The movie 2 fast 2 furious has been blamed for the death of a youth in LA.

He crashed while doing 90mph in a residential street, close to a cinema showing the movie...

I'd like to say, "Only in America..."

But I fear we would be similarly stupid about such things over here....

Hands up honestly if you have done 90 in a "residential area" I know I probly have, not do to some move, more likely cos I was being daft and had a car (or more likley a bike...) that could easily reach such speeds. I'm not talking about in a 30 zone only btw. but think about it. there are villages on "open roads" that we blast through where the 60 zone suddenly drops to 40 or 50 and we are having way to much fun to slow down.
Aint big or clever but ***** happens. Wonder why they don't ban war films in the USA. Obviously Gee Dubbya watched the dirty dozen and then decided to wage war on Iraq and "terroriasm"....

Loz

So you only do 90 in a 40 limit - oh that's ok then.

[quote name='Fidgits' date='Jun 10 2003, 08:36 AM']The movie 2 fast 2 furious has been blamed for the death of a youth in LA.

He crashed while doing 90mph in a residential street, close to a cinema showing the movie...[/quote]
they cant blame a movie
its the stupidity of an individual that thinks that he can do what they do in the movies

we all have to make up our own minds what we consider dangerous, thats why we have a brake pedal ( the middle or left one, i think )

[quote name='javadude' date='Jun 10 2003, 09:15 AM']So you only do 90 in a 40 limit - oh that's ok then.[/quote]
thats more than twice the legal limit
equavalent to 140+ on a motorway

This is a bit of a hot issue in my firm at the moment. We have to road test modified cars that in some cases are good for around 200mph. No-one here wants to do it because if they get caught they are going to jail - end of story. I normally end up doing it because no-one else will, so it's not unusual for me to do 170+ in the right place at the right time but it's scary and dangerous stuff which I don't like.

not impressed

hope there is no police reading this

[quote name='tdiplc' date='Jun 10 2003, 12:56 PM']This is a bit of a hot issue in my firm at the moment. We have to road test modified cars that in some cases are good for around 200mph. No-one here wants to do it because if they get caught they are going to jail - end of story. I normally end up doing it because no-one else will, so it's not unusual for me to do 170+ in the right place at the right time but it's scary and dangerous stuff which I don't like.[/quote]
what track/ circuit do you use ?



ps: if youre after any volunteers........

We went to see the first Fast and Furious film and at the end of the evening walking back to our car all you could hear and see was the sound of wheels spinning and clouds of smoke from the boy racers

[quote]170+ in the right place at the right time[/quote]

Is there not a track, airfield etc someone near you can hire?

Woah Mark...be careful bud...there must be a better place for you to do things like that!!

I think it's strange...

Most 'action' movies have car chases in them, for example, Gone in 60 seconds, i never heard about kids stealing cars and/or racing around after seeing that movie.

Ditto with The transporter (which perfectly demonstrates BMW drivers )

Personally, I think the movie isn't to blame, cos I will bet that the same kids that wheel-spin outside the cinema are the same ones that do it in McD's every saturday, and handbrake around supermarket car parks....

It's the 'max-power' culture, I'm not saying it the magazines fault, but when getting images for the cover's I did, there seemed to be a lot of 'glamourisation' of clouds of tyre smoke etc...

Just my 2 cents...

i remember seeing JAWS (long time ago)
i didnt want to go swimming for ages......

nothing wrong with a bit of handbrake abuse, and ive burnt some rubber aswell
looking forward to the film the cars and the Nos

[quote name='JonC' date='Jun 10 2003, 03:37 PM']nothing wrong with a bit of handbrake abuse, and ive burnt some rubber aswell
looking forward to the film the cars and the Nos [/quote]
as uncle bazza cringes and hangs his head in shame



dna samples werent conclusive no evidence to prove any connection

WHO CARES........

All the bloody do-gooders


oooooh no i never speed, ive never broken the law, ooooooh not me , no never .....one word.**** ***

a topic's discussion went a similar sort of way a few weeks ago.

[url="http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=71&t=6245&hl=speed"]see here[/url]

I'll ask the same question I asked in the thread linked above.....

can you say the fastest you've ever been in your lexus is 70mph?

[b](ps....you're not allowed to answer no, BUT, or yes BUT, or ONLY WHEN... !!!)[/b]

[quote name='tony_hetherington' date='Jun 10 2003, 04:52 PM']can you say the fastest you've ever been in your lexus is 70mph?[/quote]
Nope.....

[quote name='Supracharged-IS340' date='Jun 10 2003, 04:41 PM']WHO CARES........

All the bloody do-gooders


oooooh no i never speed, ive never broken the law, ooooooh not me , no never .....one word.**** ***[/quote]
thats two words

[quote]can you say the fastest you've ever been in your lexus is 70mph?[/quote]

Nope nearly twice that?

Yamaha R1...............168mph

[quote name='pee.j' date='Jun 10 2003, 06:29 PM'][quote]can you say the fastest you've ever been in your lexus is 70mph?[/quote]

Nope nearly twice that?

Yamaha R1...............168mph [/quote]
maths not your strong point pete

can you say the fastest you've ever been in your lexus is 70mph? that was the
which i answered by saying nope nearly twice that.

Maybe its a bit late in the day for you to comprehend(long day was it)
the second part was the fastest i've been.

nearly twice that in the LEXUS=130mph

Yamaha R1=168mph

Getting back to the first post at least he killed himself before he had the chance to kill anyone else .see there is always a bright side one less idiot on the road

[quote name='Supracharged-IS340' date='Jun 10 2003, 03:41 PM']WHO CARES........

All the bloody do-gooders


oooooh no i never speed, ive never broken the law, ooooooh not me , no never .....one word.**** ***[/quote]
HEAR - HEAR

The voice of reality speaks at last

Can't wait for the film though! Trailer looks cool!