have been averted with a bit of wiser judgement. Certainly it's fun to "play" with your friends but there are places to do that and times for that as well. Driving in lunchtime traffic in a major city doesn't seem to be a very wise place for such entertainment.
The whole point of this is that I'm tired of reading about all the "tragedies" and the "sorry, dude" comments. Then it's all forgotten (no lessons learned) until the next time a "tragedy" occurs - then it's another round of hand wringing and "sorry, dude" comments. In other words, it's a vicious cycle. I'm not claiming to be saintly on the roads and yes, I've opened up my cars on the street but I use judgement and a bit more prudence than these folks. Playing "cat and mouse" in busy traffic is almost as smart as driving the wrong-way in rushhour. --- Bryon Kordenbrock <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally agree Larry, ease up. From what I read, the > Cobra hit him from behind, so it really wasn't his > fault and there wasn't much he could do! > > Bryon > 83 & 84 Rabbit GTI's > > --- Larry Velez <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ease up man. The guys lost their friend. Don't > > come down on the guy > > like someone who has never opened up their car in > > the street. I'm sure > > we all have. No one intents for things like this to > > happen. And there > > can be loss of life in the simplest of accidents. > > Cars are dangerous > > things. I often marvel at how there are relatively > > few accidents with > > the number of cars on the road and the speeds at > > which they operate > > normally. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Matthew Yip > > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] Everyone seen this? > > > > > > If I read the articles correctly, the minivan driver > > WAS injured. > > Too bad for the guy in the Cobra that will have to > > live with killing his > > buddy - stupid is as stupid does... > > > > The irony is that all I see are "sorry dude" and > > "What a shame" posts > > - what about the "Did you THINK before you decided > > to play on a busy > > road?" > > > > --- Boyd Drew <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Too bad no one will learn from it... it happens > > every day. > > > thankfully no innocent bystanders (bydrivers?) > > were injuredand or > > > killed in > > > this wreck (no its NOT an accident). > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
