Baby escapes dad's high speed "Racing" crash

**buggerlugs** · 26-11-2011, 07:20 AM

http://www.news.com.au/national/baby...-1226206589514
Have a look how old the parent and his mate were.

XRGhia · 26-11-2011, 07:37 AM

What an absolute ****wit.

Jim Goose · 26-11-2011, 08:43 AM

And still these idiots breed.... I feel sorry for the child who will no doubt grow up in a loving environment.

wulos · 26-11-2011, 11:07 AM

Show's just how easily these things can occur.
I am sure that when he lined up, against two other drivers he considered as his friends, the last thing on his mind would have been the fact that he may well kill one of his mates. Not to mention the fact the had his girlfriend, and 3month old daughter in the back of his own car.

gtxb67 · 26-11-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wulos

Show's just how easily these things can occur.
I am sure that when he lined up, against two other drivers he considered as his friends, the last thing on his mind would have been the fact that he may well kill one of his mates. Not to mention the fact the had his girlfriend, and 3month old daughter in the back of his own car.

agree - he should have the book thrown at him, but the real tragedy is that no one realises just how easy these incidents can happen

FGII-XR6 · 26-11-2011, 11:21 AM

street racing is bad enough but with a baby in the car I have 2 words to describe him. Oxygen theif

Franco Cozzo · 26-11-2011, 11:44 AM

Look at what make the cars are too, its interesting that it tends to be them more than us, even though you still see morons getting around flying the blue flag.

nstg8a · 26-11-2011, 12:11 PM

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Look at what make the cars are too, its interesting that it tends to be them more than us, even though you still see morons getting around flying the blue flag.

law of averages, there is about three trillion more holdens on the roads, only natural they will feature more in stats.

Russ · 26-11-2011, 12:25 PM

I know it's not a main contributing factor to the cause of this or any other crash and regardless of statistics on numbers of vehicles produced, whenever I hear an idiot screaching around the neighbourhood 9 times out 10 they're driving a Commodore

wulos · 26-11-2011, 12:38 PM

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I know it's not a main contributing factor to the cause of this or any other crash and regardless of statistics on numbers of vehicles produced, whenever I hear an idiot screaching around the neighbourhood 9 times out 10 they're driving a Commodore

Once again - the make of vehicle has ZERO to do with the stupidity of the driver in charge of it.

ToCo · 26-11-2011, 12:50 PM

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Once again - the make of vehicle has ZERO to do with the stupidity of the driver in charge of it.

Well, these 'types' of people do seem to drive the same brand of car a lot. I am not saying this because I am on the blue side, the majority of my mates drive Holdens and even they admit, it is seen as a bogan(ish) car. I know that because of the large number of these cars there is a higher chance of being in am incident. I didn't think it would be that much higher though.

Or, it could just be a massive coincidence...

Russ · 26-11-2011, 01:20 PM

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Once again - the make of vehicle has ZERO to do with the stupidity of the driver in charge of it.

I'm not arguing that fact and couldn't agree more, I'm just saying what I see and hear in my area on a regular basis, unfortunately I live in a one horse town where by the time the police get here the morons have disappeared, but I'm sure their day will come soon, where they too will become another statistic of constant hoons stupidity

jaydee · 26-11-2011, 05:10 PM

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Look at what make the cars are too, its interesting that it tends to be them more than us, even though you still see morons getting around flying the blue flag.

I agree with you 100%. The people that own these cars in the 17-25 year old bracket over represent this age demographic for idiot driving. Yes there are more of these cars on the road than Fords, but there are more Corrollas than these and you dont see them every second day crashing onto a house or something.
It comes down to a mentality thing and and a cult status to own one.

prydey · 26-11-2011, 06:03 PM

it is obvious that many are missing the point gtxb67 is making (trying to make).

gtxb67 · 26-11-2011, 06:54 PM

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it is obvious that many are missing the point gtxb67 is making (trying to make).

they just don't get it

Ben73 · 26-11-2011, 07:17 PM

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Yes there are more of these cars on the road than Fords, but there are more Corrollas than these and you dont see them every second day crashing onto a house or something.
It comes down to a mentality thing and and a cult status to own one.

That's actually pretty spot on. But many Corolla owners don't like cars the slightest and couldn't care less about what they drive.

prydey · 26-11-2011, 08:03 PM

http://www.news.com.au/national/baby...-1226206978277

another article. this one mentions the word 'alleged' many times.

everyone is very quick to judge when things go pearshaped and profess to never conducting themselves in a similar manner when behind the wheel, but the fact is, the only FACTS we have are those given us by the media. many of those 'facts' are prefaced by the word 'alleged'.

not for a second am i condoning his actions. as mentioned, he deserves everything that comes his way, but there is a chance he wasn't 'drag racing' and there is a chance he didn't reach the 'alleged speed'. all the self righteous people who 'would never do 110 in a 70' or 'speed with passengers' etc etc need to realise things can go wrong very quickly and you don't have to be doing outrageous things to have it happen.

DoreSlamR · 26-11-2011, 08:29 PM

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[url]another article. this one mentions the word 'alleged' many times.

everyone is very quick to judge when things go pearshaped and profess to never conducting themselves in a similar manner when behind the wheel, but the fact is, the only FACTS we have are those given us by the media. many of those 'facts' are prefaced by the word 'alleged'.

Allegedly is used because, until he's formally charged...it is not proven.

But there are a lot of witnesses, like his girlfriend, the construction workers, police forensic reports.

Bail being denied is a big teller too, the judge must deem him a risk.

Doubt he'd be able to post the bail anyway.

wulos · 26-11-2011, 11:52 AM

Big Damo - stupidity is NOT determined by what type of car someone drives, NOR the colour of their skin, OR whatever sexual preference they may / may not have.
Never seen someone in a Blue Oval line up against someone on the street? Time to open your eyes and take notice of the world around you.
Stupidity lies in the poor choices that every single one of us are capable of making. And yes, that includes both me AND you...

Linkachu · 26-11-2011, 12:16 PM

I am a new father of a one month old girl. When she is in the car and im driving, you could consider me a granny.

uranium_death · 26-11-2011, 12:36 PM

I hope he loses custody of the child.

Sounds like these people have a lot of growing up to do...

fat4D · 26-11-2011, 12:41 PM

its things like that just confirm my thoughts on a license to have kids.

TC200six · 26-11-2011, 12:50 PM

It really annoys me to think there are people out there stupid enough to do things like this and have kids at the same time. It makes me wonder what the kids with parents like this are going to grow up to be if they stay in their custody.

Rodp · 26-11-2011, 12:47 PM

I wouldn't object to him being housed in one of his states fair prisons for such boneheaded behaviour. It's one thing to be a moron on the street and race at 3am in the morning, it's another to have your missus and a baby in the back while you do it. Quite possibly the driver of the other car is going to pay the ultimate price for what would amount to 15 seconds worth of jollies.

gtxb67 · 26-11-2011, 01:14 PM

what speed were they doing - does anyone actually know

street racing is a general term like hooning - just because the judge says they were street racing, doesn't mean they were

how many here can honestly say, they have never driven at a dangerous speed; with or without your child in the car. just because your child is not in the car, doesn't mean someone else's child will not be in the car your pass

the self righteousness here, shows me why these accidents will keep happening. if someone here is speeding it is just giving it a squirt. someone crashes above the speed limit and they are oxygen thieves. the problem isn't what you are doing at the time of the accident. it is the bad choices you make before the said accident - and because most people cannot see that, they are potential oxygen thiefs everytime they go out and drive their car

FGII-XR6 · 26-11-2011, 01:17 PM

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what speed were they doing - does anyone actually know

street racing is a general term like hooning - just because the judge says they were street racing, doesn't mean they were

how many here can honestly say, they have never driven at a dangerous speed; with or without your child in the car. just because your child is not in the car, doesn't mean someone else's child will not be in the car your pass

the self righteousness here, shows me why these accidents will keep happening. if someone here is speeding it is just giving it a squirt. someone crashes above the speed limit and they are oxygen thieves. the problem isn't what you are doing at the time of the accident. it is the bad choices you make before the said accident - and because most people cannot see that, they are potential oxygen thiefs everytime they go out and drive their car

110 in a 70 zone . I'm not saying I have never broken the speed limit but this was wreckless and was compounded by having a baby in the car.

gtxb67 · 26-11-2011, 01:29 PM

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110 in a 70 zone . I'm not saying I have never broken the speed limit but this was wreckless and was compounded by having a baby in the car.

it is a 3 lane road from what i have seen - most here, do not think 110 in a 70 zone on a 3 lane road is that bad (when they do it of course). why should a baby in the back change your driving style. does that mean it is okay to be a moron providing it is someone's baby from another car you are endangering, and not your own

the driver's involved should all have the book thrown at them, but they were probably not doing anything more stupid than most on here and throughout the world would do themselves. the only difference is, they weren't as lucky on the night

FGII-XR6 · 26-11-2011, 01:34 PM

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the only difference is, they weren't as lucky on the night

True, I've been lucky on many occasions when I was younger but by the age of this driver (37) I had grown up

gtxb67 · 26-11-2011, 01:38 PM

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True, I've been lucky on many occasions when I was younger but by the age of this driver (37) I had grown up

i believe the injured driver is 37. the driver with the baby is 28

Rodp · 26-11-2011, 03:54 PM

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what speed were they doing - does anyone actually know

It seems like you didn't read the article.

The driver of the car that had his missus and child in the rear was already on a court imposed curfew (which he breached at the time of the incident)

He was said to be travelling at 110kph in a 70 zone.

Road workers had to take evasive action as the pair raced past.

The driver of the other car is not expected to survive his injuries.

...but we'll just mark it up as a media beatup, shall we?