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yellowlab · 04-16-2008, 11:48 PM

I appreciate the sober thoughts from the replies so far. I've been a medic for 20+ years and have seen the end results of some pretty selfish people. From my experience, and it's simply an undocumented and biased viewpoint... the majority of people who are injured or die in these scenarios had nothing to do with the "race".
Auto racing is a profession. Specialists do it under strictly controlled conditions with a significant amount of attention being focused on safety of the drivers, pit crews, track workers and last but not least the spectators. Every component of every race is choreographed to ensure that the safety aspect of everyone in attendance is the highest priority of every second. I've been a race medic at road courses and an Indy event.
When it comes to “street racing” the considerations for safety are a distant afterthought. It would seem that the only time safety enters anyone’s mind, is after a near miss, or worse yet after an injury or fatality.
Please be advised, I’m not a saint nor am I a fool. I just bring my Province’s enforcement to light as a way to get some discussion going. The warm weather is fast approaching and the long pedal on the right may seem to be screaming to spend more time near the floor.
I would like to see my Provincial Police spend more time mobile catching those who spend time living out their Hollywood screen-tests. Police spending time in their favorite fishing holes catching those exceeding the posted will catch more violators. They will not see the stupendous butt-hole maneuvers that endanger all lanes of traffic.
Everyone has their own standards that they feel are reasonable, otherwise everyone would be driving like they have a driver’s license tester in their car at all times.
20 miles over the posted on the highway with minimal traffic may seem reasonable to you, 20 miles over the posted through a school zone during daylight?
Check out his site, there are many opportunities to test your skill level at a closed course. BTW, you can also take driving courses that will assist you on the track, but will pay great dividends in every day driving.
We all know what stewie can do, leave the posers guessing.
It's my 1st year with my stewie and I couldn't have picked a better ride.

Your thoughts?

04-16-2008, 11:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
yellowlab Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 12	glad to hear the "take it to the track" mentality I appreciate the sober thoughts from the replies so far. I've been a medic for 20+ years and have seen the end results of some pretty selfish people. From my experience, and it's simply an undocumented and biased viewpoint... the majority of people who are injured or die in these scenarios had nothing to do with the "race". Auto racing is a profession. Specialists do it under strictly controlled conditions with a significant amount of attention being focused on safety of the drivers, pit crews, track workers and last but not least the spectators. Every component of every race is choreographed to ensure that the safety aspect of everyone in attendance is the highest priority of every second. I've been a race medic at road courses and an Indy event. When it comes to “street racing” the considerations for safety are a distant afterthought. It would seem that the only time safety enters anyone’s mind, is after a near miss, or worse yet after an injury or fatality. Please be advised, I’m not a saint nor am I a fool. I just bring my Province’s enforcement to light as a way to get some discussion going. The warm weather is fast approaching and the long pedal on the right may seem to be screaming to spend more time near the floor. I would like to see my Provincial Police spend more time mobile catching those who spend time living out their Hollywood screen-tests. Police spending time in their favorite fishing holes catching those exceeding the posted will catch more violators. They will not see the stupendous butt-hole maneuvers that endanger all lanes of traffic. Everyone has their own standards that they feel are reasonable, otherwise everyone would be driving like they have a driver’s license tester in their car at all times. 20 miles over the posted on the highway with minimal traffic may seem reasonable to you, 20 miles over the posted through a school zone during daylight? Check out his site, there are many opportunities to test your skill level at a closed course. BTW, you can also take driving courses that will assist you on the track, but will pay great dividends in every day driving. We all know what stewie can do, leave the posers guessing. It's my 1st year with my stewie and I couldn't have picked a better ride. Your thoughts?