If this doesn't convince you to drive safely...

[Ginofan]

With the exception of the UK and its colonies, we all use km/h.



Sorry couldn't resist

I knew most of the world did except for us but I wasn't too sure who else didn't

[Slomo]

I knew most of the world did except for us but I wasn't too sure who else didn't

No problem, just couldn't pass up the opportunity to throw in the colony reference

[ShoogarBear]

would it have burst into flames before or after the accident?

Depends on if it's a U.S. or a foreign film.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

The flammability of any car is directly proportional to the amount of corrupt double agents or masterminds in said vehicle.

[Slomo]

The flammability of any car is directly proportional to the amount of corrupt double agents or masterminds in said vehicle.

True

Some are so flammable that they actually burst into flame before the impact itself (see final helicopter scene from"Cliffhanger")

[ShoogarBear]

The flammability of any car is directly proportional to the amount of corrupt double agents or masterminds in said vehicle.

Except for the wired car that the best friend of the hero gets into during the opening minutes.

[E20]

Aren't you the one who refuses to look over your shoulder before changing lanes?

I"m a changed man.

[Cry Havoc]

This thread is hilarious.

[Del Griffith]

I may be a puss

ok who wants this quote in thier sig?

I do have road rage though. I scream and cuss .

I have seen some of your posts, you have forum rage also.

[marini martini]

Probably those drivers are victims of poor parenting.

[mrsmaalox]

that was just a little good natured jab at the OP! I'm sure he didn't miss it.

[SpursWoman]

55mph will not do that to a car. It had to be a lot more, I'm guessing well above a 100 mph, more like 120...

The speedometer looked like it was stuck on about 90-100mph, FWIW.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The speedometer looked like it was stuck on about 90-100mph, FWIW.

I think even at 55, though, hitting a tree that big sideways is pretty much an assured death.

[Slomo]

Actually the person seating on the side furthest away from the impact point has a good chance in today's latest cars. The other one is ed though.

[Cry Havoc]

The speedometer looked like it was stuck on about 90-100mph, FWIW.

KPH. Notice that there are no secondary indicators on the speedo. That means it's gotta be KPH, I think.

[Slomo]

It happened in Portugal - it's kph.

And I doubt that the position where the needle is stuck is a valid indication of the speed they were going at at the time of impact. Look what it did to the car, for the needle to have stayed put would be a miracle.

[ShoogarBear]

No wonder they crashed . . . the steering wheel is all bent up!

[SpursWoman]

It happened in Portugal - it's kph.

And I doubt that the position where the needle is stuck is a valid indication of the speed they were going at at the time of impact. Look what it did to the car, for the needle to have stayed put would be a miracle.

I wasn't trying to be some kind of psychic or anything ... I have no clue what they maxed out at. It was a semi-educated guess ... since that's where it was stuck, that would have to have been the least they were doing.

And mph, kph...yeah, yeah. I'm sure if my Nissan has both, that Audi does, too. Damn Richers ....

[CuckingFunt]

I"m a changed man.

Since I occasionally drive around in your neck of California, I'm very relieved to know this.

[ShoogarBear]

I"m a changed man.

That makes two of us.

[Biernutz]

MY condolences to the family's of the two men but unfortunately some people have cars that are better than they are. The driver was way over his head. Maybe they should have been driving a minivan

[baseline bum]

Why would anybody NOT want to drive safely?

I'm just going to about some things I see on the road:
-Loud blaring music, It's annoying and you're not cool.
-Speeders, speeding an insane amount over speed limit, you're not cool.
-People who change lanes frequently to pass other people up even when traffic is smooth just so they can speed, it's annoying nad you're not cool.
-People with like beater cars, (nothing against beaters, I love them and wish i could own one) who have there exhaust pipes modified so it makes a loud racing noise, wtf annoying and not cool.

there is a bunch of other stuff but i'm too lazy.

Every ing one of those things are about the coolest you can do in a car other than getting road head.

[E20]

Every ing one of those things are about the coolest you can do in a car other than getting road head.

What about doing differntial equations or calculus or c++ while driving with one eye on the road and one eye on the books/program? Now that's cool.

[J.T.]

Every ing one of those things are about the coolest you can do in a car other than getting road head.

Driving while getting road head is even trickier than drunk driving because I want to take my hands off the wheel and play with her hair or something. Actually by comparison drunk driving is a lot easier.

[baseline bum]

Driving while getting road head is even trickier than drunk driving because I want to take my hands off the wheel and play with her hair or something. Actually by comparison drunk driving is a lot easier.

No, the tricky part is avoiding red lights.