Boy Racers hit a new low.

x in the city

Just a normal weekend in kerry for these tools.

peasant

your pic is upside down

challengemaster

you mean you cant read upside down? well that sucks!


hint: save + rotate it in imageviewer

armour87

Fail

fletch

Guy:Incognito

The Gards should drive up and down that road in a dumptruck fitted with a snow plough with their lights off. Thatd soon put an end to these tools.

Max_Damage

You see, they are turning off their lights so there is less of a pull on the alternator and in-turn more powah in the engine. :pac:

RICARDO1982

Wont be long till some poor fcuker is injured
and unfortunately its usally after something
bad happens that anything is done about it....

colm_mcm

I have also heard of a stunt nicknamed "jackass" where the boy racer type goes to overtake an unsuspecting motorist on a country road, then stays alongside the other car and doesnt actually pass, usually when the victim realises what's happening, they slam on the brakes, then boy racer muppet speeds off. I know of one fatal crash that was supposed to be linked to this behaviour.

Bebo sites glorify this muppetry, I think they need to monitor the sites content more carefully.

E92

Chicken chasing has been going on for years. It's hardly something "new" or a "new low".

Not that I'm condoning it obviously.

Like train drivers in Cork who seem to come up with ideas for going on strike, this is something that should be exterminated for good, and needs to be done fast.

Sam Kade

A few years ago there was an idiot doing doughnuts on the mallow killarney road he was holding up the traffic. While all this was happening a garda car was passing, the idiot ended up in court in front of judge Michael Patwell. I can't remember exactly what patwell said to him but I am sure he got time off the road. I have seen these idiots doing doughnuts and another idiot standing beside the moving car or in the circle of the moving car, if a tyre blew which could easily happen it could end in disaster.

Timmaay

I think some young lads were killed a good few years ago on the N11 above arklow, there was a few stories going around that they were playing chicken. Whatever about them, I feel pity for the poeple in the car they hit.

WHITE_P

The Fast and the Furious !!!

This sort of behaviour is letal, and those involved should be put off the road for life.

Where is their sense of self preservation ?

You couldn't blame people in the communities that are being affected by this if they did take direct action against these clowns, afterall the guards will not do anything about it unless they witness it themselves, even if you report it and can provide car regs.

SEPT 23 1989

i think we have all done some crazy stuff in cars in our youth i can still remember the feeling of total invincibility but this crap is off the scale

S.I.R

This is a mixture of three things..... TFTF movies, women, insecurety.


since them movies everyone who owned a honda civic, toyota starlet, the usual ricer cars where driving home thinking " s*** i own a race cars.... a new 75 $ halfords back box and i can own any skyline "


also then theres the showing off to the women.... who just hate the rice'd up bangers .

then theres the isecure idiots who Need to show off there poor driving skills in the hope of praise.


:mad:

bbam

Timmaay wrote: »

I think some young lads were killed a good few years ago on the N11 above arklow, there was a few stories going around that they were playing chicken. Whatever about them, I feel pity for the poeple in the car they hit.

We had a fatal near home and this was the cause... they his a passing motorist in the dark... Luckily it was one of the yobs who RIP'd rather than the innocent passer-by

WHITE_P

I heard the accident in Monaghan last year where the five blokes were killed was down to a game of chicken gone wrong, it was a stag nightout, the groom to be wasn't involved but I would say that wasn't the happiest of wedding's.

One of those guys was an organ donor and when they opened him up to see if there was any usable organs, they found not one single organ that hadn't been damaged in that accident.

zAbbo

WHITE_P wrote: »

I heard the accident in Monaghan last year where the five blokes were killed was down to a game of chicken gone wrong, it was a stag nightout, the groom to be wasn't involved but I would say that wasn't the happiest of wedding's.

One of those guys was an organ donor and when they opened him up to see if there was any usable organs, they found not one single organ that hadn't been damaged in that accident.

Yup, thats the truth.

It would also help if the media reported these incidents correctly, and not as tragedies.

No disrespect to families of those that died, but if the media accurately reported the incidents it would be better for all.

(I know that they can't speculate on the specifics, but can follow up on the story a week or two afterwards.)

S.I.R

WHITE_P wrote: »

I heard the accident in Monaghan last year where the five blokes were killed was down to a game of chicken gone wrong, it was a stag nightout, the groom to be wasn't involved but I would say that wasn't the happiest of wedding's.

One of those guys was an organ donor and when they opened him up to see if there was any usable organs, they found not one single organ that hadn't been damaged in that accident.

heard about that , and a gang of lads who bought a old vw coupe for 50 euro , crashed and all died a while ago down the south.

Blitzkrieger

Believe it or not, the shutting off the headlights at crossroads is supposed to be for safety's sake. The idea is that if your lights are off, you're more likely to be able to see if someone else is coming. I just slow the **** down myself.....

gavquinn

Max_Damage wrote: »

You see, they are turning off their lights so there is less of a pull on the alternator and in-turn more powah in the engine. :pac:

this guy...

Sam Kade

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Believe it or not, the shutting off the headlights at crossroads is supposed to be for safety's sake. The idea is that if your lights are off, you're more likely to be able to see if someone else is coming. I just slow the **** down myself.....

Yes they used to do that up to twenty years ago. I remember an accident where there was two cars comming up to a crossroad both on different roads, they both turned off their headlights comming up to the cross. Both drivers saw no lights so they drove through the cross, the two cars collided one person was killed.

lightening

WHITE_P wrote: »

The Fast and the Furious !!!

American Graffiti.. showing my age here.

The problem with these people playing chicken is that its common for both drivers to pull over to the same side to avoid each other. We have all done it on a corridor or a bus street. Different consequence on the road.

One car pulls to the left, the other to (his) right and its a head on.

Slig

lightening wrote: »

American Graffiti.. showing my age here.

The problem with these people playing chicken is that its common for both drivers to pull over to the same side to avoid each other. We have all done it on a corridor or a bus street. Different consequence on the road.

One car pulls to the left, the other to (his) right and its a head on.

..........and a huge loss to the human race???? if these scumbags have this little regard for their cars or other road users then personally I wouldnt shed too many tears if they took each other out instead of an innocent bystander

Phaetonman

I used to do this for a good few years when I lived back home. 4am at a crossroads and you just knock off the lights and hammer it through. If anything is coming you would see their lights a mile off.

furtzy

Phaetonman wrote: »

I used to do this for a good few years when I lived back home. 4am at a crossroads and you just knock off the lights and hammer it through. If anything is coming you would see their lights a mile off.

genius if the guy coming the other way did the same

WHITE_P

Phaetonman wrote: »

4am at a crossroads and you just knock off the lights and hammer it through. If anything is coming you would see their lights a mile off.

I'm no angle when it comes to having done mad things in cars when I was young and foolish, but that sort of behaviour has to be some of the most stupid and dangerous I ever heard of.

I'm not calling you (Phaetonman) stupid, just that type of behaviour. Worthy of a Darwin award.

I.S.T.

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Believe it or not, the shutting off the headlights at crossroads is supposed to be for safety's sake. The idea is that if your lights are off, you're more likely to be able to see if someone else is coming. I just slow the **** down myself.....

The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me

Vegeta

Blitzkrieger wrote: »

Believe it or not, the shutting off the headlights at crossroads is supposed to be for safety's sake. The idea is that if your lights are off, you're more likely to be able to see if someone else is coming. I just slow the **** down myself.....

Yup I got a lift from one of my brothers friends before in an integra type R and he drove the living sh1t out of the car on the way home. He would trun off the lights coming up to every bend he couldn't see around.

Needless to say I have never gotten into a car with him since.

Steve

Phaetonman wrote: »

I used to do this for a good few years when I lived back home. 4am at a crossroads and you just knock off the lights and hammer it through. If anything is coming you would see their lights a mile off.

I'm sure Mr. Darwin will be along sometime soon with your award.

G-Money

I hate boy racers. All they do is massively increase the risk of driving/being on the roads and even when they have accidents, they don't slow down. And as usual, it's usually the innocent party who ends up dead rather than the prick who was driving too fast.

Blitzkrieger

IrishSpeedTraps wrote: »

The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me

By quoting my whole post it makes it look like you're calling me stupid......

Phaetonman

stevec wrote: »

I'm sure Mr. Darwin will be along sometime soon with your award.

Darwin died a long time ago my child so don't be expecting him around any time soon.


And what if somebody has the same idea at the same time? Well firstly we'd both have to switch off our lights from a long way out which I don't do. Even then the probability of two people who did the exact same thing at different sides of a crossroads I estimated to be 1/2,700,000,000.
Conclusions are that its a harmless enough thing to do and that I'm smarter than you.

Steve

Phaetonman wrote: »

Darwin died a long time ago my child so don't be expecting him around any time soon.

Don't worry, with driving like that you'll meet him soon enough.;)

Phaetonman

I just told you how unlikely it would be for me to have an accident. Do you know I've never had one in over 7 years of driving.

If it makes all you goodie goodies feel better then yes you were right. I killed myself the first time I did this trick.

Alun

It must be the weather or something

Guy:Incognito

Phaetonman wrote: »

I just told you how unlikely it would be for me to have an accident. Do you know I've never had one in over 7 years of driving.

If it makes all you goodie goodies feel better then yes you were right. I killed myself the first time I did this trick.

Can you not see other cars lights when yours are on? You might need to get your eyes checked.


Oh and for the record, its a stupid thing to do.

Phaetonman

Stekelly wrote: »

Can you not see other cars lights when yours are on? You might need to get your eyes checked.

Only a fool would tear through a roundabout or junction with their lights on at night. The probabilty of hitting another driver increases a massive amount.

Oh and for the record, its a stupid thing to do.

What record? There is no definitive record here so stop referencing one.

smemon

zAbbo wrote: »

Yup, thats the truth.

It would also help if the media reported these incidents correctly, and not as tragedies.

No disrespect to families of those that died, but if the media accurately reported the incidents it would be better for all.

+1

these guys need to be shamed, not getting sympathy.

stupidity is the biggest killer on our roads, yet every single accident is described as just that - an accident.

cars don't kill people, drivers do.

Guy:Incognito

Phaetonman wrote: »

What record? There is no definitive record here so stop referencing one.

My sentence is the record.

Phaetonman

Stekelly wrote: »

My sentence is the record.

Your sentence was an opinion. Mine are facts.

PMAN 1 : SillySTE 0

vectra

Drag them out of the car.. Set fire to it.. Then give them a mother of a hiding with a hurley :mad:

And Not Liz Hurley

Guy:Incognito

Phaetonman wrote: »

Your sentence was an opinion. Mine are facts.

Nope. turning off lights at junctions is in fact stupid.

E92

Phaetonman is defending something that is completely indefensible.

I hate nanny states but with people trying to justify something as reckless as this, I'm glad the EU wants to make day running lights compulsory on new cars across the entire EU.

peasant

Phaetonman wrote: »

... the probability of two people who did the exact same thing at different sides of a crossroads I estimated to be 1/2,700,000,000.
Conclusions are that its a harmless enough thing to do and that I'm smarter than you.

The chances of winning the Lotto are 1 to whatever million ...nonetheless it's won almost every week

Propagating that it is sensible / harmless to switch off your lights at night when driving (in whatever sitiuation) is reckless endangerment.

Another statement to that matter will earn you a ban ...and I mean that

Phaetonman

peasant wrote: »

The chances of winning the Lotto are 1 to whatever million ...nonetheless it's won almost every week

Propagating that it is sensible / harmless to switch off your lights at night when driving (in whatever sitiuation) is reckless endangerment.

Another statement to that matter will earn you a ban ...and I mean that

Truth hurts doesn't it?

I've had this all my life. People hear what they don't want to and they have try to shut me up.

And your understanding of statistics is remedial at best.

peasant

Thing is ...I don't have to try

Banned for one week ...maybe you will see the light

GTC

Phaetonman, a stunt like that, with that attitude I'd have you up in court for dangerous driving and recommend disqualification.

Your qualification for such behaviour is nonsense, and propagating such drivel is moronic.

Steve

Sadly, phateonman's been erased

Date of Ban |Banned Tard |Date of Ban Lift |Reason|Righteous Admin
30-05-2008, 8:33 |Phaetonman |NEVER| Consider yourself ERASED. |CuLT

WHITE_P

stevec wrote: »

Sadly, phateonman's been erased

Date of Ban |Banned Tard |Date of Ban Lift |Reason|Righteous Admin
30-05-2008, 8:33 |Phaetonman |NEVER| Consider yourself ERASED. |CuLT

And rightfully so, but he / she will probably be back under another name with more crazy notions.

Any wonder these muppets are dying every weekend on our roads.

Although its good enough for them, as long as they don't take innocent people with them.

JimmyCrackCorn!

Just read this thread now. :eek: I heard of some stupid things in my time and even with my interest in street racing history in Japan (where they do some fairly stupid stuff) and it strangely died off after innocent people died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_racing

The most notorious group to be associated with it was the Mid Night Club (which turned into a game based on the actual group) who gave street racing worldwide attention with its 300 km/h (190 mph) antics and was known for its high standards and organization until they were disbanded in 1999 following a fatal accident involving a group of motorcyclists.

I have to say this one takes the biscuit. What kind of a muppet tears down a road at night with the lights off. It makes no sense if they were truly in any way interested in improving driving skills in any way this makes no sense.

As someone who is actually a petrol head i cringe to think i would be associated in any way with the above muppets.

What can be done:

This problem was solved once before when the American Hot rod association opened tracks for legal racing. This happened in the 60s when Hot rodding was a problem on the streets. It worked for a while. The problems re appeared as during the 70s the oil crisis killed hot rodding and tracks closed. In the 90s the import scene appeared and now with nowhere to go history repeats itself.

The issue is that mondello charge 170-250 for track I don't see a young lad paying that.