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Old 03-01-2007, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ric View Post
I agree Sejanus, learning car skills on a racetrack or in my case motorcycle skills can be a lifesaver.
well it didn't help Peter Brock - the fact remains that speed kills as it amplifies the other factors - inattention, drugs, loss of control of the vehicle.

Driver education misses the simple physics of what happens when 2 bodies collide - and the momentum that a car generates even at 60kph is really really dangerous. One slip and you are gone. That is how cars run off straight roads, or have head-ons without attempting to overtake - the common factor is excessive speed and overconfidence.
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