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Originally Posted by Juwlzx
Ok I'm gunna hold off my judgement like wat the guys above said for now, but i dunt think I really made my argument clear enough. So far I've just been ranting. I, like many other people, believe in the ever so famous "darwin award". I believe that if someone makes a stupid mistake such as over speeding and crashing into someone, they should lose the ability to reproduce and create more idiots. How bout you all take a step back and look at the big picture. By taking out the bad drivers of this world we won't have to deal with shitty drivers; ergo, less chances of stupidly avoidable accidents. And yes, if that means I must die becuz I'm a complete fucking idiot then so be it. The sacrifice of one, for the greater good of the others. Gee, wonder wat happened to all those darwin guys anyways that always laughed at dumbasses doing stupid shit . Of course, my whole argument is based off my assumption that this lady is in fact a complete imbecile. Until some hard facts are laid out, my argument means nothing at this point.
Your anger is entirely understandable but your emotional response is entirely visceral.
By your logic, we better start hanging everybody around here - we can start with the murderers and then go and castrate everyone with a mental illness. Other people on the chopping block could include criminals, prostitutes, addicts, and alcoholics. Hmm.. gee this is starting to sound like the Nazi's and the forced sterilizations by the Canadian government in the 30s.
Secondly, is there any scientific research done that has correlated driving ability and genes? which specific gene(s) would they be? can this gene predict the severity of future accidents? if someone causes a crash do we automatically assume that their children will do the same thing (determinism) and thus prevent them from reproducing?
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^ thanks for the info. not to be grammar police or whatnot, but some people may have trouble reading all that in one go.
ya i quickly just typed it all out without reading over it, my bad....well i just hope that everyone can recover from this that was innocently involved
Your anger is entirely understandable but your emotional response is entirely visceral.
By your logic, we better start hanging everybody around here - we can start with the murderers and then go and castrate everyone with a mental illness. Other people on the chopping block could include criminals, prostitutes, addicts, and alcoholics. Hmm.. gee this is starting to sound like the Nazi's and the forced sterilizations by the Canadian government in the 30s.
Secondly, is there any scientific research done that has correlated driving ability and genes? which specific gene(s) would they be? can this gene predict the severity of future accidents? if someone causes a crash do we automatically assume that their children will do the same thing (determinism) and thus prevent them from reproducing?
To Bing and anyone else inclined to read my gibberish.
Spoiler!
Yes I look back now and you're right about it being a very rash thought. Although one thing to be noted is that my vision is in no way associated with revolution. In spite the fact I hated social studies back in high school I definitely learned a thing or two about how the revolutions went. Instead of revolution I prefer evolution, after all look at how far evolution has carried the human race.Surely this is a testament to the great powers of Darwin and evolution. The difference being that we leave it up to life to decide who breeds. Perfection can never be rushed.
I completely agree with your points about genetics. It isn't really possible to trace driving skills back to genetics. But maybe instead we can look at other qualities such as risk taking and hand eye coordination. I'm not sure if you've been to the "fucked up shit what makes you laugh" thread lately but I think one of the members posted a video about that nasty parasite bug. It briefly talks about survival of the fittest and that's sort of what I meant by all this. You should check it out just for entertainment as well though, very interesting video.
Just some stuff that isn't really relevant but thought some readers maybe inclined to read before they start calling me adolf the II.
Spoiler!
Lastly I thought I should point out something without getting to philosophical. I am human just like everyone else and hence there will always be a part of me that absolutely hates the principles of evolution. I believe humans are made of part logic and part emotion, this is what we are. The logical thing would be for a stronger and evolved human race for the future. But of course being human, I have some personal reasons for disagreeing with evolution due to petty emotions.
I must admit...I'm not exactly the slowest driver out there. Not that I speed excessively, but I am usually 10-30km over the limit on average. I've had my share of speeding tickets and have been know to be a little aggressive behind the wheel.
I was driving tonight...again, over the limit and these recent accidents popped in my head...and I slowed down. Its not worth getting somewhere 2 mins earlier.
I'd much rather share the road with someone driving 10-30km over the speed limit and paying full attention to the road than someone doing the speed limit and not paying attention (i.e. applying make-up, texting etc.).
Makes me wonder if the driver was unfamiliar with the area and thought Westminster highway was an actual highway and didn't expect traffic lights.
Being unfamiliar with an area does not excuse the fact that she was going as fast as she was, given the conditions around her. Unless she is blind, she would have seen the vehicles around her driving within the speed limit (to a certain extent) and the traffic lights around her. Then again, I have never traveled 200+km/hr so maybe she was seeing things in Fast and Furious NOS mode
Makes me wonder if the driver was unfamiliar with the area and thought Westminster highway was an actual highway and didn't expect traffic lights.
You have to be kidding with a comment like that, do u travel 200+ on any highway with traffic around you at 330 in the afternoon? If so please keep me updated when your on the road so I can make sure to stay clear Posted via RS Mobile
-hoping that more witnesses come forward to help police with the investigation about this accident.
Props to the drivers at the crash scene who sacrificed their safety in order to help the victims of the crash.
unless there is a threat to the health/safety of the occupants of a vehicle in a motor vehicle crash that supersedes the injuries they have already received its best to leave them in the vehicle.
removing them out of a vehicle without training can and often does lead to further damage. usually victims are stabilized in the vehicle (e.g. neck brace) before being extracted.
I wouldnt believe 100% the aston martin was going 200kmh. Since most ppl are not trained to estimate speed. Also most ppl will exaggerate that after such a big incident. Not to mention thats coming from a flagger.
I wouldnt believe 100% the aston martin was going 200kmh. Since most ppl are not trained to estimate speed. Also most ppl will exaggerate that after such a big incident. Not to mention thats coming from a flagger.
I would not post/confirm that the vehicle was going 200+ if I didn't have a reliable source So let's end the debate on whether the vehicle was traveling that fast or not, because it was.
I would not post/confirm that the vehicle was going 200+ if I didn't have a reliable source So let's end the debate on whether the vehicle was traveling that fast or not, because it was.
You have to be kidding with a comment like that, do u travel 200+ on any highway with traffic around you at 330 in the afternoon? If so please keep me updated when your on the road so I can make sure to stay clear Posted via RS Mobile
Did I fucking say in my post that I speed or drive at 200 km/h? Everyone's trying to make sense of why the driver was excessively speeding so it was just a thought, get it?
Just believe me when I say it was 200+km/hr. People tend to exaggerate the speeds of vehicles, but for someoene to say 200km/hr, it must have been FLYING. Usually people say, "that car was going at least 100".
Decided to wait a few days before actually posting here. Wish I still had my dashcam now. Anyways, I was 3 cars behind the accident and witnessed everything. I had briefly met one of the women that was in the aston at a business meeting just before the accident at mayfair lakes. It was pretty scary just thinking about what would have happened if I left just a bit earlier. And for all of you guys arguing about speed, it was probably around 120-140km/hr
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. Of course, my whole argument is based off my assumption that this lady is in fact a complete imbecile. Until some hard facts are laid out, my argument means nothing at this point.
Yes I look back now and you're right about it being a very rash thought. Although one thing to be noted is that my vision is in no way associated with revolution. In spite the fact I hated social studies back in high school I definitely learned a thing or two about how the revolutions went. Instead of revolution I prefer evolution, after all look at how far evolution has carried the human race.Surely this is a testament to the great powers of Darwin and evolution. The difference being that we leave it up to life to decide who breeds. Perfection can never be rushed.
