Yet another reason to drive safely on the street...

Chiketkd · #1 09-25-2007, 03:14 PM

A teenager made this video after driving recklessly and crashing his SRT-4. Some images are graphic, but all are 'work safe'.

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p...edium=text_url

Be safe out there!

-Chike

Ricochet · #2 09-25-2007, 03:26 PM

boo freaking hoo. Drive like an idiot and you end up like that, I don't feel sorry for him at all. I'm just glad he didn't run into somebody else with a family.

Wikedjuggalo · #3 09-25-2007, 03:31 PM

I mean wth did he think was going to happen?

crazyhorse · #4 09-25-2007, 03:43 PM

Drive like an idiot, and dumb sh*t happens. Thank god he didn't wipe out anyone else. From the looks of the marks he was going more than "a little fast" With an SRT/4 he was probably running around 120-130mph. Not that I haven't ever done that, I was young & dumb once myself. Just lucky enough to escape (somewhat) intact.

Manarius · #5 09-25-2007, 04:22 PM

I feel bad for the guy that he got injured that badly. I don't think anyone deserves that kind of pain and what not for an accident. However, that doesn't nullify the fact that drove poorly and nearly killed himself and possibly others.

Sean486 · #6 09-25-2007, 05:50 PM

Anyone know what song that was?

TomsSVX · #7 09-25-2007, 05:57 PM

hard not to comment on something that has HUGE personal opinions. to keep this clean and simple, When I drive I take myself and people around me into account. He is lucky he was alone in the car and that he didn't hurt others.

On another note. You need to start asking car companies why they are making such powerful cars that CAN reach high speeds so quickly? More importantly why would you make a NEON that can do this? They are unsafe with 80hp and deadly w/ 300. Sorry that kind of power is reserved for cars that are able to handle it well at high speeds. The wrx falls in this same category. its not just the driver's fault... the company making these tin cans need to be held liable for their rolling garbage cans that reach the 150mph club

Tom

subi-crosser · #8 09-25-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Manarius

I feel bad for the guy that he got injured that badly. I don't think anyone deserves that kind of pain and what not for an accident. However, that doesn't nullify the fact that drove poorly and nearly killed himself and possibly others.

That is WHY the interest in AUTO-X is a GREAT thing!
I have shared a 'corner' with Doctors, Lawyers, Real Estate guys and 'commoners. They ALL sat the same thing to say.....

" I don't drive nearly as 'aggressively' since I started doing this"!!!

We should try to encourage ALL young drivers to 'partake of our sport!

It will give them a 'PLACE' to drive like a nut and SEE just how their 'skills' measure up to the 'old farts'. ( WITHOUT personal injury, damage to the car or a 'MANSLAUGHTER' charge!)

AUTOCROSS, FOREVER!!

SSSVX · #9 09-25-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiketkd

A teenager made this video after driving recklessly and crashing his SRT-4. Some images are graphic, but all are 'work safe'.

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p...edium=text_url

Be safe out there!

-Chike

Thanks for the good links, Chike.

It's a good reminder to the careless drivers.

Chiketkd · #10 09-26-2007, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SSSVX

Thanks for the good links, Chike.

It's a good reminder to the careless drivers.

You're welcome. My only intent in starting this thread was to remind members of this board to drive safely. The teenager in the video was lucky to be alive, but not everyone is as lucky as he was.

pavanbabut · #11 09-26-2007, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiketkd

You're welcome. My only intent in starting this thread was to remind members of this board to drive safely. The teenager in the video was lucky to be alive, but not everyone is as lucky as he was.

Thts correct. I can say almost 95% of people in that kind of accidents see themselves in a coffin... this guy is really lucky to say not the least. But he did a gud thing making an informative film and let others know how it would be if you are in such a situation, I hope atleast 10% of those kind of drivers come to know what kind of situation they are going to be in

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-Pavan.

SVXyGirl · #12 09-26-2007, 09:33 AM

I worry more about other drivers. Then again, I was in a bad accident because of a stupid driver.

I worry about the SVX because people tend to head towards something they're staring at.

I'm scared!!!

Funny clip from Family Guy...

Hocrest · #13 09-26-2007, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SVXyGirl

Funny clip from Family Guy...

... and they're shopping at a Subaru dealer

It's Just Eric · #14 09-26-2007, 10:56 AM

Hmm...Im gonna have to make an interpretation on tom's post to make a valid response to this...

Companies should make their proformance cars SAFER than the standard moidel, as well as faster. In the case of the srt-4, it's structurally identical to the neon. Would you feel safe in a neon going 120 mph? Probably not.

They make theese economy cars as light as possible, so the car can move itself with a smaller, more fuel efficiant engine. sadly, this means less material around you to help you ...um..not die.There's less wheel apron, less fender, less door, and less reinforcment in the a,b,and c pillars. usually saftey equipment is omitted for weight savings as well...Like, that car didnt appear to have ANY airbags, other than the drivers.

so..economy cars are light weight...proformance cars happen to be better the lighter they are..so somewhere in the evolution of the automobile, some jackass decided the only diffrence between a cheap, stipped out econocoffin and a full fledged race car was the motor and the suspension. they kindof forgot saftey

so, back to what tom was on about..I think any company selling a hopped up version of their lightweight econboxes should do something for passenger saftey as well, possibly reinforce the pillars, add soem door reinforcments, and up the strenghth of crumple zones, assuming the impact speeds for front end collisions will be higher than whats normal. Sure, a few hundred pounds might be added on, but it's not like they can't jsut give the thing an extra 10-20 hp more to compensate

pavanbabut · #15 09-26-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by It's Just Eric

Hmm...Im gonna have to make an interpretation on tom's post to make a valid response to this...

Companies should make their proformance cars SAFER than the standard moidel, as well as faster. In the case of the srt-4, it's structurally identical to the neon. Would you feel safe in a neon going 120 mph? Probably not.

They make theese economy cars as light as possible, so the car can move itself with a smaller, more fuel efficiant engine. sadly, this means less material around you to help you ...um..not die.There's less wheel apron, less fender, less door, and less reinforcment in the a,b,and c pillars. usually saftey equipment is omitted for weight savings as well...Like, that car didnt appear to have ANY airbags, other than the drivers.

so..economy cars are light weight...proformance cars happen to be better the lighter they are..so somewhere in the evolution of the automobile, some jackass decided the only diffrence between a cheap, stipped out econocoffin and a full fledged race car was the motor and the suspension. they kindof forgot saftey

so, back to what tom was on about..I think any company selling a hopped up version of their lightweight econboxes should do something for passenger saftey as well, possibly reinforce the pillars, add soem door reinforcments, and up the strenghth of crumple zones, assuming the impact speeds for front end collisions will be higher than whats normal. Sure, a few hundred pounds might be added on, but it's not like they can't jsut give the thing an extra 10-20 hp more to compensate

This is exactly whats happening in auto industry these days. Every car company starts marketin each of their models starting from base model to high performance (maybe I have to say high power) fast cars using the same platform and body shell while sometimes shredding off those extra material which you get even in base model. There are many people out there who are desperate to buy these models at a lot cheaper prices compared to actual performance cars. If you see the car after the accident, you can definitely say that the C-pillar is not strong enough to sustain that kind of accident, I am sure he might not have tht much head and neck injuries if it is strong enough. This is what happens when u build a fast car based on normal street car chassis/body. You wont see this kind in WRX STi (just an example), since it is from rally bred and even though they stripe off all those door inserts and sounds proof material to keep it light, they keep their body shell upto the mark. I wonder when the car companies realize that weight is not the only factor that spoils performance of a car... which has been proven as wrong in case of Ferrari F430 coupe and convertible.

I would like to see NCAP or whtever organisation that does those crash tests in USA, should consider a different approach and even different crash tests for "so-called" performance/fast cars.

-Pavan.