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10-08-2012, 06:25 PM | #51 |
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I blame to some extent the parents for letting a kid drive a 305 hp awd sports car. I would not let these kids drive a sti even if they all had regular permits.
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10-08-2012, 06:28 PM | #52 | |
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Like I said, there's always at least one smart ass that wants to argue that teenage drivers are perfectly safe. They're not - that's why half of them end up in a collision in their first year of driving. |
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10-08-2012, 06:32 PM | #53 | |
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Any cars that run 13', 14's in the 1/4 stock are too fast for a teens first car. If the kid were in say a yaric accord or something else he wouldn't even have been able to get to 100mph nevertheless would he try because he knows his car is slow. |
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10-08-2012, 06:38 PM | #54 | |
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We know America is lacking common sense. That's why we are fast circling the drain. Giving your kid, on a learners permit, a $35,000 300hp car... not bright. |
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10-08-2012, 06:39 PM | #55 |
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talk about a new york minute, huh?
"One day he crossed some line And he was too much in this world" or too much swag. judging by the pictures, i wouldn't be surprised to learn, when the details are released, that the official cause of the accident was swag. |
10-08-2012, 06:51 PM | #56 | ||
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You are using blanket statements and claiming them as facts. I agree that you're average 16yr old shouldn't have a performance car. BUT not every 16yr old is the same, some have lots of track experience. Some have been karting since they could walk and have been racing pro level cars at 16. I have a personal friend who held a FIA license at 16, and he was more than capable of handling a STi which is nothing compared to what he raced. I'm not being a smart ass, I'm pointing out your flawed/blanket statement. I don't care what age you are, it doesn't make you a good/responsible driver. You're either a good/responsible driver or your not. I've seen plenty cases of middle age guys along with teenagers being **** ups. Quote:
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10-08-2012, 06:54 PM | #57 |
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So crazy. I can't imagine.
I can't believe that the Subaru got damaged in such a way.. I've seen cars like this before but I woulden't expect this out of a Subaru, especially a newer one. Super bummer though. Sad to see this. |
10-08-2012, 07:02 PM | #58 |
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http://www.newsday.com/long-island/n...rmit-1.4086600
he is another article from the worst paper long island has to offer, you cant read the article, but the video is visible and shows how bad that poor sti looked. they need to stop giving out licenses to children and make them 21 years old. i mean you cant drink when you are 18 but you can drive a fast car and kill yourself and other innocent people? makes perfect sense.. |
10-08-2012, 07:31 PM | #59 |
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I don't blame the kids or the driver, I blame the parents for giving an obviously untrustworthy kid a 40k car, then not controlling them at all. Hauling ass around at 3:40am - awesome parenting job there...
I wouldn't hand any car with power over to my kid unless I implicitly trusted not only his driving skills, but his respect for everything that goes with having a powerful car. Comes down to the parents. Sounds like they bought the kids love with 'things', and this is the tragic outcome. |
10-08-2012, 07:38 PM | #60 | |
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10-08-2012, 08:28 PM | #61 | |
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Therefore no 16 year old should be ever driving a sti without supervision. No way kids will drive a car like this safely. |
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10-08-2012, 08:41 PM | #62 |
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sad to see these kind of posts. young people will never learn.we've all been through it though. i did some dumb stuff back in the day that i wouldnt think of trying now. prayers to the families affected.
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10-08-2012, 08:43 PM | #63 | |
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A Ford Taurus has enough power to be traveling way too fast on that road. Its the fact that when you're young, dumb and in an STi with your friends, you: 1. Are somehow encouraged to drive fast 2. Think that this "sports" car is somehow capable of defying the laws of physics. They'd probably be just as dead doing 85 in the Taurus, vs. 92 in the STi (or whatever the acceleration difference may have been). It's not that the car is too powerful, or too fast. It's how it gets driven, and people's ridiculous conceptions of performance ability. C/N Here's the issue: Sticky tires and a relatively buttoned-down suspension allow you to take a corner at, say 95 MPH, vs. say, 90 MPH in a more pedestrian car. Yet, your average idiot will tell you an STi can corner -insert stupidly high number here- compared to lesser cars. And they'll want to show their friends all of that "potential" Absolutely no comprehension of the laws of physics, or the limits of even very capable cars. |
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10-08-2012, 09:29 PM | #64 | |
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In a Taurus, a heavy sedan with a soft suspension and average wheels/tires/brakes those limits are way lower and you will clearly find out after plowing through a few turns with never ending understeer that not much can be done and what can be done, it has to be at commuter speeds. Can you go fast in a straight line? sure but I bet after a few bumps and turns it may actually hit the kid in time that this car is not stable at high speed and can't brake at all. |
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10-08-2012, 09:59 PM | #65 | |
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In reality, what is "way lower"? There is less than a 10% difference in the skidpad and braking numbers of the cars. Yup, .84 for the Ford vs. .90 for the STI. 10%. However, ignorant people get into these cars and think they can now double the speed of corners these took in their Taurus. When in reality, you could only take it a few MPH faster than you could in your mother's Taurus. They have no grasp of just how (relatively) little the improvement of a car like an STI (or any other car really) is. Sorry, it's not "way lower". It's actually only fractionally lower. And while that's all the difference to experienced drivers, and feels different, it's a HUGE problem for uneducated drivers. Fast, sporty cars arguably encourage people to drive faster. And, contrary to uneducated beliefs, actually can not magically stop and turn leaps and bounds greater than more pedestrian cars. Hence, kids wind up in a ditch, thinking their car could do something it absolutely can't. "Watch how fast I can take this turn in my STI!" <--- you think that kid enters that corner at 5 mph faster than he did in his Taurus? No, he enters 20 MPH faster, and kills himself. Last edited by REX8; 10-08-2012 at 10:07 PM. |
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10-08-2012, 10:00 PM | #66 |
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It has everything to do with the persona of driving an STI. They could have gone fast enough to kill themselves in any other car. They may not have, however, if they were in a minivan. There is this inherent need to prove yourself when you're young and in a car like that. In the end, it is about the driver. Kids just can't see past their sense of invincibility. It's sad and I mourn for the innocent passengers who lost their lives.
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10-08-2012, 10:03 PM | #67 |
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This is awful Seeing stuff like this makes me drive a lot slower for a while.
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10-08-2012, 10:06 PM | #68 | |
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10-08-2012, 10:08 PM | #69 |
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Some people forget 300hp isn't that big of a deal..
I had a Hyundai Sonata before I got my 9-2x, a 200hp 2.7l V6 that had a 4 speed tranny in it.. I beat Sis and RSXs in straight lines to get an idea, it's not fast, but not slow. I learned in that and that was enough to get my in trouble. I know a kid who killed himself going 100 around a turn in a little Camry with a car full of people. If someone is going to speed and kill themselves, they're going to do it no matter what car they have. The Sti isn't some high powered mongeloid that will cause you to lose control easily. For the same price as an STi, you can hop into a Mustang GT or Camaro SS. Guess how quickly 400+ horsepower can come out from under you. All things considered, if I had a 16 year old kid getting a license right now I'd get them an STi. I could have handled one at 16, considering how I drove the Sonata. I'd just have to trust that I raised my son well enough to know his limits in the car, because they will be broken whether he's in a 300hp AWD turbo charged for or a 200hp little sedan. Some people on this forum seem to have such a stick up their ass against kids having a WRX/STi. |
10-08-2012, 10:14 PM | #70 | |
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10-08-2012, 10:17 PM | #71 | ||
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Maybe not for you, or for many others...but for your average HS kid. Sorry, Peer pressure, self stupidity, etc. often get the best of young people. |
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10-08-2012, 10:20 PM | #72 | |
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10-08-2012, 10:24 PM | #73 | |
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Having come up through karting, I knew plenty of 16yr olds that had the skill and respect for a powerful car (The STi is not a powerful car). Hell, go over to Europe and there are plenty of teenagers in the big racing. And yes, some of these guys act like 16yr olds, and others are very mature for their age. Track experience vs street experience..........I'll take track experience any day. Also, what we are discussing (flying down public roads in the rain at crazy speeds) has nothing to do with "street experience", meanwhile track experience........or just common sense.....would tell you it's a horrible idea. |
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10-08-2012, 10:33 PM | #74 |
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Applying that broad assumption upon each passenger is a stretch. For the driver, I'm sure people can agree it's fine to say so. However for the passengers to judge and assess the driver and his driving skills or emotional reactions before getting into a motorized vehicle with him isn't exactly "natural" humans can do.
That is of course unless you can account for every possible encounter that vehicle is capable of entering in a few seconds. Then sure, it was natural selection. |
10-08-2012, 10:35 PM | #75 |
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IMO parents shouldnt simply purchase a car for their kid at that price with 305 hp at all. Not only is it too confidence inspiring but if they dont pay for it, they arent going to respect it enough to worry about wrecking it.. Even if there is no bodily harm involved. Hard work inspires appreciation.. Gifts not so much. I worked hard for enough of a down payment to be able to make my monthly payment on my wrx and i surely wouldnt be driving it in a manner that i could lose control and smash it to pieces. Dont get me wrong im all for a spirited drive.. But not outside of the car's and my own limits.
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