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Moonliner · 10-02-2009, 02:59 PM

Accidents happen everyday to both good and bad drivers. Sometimes there is just nothing you can do. Another car runs a light and T-bones you, or your breaks fail just as you reach that crosswalk full of kids....

But that was not the case here. The driver had time and the possibility of stopping the car. He made bad choices and paid the price for it.

It takes time to get a car up to 120mph (the reported speed), it took time for the passenger to make a call to 911, get connected and talk with them. Time that could have been used to prevent this accident.

Time to turn off the engine, time to put it in neutral, time to do a lot of things.

Oh and just for the record, In my younger days, I was on a motorcycle when the throttle stuck open. I pulled the clutch in and yes, it did sound like it was going to explode right between my legs but I still let it scream long enough to break to a stop and dump that mother F'er on the ground. So I know the sound and I know the feeling.

10-02-2009, 02:59 PM	#1
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Accidents happen everyday to both good and bad drivers. Sometimes there is just nothing you can do. Another car runs a light and T-bones you, or your breaks fail just as you reach that crosswalk full of kids.... But that was not the case here. The driver had time and the possibility of stopping the car. He made bad choices and paid the price for it. It takes time to get a car up to 120mph (the reported speed), it took time for the passenger to make a call to 911, get connected and talk with them. Time that could have been used to prevent this accident. Time to turn off the engine, time to put it in neutral, time to do a lot of things. Oh and just for the record, In my younger days, I was on a motorcycle when the throttle stuck open. I pulled the clutch in and yes, it did sound like it was going to explode right between my legs but I still let it scream long enough to break to a stop and dump that mother F'er on the ground. So I know the sound and I know the feeling. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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