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Originally Posted by jungle11
I was hoon - loved speed and did some stupid things with mates (its almost always with mates) I'd tell myself 'Yep I know the risks but she'll be right - crap like that.
Then, 2 years ago now, a best friend was a passenger in a car (4 people including the driver) They were on their way to the meat works outside Toowoomba along a backroad when they crashed.
Police said they were travelling around 180, passed a car on a rise, another car came over the hill towards them. They lost control, hit a culvert, became airbourne, snapped a telephone pole (and the car) in half.
The other three died instantly and my mate was in a coma for three days before he died. He had a 2yr old daughter, and his current girlfriend at the time was due with his 2nd daughter in 6 weeks time.
At least the other cars occupants were not hurt.
A lot of young fellas know the risks, but they dont understand them. Needless to say - I am cured of this particular brand of stupidity. But why did it have to take something like that to get through to me?
Zero tolerance - if young blokes are too stupid to do it themselves - it has to be done for them.
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I get really worried when approaching crests on country roads in daylight hours , you never know if some moron is on the wrong side of the road or overtaking over the double yellows coming the other way .... I go as far to the left as I can just in case .... I feel happier at night , at least you can see the beams of their lights before you see the car.