yet another reason why you should take it to the track
#46
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The stretch of I75 where this occurred, is at least 4 lanes (per side), with a wide grass median. (w. a very nice flat surface)
-it would not be the worst place to run a car at speed.
once rush hour is over, it is the less traveled highway...(much better than I95 or the turnpike)
I doubt anyone here is without fault for driving too fast on public roads.
This is a life changing event for the owner and driver.
Something to think about late at night on the open road...
-it would not be the worst place to run a car at speed.
once rush hour is over, it is the less traveled highway...(much better than I95 or the turnpike)
I doubt anyone here is without fault for driving too fast on public roads.
This is a life changing event for the owner and driver.
Something to think about late at night on the open road...
Just to be clear when I say there seem to be night races, it's because I can hear them in the wintertime with the windows open safely in bed
I've don't street race, usually I just putter around and maybe I was a bit naughty running the tail of the dragon and the occasional fun on the on or off ramp...
Its the long stretches at night on the empty interstate where everyone drives about 90Mph... It 3 hours home in a straight line with no cars in sight, hard to not be dreaming of autobahn speeds and be home in 1 hour...
It seems that the speeds go higher in "packs" if 8+ cars are going 115Mph+ there is less risk of all getting pulled over. Maybe 5 years ago I was driving back from North Florida on the Turnpike and I could not stay with the train as I had a car at the time that would only go 115Mph....
This was just calm driving with plenty of room between the cars.
Cops create the scariest situations for me around here, like when everyone was cruising at about 80 Mph in a 70Mph and a cruiser floored it in front of the group and he was fish tailing in the dirt making huge dirt clouds and also still fish tailing while entering the interstate from the left shoulder scaring the **** out of a couple of drivers who slammed on their brakes and almost caused a multi car wreck.
I've also come inches from getting T boned by an undercover cop with lights but no sound in a hurry to write someone a ticket, if I would not have looked left while green I would have been done for, he was going about 100mph in a 35Mph.
#47
Race Car
That's the thing, .08 is the limit at which one is "presumed to be impaired." you can be convicted of DUI at a lower BAL, it's just a harder case for the state atty. in this case, the woman had 2 Corona Light 12 oz bottles in a 90 minute period after work on a Friday night.
The cyclist was so drunk it was amazing he was concious (before dying.)
It is the unfortunate result of over enforcement. You can be sitting in your car at a light with a BAL somewhere under the limit, but more than .001. Someone rear-ends you. A passenger in the car that hits you dies. You are going to jail.
#49
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Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost a loved one.
Whomever was driving the Fiat is responsible for the incident and subsequently someone's life. That person and their passenger (if there was one) fled the scene. Now the authorities and attorneys will take it from there. Those are the facts.
No matter what happens from here on out, it won't bring back someone's life partner/spouse. We must all think about these unfortunate events when driving on public roads no matter what time or where. You break the law and you're responsible for the consequences.
I'm no hypocrite so as the song says if you can't do the time...
Whomever was driving the Fiat is responsible for the incident and subsequently someone's life. That person and their passenger (if there was one) fled the scene. Now the authorities and attorneys will take it from there. Those are the facts.
No matter what happens from here on out, it won't bring back someone's life partner/spouse. We must all think about these unfortunate events when driving on public roads no matter what time or where. You break the law and you're responsible for the consequences.
I'm no hypocrite so as the song says if you can't do the time...
#50
The SUV and it's driver kept going. The woman in jail now was in her car behind the SUV. She was convicted with a BAL of .05, under the legal limit.
That's the thing, .08 is the limit at which one is "presumed to be impaired." you can be convicted of DUI at a lower BAL, it's just a harder case for the state atty. in this case, the woman had 2 Corona Light 12 oz bottles in a 90 minute period after work on a Friday night.
The cyclist was so drunk it was amazing he was concious (before dying.)
It is the unfortunate result of over enforcement. You can be sitting in your car at a light with a BAL somewhere under the limit, but more than .001. Someone rear-ends you. A passenger in the car that hits you dies. You are going to jail.
That's the thing, .08 is the limit at which one is "presumed to be impaired." you can be convicted of DUI at a lower BAL, it's just a harder case for the state atty. in this case, the woman had 2 Corona Light 12 oz bottles in a 90 minute period after work on a Friday night.
The cyclist was so drunk it was amazing he was concious (before dying.)
It is the unfortunate result of over enforcement. You can be sitting in your car at a light with a BAL somewhere under the limit, but more than .001. Someone rear-ends you. A passenger in the car that hits you dies. You are going to jail.
#51
yeah I'm lost. From what I've read we have three parties - 1. the drunk cyclist who died, 2. the driver of the SUV who hit the cyclist and left the scene, 3. the driver of a car behind the SUV who did nothing wrong from what I can tell other than drink 2 beers in 90 minutes.
What am I missing? Apologies if I'm just missing a salient detail.
What am I missing? Apologies if I'm just missing a salient detail.
#53
Sounds like it.
This is not legal advice - but my lawyer always told me, "NEVER EVER BLOW. EVER."
The .08 is simply a guideline. You can be convicted with even .0001. Falcon's friend found that out the hard way. She blew a .05 - all that did was provide hard, concrete evidence that she had SOME alcohol in her system at the time of the accident. That's generally good enough... BAC does not directly translate to actual impairedness. For some folks, say a regular drinker, they can be over .08 and be totally 100% fine. But someone who would be considered a "lightweight" - aka someone who hardly ever drinks, one beer can be enough to give them a buzz and impair them... even though their BAC is below .08.
It's the impairedness that's dangerous, not the BAC. The BAC "limit" is just a guideline.
My lawyer's advice to not blow was based on him having a better chance at getting you off any charges if there ISN'T concrete evidence showing that you had alcohol in your system. In IL, the whole "mandatory license suspension for refusing to blow" isn't so mandatory if you have a good attorney...
This is not legal advice - but my lawyer always told me, "NEVER EVER BLOW. EVER."
The .08 is simply a guideline. You can be convicted with even .0001. Falcon's friend found that out the hard way. She blew a .05 - all that did was provide hard, concrete evidence that she had SOME alcohol in her system at the time of the accident. That's generally good enough... BAC does not directly translate to actual impairedness. For some folks, say a regular drinker, they can be over .08 and be totally 100% fine. But someone who would be considered a "lightweight" - aka someone who hardly ever drinks, one beer can be enough to give them a buzz and impair them... even though their BAC is below .08.
It's the impairedness that's dangerous, not the BAC. The BAC "limit" is just a guideline.
My lawyer's advice to not blow was based on him having a better chance at getting you off any charges if there ISN'T concrete evidence showing that you had alcohol in your system. In IL, the whole "mandatory license suspension for refusing to blow" isn't so mandatory if you have a good attorney...
#54
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According to this owner of car has met with police, no arrest made and nothing else new to report at this time.
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/lo...o-fatal-crash/
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/lo...o-fatal-crash/
#55
Wow. What a F#**'d up law! That should be the opposite.
We've all made mistakes and no matter what the circumstances here drunk or not anyone who flees a scene particularly in a wicked crash that ended a life should man up. And to not call for help or render help to others is disgusting. IMO.
We've all made mistakes and no matter what the circumstances here drunk or not anyone who flees a scene particularly in a wicked crash that ended a life should man up. And to not call for help or render help to others is disgusting. IMO.
This is still a disgusting act, fleeing the scene of a now vehicular manslaughter… whomever was driving obviously had something to hide ! In a collision like that, even if you are scared out of your mind, if you weren't illegally doing something/and or MANY things most would stay at the scene of the accident.. How did he even get away? Where did he go, another car following? I'd like to hear the verdict of this.
In the mean time, RIP to the soul lost from this tragedy, too sad…
I've spoken to Rad over the years, always brash but a cool dude.. very knowledgeable
I truly hope he wasn't driving, either or, it doesn't change the pain from this tragic accident and loss...
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#56
Race Car
Sounds like it.
This is not legal advice - but my lawyer always told me, "NEVER EVER BLOW. EVER."
The .08 is simply a guideline. You can be convicted with even .0001. Falcon's friend found that out the hard way. She blew a .05 - all that did was provide hard, concrete evidence that she had SOME alcohol in her system at the time of the accident. That's generally good enough... BAC does not directly translate to actual impairedness. For some folks, say a regular drinker, they can be over .08 and be totally 100% fine. But someone who would be considered a "lightweight" - aka someone who hardly ever drinks, one beer can be enough to give them a buzz and impair them... even though their BAC is below .08.
It's the impairedness that's dangerous, not the BAC. The BAC "limit" is just a guideline.
My lawyer's advice to not blow was based on him having a better chance at getting you off any charges if there ISN'T concrete evidence showing that you had alcohol in your system. In IL, the whole "mandatory license suspension for refusing to blow" isn't so mandatory if you have a good attorney...
This is not legal advice - but my lawyer always told me, "NEVER EVER BLOW. EVER."
The .08 is simply a guideline. You can be convicted with even .0001. Falcon's friend found that out the hard way. She blew a .05 - all that did was provide hard, concrete evidence that she had SOME alcohol in her system at the time of the accident. That's generally good enough... BAC does not directly translate to actual impairedness. For some folks, say a regular drinker, they can be over .08 and be totally 100% fine. But someone who would be considered a "lightweight" - aka someone who hardly ever drinks, one beer can be enough to give them a buzz and impair them... even though their BAC is below .08.
It's the impairedness that's dangerous, not the BAC. The BAC "limit" is just a guideline.
My lawyer's advice to not blow was based on him having a better chance at getting you off any charges if there ISN'T concrete evidence showing that you had alcohol in your system. In IL, the whole "mandatory license suspension for refusing to blow" isn't so mandatory if you have a good attorney...
4 years....
Take a cab people.
Also, you can be convicted of DUI even if you don't blow. It's just a harder case for the prosecutor. Unless of course, you are one of those falling down drunks on video from the cops dash cam...
#57
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So, any further news on the Ferrari driver (owner)?
Last edited by JG 996T; 08-14-2013 at 06:29 PM.
#58
Though in IL, you can get out of pretty much any conviction by agreeing to just pay a larger fine....
#59
I'm in....
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#60
Have to figure something had to happen to cause the officer to administer a test in the first place. Slurred speech, maybe a little tipsy, maybe a strong scent of alcohol on her breath.... ?