[Poonpee]

Which one do you think is more dangerous..... and why

[jeffh]

street racing or illegal drag racing?

illegal drags are plenty safe,

drinking and driving and light to light street racing are equally dangerous imo

[Berzerker]

^^ Totally agree.

Berz out.

[mmmk]

I think drunk driving is more dangerous. Drunk driving leads to excessive speeding in a lot of cases.

[Berzerker]

lol And street racing doesn't?

I think in the grand scheme of things though drunk driving leads to a lot more accidents than street racing and usually with a lot worse consequences so I guess my answer is that Drunk Driving is worse than street racing.

Berz out.

[mmmk]

I think in the grand scheme of things though drunk driving leads to a lot more accidents than street racing and usually with a lot worse consequences

This is what i meant, thanks for clarifying! :thumbsup:

[MarkyMark]

I would say drunk driving. Street racing is plenty dangerous but atleast all your senses and reactions are normal, when you're drunk you can't really help what you're doing out there

[m4k4v4li]

well a lot more ppl dui than street race...

[JSALES]

drunk driving. you're intoxicated and if something were to happen, your reaction would be slower

[3seriesBeeM]

youre reaction times are way slower when ur DUI so its more dangerous. but street racing is also very dangerous.

[cococly]

They should not have cars at all....

[ninja_bart]

neither is dangerous as long as u noe wut ur doing haha.

[kc1337]

Only dangerous if you are driving a White Bentley.

[BoneThug]

drunk driving is 10x safer i think . you can be drunk and still drive the speed limit and look for danger. if you're pushing your car to the max you have less control even if you are completely sober.

[Poonpee]

drunk driving. you're intoxicated and if something were to happen, your reaction would be slower

true but when ur street racing ur speed is alot greater....even if ur reaction time is normal, you wouldnt be able to do crap when you lose control at a corner.

oncoming traffic, red lights ....ppl do all sort of things in a street race...

[ShanghaiKid]

drunk driving is 10x safer i think . you can be drunk and still drive the speed limit and look for danger. if you're pushing your car to the max you have less control even if you are completely sober.

+1

although i condemn both, drunk driving doesn't necessarily have to be about speed.. its about impairment and judgment. yea you're more likely to cause an accident, but at a more sensible speed, and with more risk to yourself than anything

street racing on the other hand... can put control over your vehicle completely out of your command at fatal speeds

[Poonpee]

drunk driving is 10x safer i think . you can be drunk and still drive the speed limit and look for danger. if you're pushing your car to the max you have less control even if you are completely sober.

+1

[aznrsx1979]

To me, drunk driving is worse. Just for the fact, the number of people I know that've been killed by drunk drivers. I've had a team mate in high school and a friends brother killed by drunk drivers that crossed over into oncoming traffic and hitting them straight on and a drunk driver driving onto a curb and hitting a classmate waiting at a bus stop after his shift at work. Worst part was, the person drove off after hitting the guy leaving him to die on the sidewalk.

With all that's happened, I never drive after drinking. I always give it a few hours and a lot of water to sober up before I get behind a wheel.

[BoneThug]

fyi you are not sober after a few hours or water or coffee or a short nap. if you get pulled over and breath-alyzed you will breathe the same thing.

[aznrsx1979]

fyi you are not sober after a few hours or water or coffee or a short nap. if you get pulled over and breath-alyzed you will breathe the same thing.

I guess I should've also said that I don't really drink much anymore. I'll only have 2 or 3 drinks during a night.

[CaptFiero]

Alright looking at this at a different angle, I think drunk driving is the bigger problem. As for safety, which would you rather try to walk across a parking lot full of, street racers or drunk drivers.

[ek1]

drunk driving hands down for me, people who street race are mentally and physically focused on their driving and are ready for any accidents and know they can kill themselves whereas a drunk driver is just doing stupid shit

[BoneThug]

drunk driving hands down for me, people who street race are mentally and physically focused on their driving and are ready for any accidents and know they can kill themselves whereas a drunk driver is just doing stupid shit

id say the exact opposite is true. but in both cases it depends on the driver. most street racers are fast and the furious wannabes trying to tokyo drift in their parents prius just waiting to kill some random person. most alkys drink and drive all the time and know how to stay off main roads and drive the limit.

[Poonpee]

drunk driving hands down for me, people who street race are mentally and physically focused on their driving and are ready for any accidents and know they can kill themselves whereas a drunk driver is just doing stupid shit

Many innocent ppl died due to street racing.....

[NimbeeTT]

either one is pretty reckless, cause anything can happen in both cases. But i'd rather be drunk and driving than street racing too, just cause you dont necessarily speed when you're DIU, you're just impaired judgment-wise. plus, it all depends on how much you drink, too.
however, in reality, i'd go with the yellow taxi if i were drunk. hah

[Sandman]

both are equally stupid.

[dton13]

Many innocent ppl died due to street racing.....

Really? Where are the statistics?. Not supporting either side but the media blows this "street racing" thing way out of proportion making you think it's so common.

Some people, yes. Many, no.

[moomooCow]

Really? Where are the statistics?. Not supporting either side but the media blows this "street racing" thing way out of proportion making you think it's so common.

Some people, yes. Many, no.

I'm sure statistically, there'd be more drunk driving related deaths and all because there are more drunk drivers than are street racers. But the question here is not which kills more but rather which is worst.

I guess to start to answer this question you'd have to define worst. Do you calculate worst by the number of deaths per year or do you calculate by % chance of dying/causing an accident per incident?

Since I'm to lazy to do both, I'd say they're both equally stupid. =p

[Timpo]

I would say drinking and driving is more dangerous...or something that police should spend their money and time on.

I know a lot of police forces spend a lot of $$$$ to prevent/catch street racing, but if you simply look at how many people are injured/killed because street racing and drinking and driving, drinking and driving is a lot more common and killing a lot more lives.

[Timpo]

street racing or illegal drag racing?

illegal drags are plenty safe,

drinking and driving and light to light street racing are equally dangerous imo
what do you mean by illegal drag racing?

aren't they both street racing?

[joolee]

drunk driving. don't put yourself behind the damn wheel if you can't drive safe. then again, street racing is almost as bad anyway

[StaxBundlez]

both are bad

depends on the situation?
drunk driving can lead to bad judgment which can lead to street racing?
if its just sober street racing then i say street racing is worse
if your in a sober state and you decide to race and get fucked up, thats worse then being impaired and getting behind the wheel... because at least when ur drunk you have shit judgment compared to being sober and street racing... but then again being sober and street racing your less likely to crash as opposed to when your drunk just trying to drive...
what the fuck did i just say?
FUCK both are bad
i aint gonna say i aint done it.. im just one of the lucky ones.. knock on wood.. getting away with it doesnt mean you should keep doing it though.. killing yourself is one thing.. having someone else die because of you on your conscience is prob some shit ass shit
pls drive safe

[Nightwalker]

Drunk driving.

[BlackAe86]

read my sig

[Ferra]

obviously it all depends

driving after having only 2 beers and staying sober is still considered DRUNK DRIVING
driving after having 20 beers and to the point you can barely walk or stay wake is also considered drunk driving

same idea for street racing...you can be street racing on an empty and open road or weaving between traffic and blind corners

[roastpuff]

Drunk racing is worst.

Obviously. :p

[Noir]

Street Racing IMO.

I think I drive better drunk. Made that mistake driving home once. Was so worried about getting attention from cops that I was 100% focused on driving perfect to the book. Perfect speed limit, proper turning procedures, mirrors --> signals --> shoulder check and all that. I was driving like I had a driving examiner beside me. Completely killed all my in grown bad driving habits that develooped over time.

Would never do it again though.

[Culture_Vulture]

your English is worst ;)

they're both pretty damn dangerous imo,
but if I had to choose one, I'd lean towards drunk driving.
better being aware of how dangerous you're being than being impaired.

[thumper]

after reading about that just-engaged couple at granville island who were killed by that drunk kid in an SUV i'm going to say drunk drivers are the worst :(

[unit]

drunk driving is leads to more accidents, because you're DRUNK and dont know wtf you're doing.
street racing, you're SOBER but still causing accidents and deaths.

i say they're equally bad. one you're killing because you have no control (not an excuse), the other you're killing because you're immature and have too much pride.

[chun]

Both are ridiculous.

It's like, would you rather be stabbed or shot?

[GLOW]

both are equally stupid.

+1
they're just dangerous in different ways.

[SuperSlowSS]

Street Racing IMO.

I think I drive better drunk. Made that mistake driving home once. Was so worried about getting attention from cops that I was 100% focused on driving perfect to the book. Perfect speed limit, proper turning procedures, mirrors --> signals --> shoulder check and all that. I was driving like I had a driving examiner beside me. Completely killed all my in grown bad driving habits that develooped over time.

Would never do it again though.


so you had a few drinks, but you weren't very drunk.


some of you need to look up the definition of drunk:
affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior

[BoneThug]

some people can drink to infinity and still be ok to drive. i mean even when im sober i use maybe 5% of my brain and attention to drive. unless im downtown of course. then it takes every iota of consciousness i have to get out alive.

But on the other hand I never drive high. i just cannot do it. But with liquor in my I rarely worry. some people handle different things better.

[RRxtar]

drunk driving quite often can lead to street racing

[Noir]

so you had a few drinks, but you weren't very drunk.


some of you need to look up the definition of drunk:
affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior

You're right. i wasn't pissed drunk or anything. Probably a buzz at best. But regardless the condition, I was worried the amount I took was enough to have raised concerns to police officers.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

drunk

cuz when u are a drunk mofo u dont even know where u at

semi drunk vs SR? SR it is than

[RRxtar]

it sounds like alot of people cant handle their alcohol on here. or their idea of drunk is drinking a 40 of crown in one sitting.

[Noir]

it sounds like alot of people cant handle their alcohol on here.

Well the situation in question is a little bit vague. There's varying levels of drunk. In addition, there's also the common standard for drunk, and the legal standard for drunk.

A driver doesn't have to be falling over drunk to get his car towed away in a Road Check.

[maxxxboost]

Both are poor decision choices.

But i think drunk driving is a little higher than street racing.

[Sodium]

Drunken Street Racing.....0_0

[kc1337]

Why not take racing to a track? I think all people who drink and drive should have a giant sticker on the back of their car labeled R for retarded. They would only be allowed to drive on twisty windy roads where the general public will not be allowed access to and emergency personels will not respond because of the R sign on the back. These people will most likely get into car accidents and die a very slow painful death trapped in their cars. Hopefully some of these people will have been impaled, drenched in scalding hot coolant, have multiple open fractures, and are bleeding to death. Bears will be encouraged to eat these assholes alive while they are trapped in the car, think of it as snack in a tin can for these hungry animals. The remains of these fuckers will then be salvaged and used to kitty litter by grinding their bones up into dust. Even in death there will be no respect for these people.

[hotjoint]

drunk driving

[q0192837465]

Drunk driving is dangerous. Drunk drivers often won't admit they'r drunk and expect themselves to perform as well as when they'r sober, which is physically impossible. Street racers know they'r street racing.

Ignorance can be deadly

[Nitroholic]

there is nothing wrong with having a little fun racing

In 2006, in the USA, 16,885 traffic fatalities were attributed to alcohol. Compare that to 399 fatalities attributed to street racing over a three year period between 1998 and 2001.

[loafer80]

i'd say both are equally stupid and dangerous in different way.
but drink n drive is way easier for one person to commit and duration lasts longer.
street racing is harder to commit require two person with the same commitment at the same time and space..and typically duration is shorter than drink n drive.
thats why i think more traffic fatalities comes from drink n drive.

[jnesss]

street racing while drunk..

[tonyvu]

Why drink and drive when you can smoke and flyyyy!

[Nightwalker]

Drunk is worse because you can take precautions while street racing, it's for a very very short time period, and your judgment isn't affected. Statistically it's obvious which is more dangerous, as a far greater number of people drink and drive, and cause accidents while doing so.

If the person is an absolute idiot they're almost guaranteed to crash while drunk, while only very likely to crash while street racing imho.

PS: This should be a poll.

[BoneThug]

Drunk is worse because you can take precautions while street racing, it's for a very very short time period, and your judgment isn't affected. Statistically it's obvious which is more dangerous, as a far greater number of people drink and drive, and cause accidents while doing so.

If the person is an absolute idiot they're almost guaranteed to crash while drunk, while only very likely to crash while street racing imho.

PS: This should be a poll.

you can say the idiot remark to both sides. an idiot going 150km/h is just as likely to die as a drunk guy going 80. the only differeance is the drunk guy is probably just trying to get home and not trying to go fast or break any laws, while the racer is trying to go as fast as he can.

should be by percentage and not be raw numbers, since they are no where near equal.

[phatpower]

I think both are bad do to the fact that most kids out there do not know how to drive and they think, they can race ---NOT---..

As for drinking and driving you do not have control of your actions you think you do but you clearly don't.

As for street racing it just a dangerous as someone on here said that you do have all your senescence working over time but if you don't know how to handle the car then is just the same as drinking and driving..

[!LittleDragon]

Drunk driving... a lot more people are killed due to drunk driving than street racing. Don't let the media fool you into believing street racing is some kinda plague that kills hundreds of people. Truth is, more people are killed by speeding police cars than street racers. That said, both are stupid.

[BoneThug]

but if people street raced as much as they drove drunk, do you think the numbers would be the same. not everyone can afford a car worth racing. but most people can afford beer. even in vancouver.

[MelonBoy]

Drunk drinking.. i believe kills more.. street racing is retarded but overall i tihnk the person has more control of whats going on and will less likely hit a pedestrian

[penner2k]

Street racing is worse..

ppl are trying to make the point that your reaction time is slower when you are drunk.. well if you are street racing and going twice the speed limit or more your reaction time is half that of the person that is driving the speed limit.
What about losing control while going over a bump or a pothole?

Drunk drivers on the other hand are more likely to go UNDER the speed limit (most cops look for that.. if someone is going under the speed limit at 2 am they are most likely being overly cautious).. When people are drunk they also usually are actually paying attention to the road more since they dont want to do ANYTHING that could attract attention to themselves..

I'm not saying drinking and driving isnt bad. It just isnt worse then street racing. Now the idiots that go high speeds while drunk are a different story though.

[Nightwalker]

you can say the idiot remark to both sides. an idiot going 150km/h is just as likely to die as a drunk guy going 80. the only differeance is the drunk guy is probably just trying to get home and not trying to go fast or break any laws, while the racer is trying to go as fast as he can.

should be by percentage and not be raw numbers, since they are no where near equal.

I applied the idiot remark evenly to both sites.

[BoneThug]

i know but if you never responded i would have won the argument by default.

[welfare]

i think the question needs to be rephrased:
which is a bigger problem? street racing? or drunk driving?
in which case drunk driving clearly dwarfs the death toll over street racing

[monkeywrench]

They're both dangerous but I think racing would be a bigger hazard. After you crash, you'll still feel like shit anyways

[whtazn]

Both are ridiculous.

It's like, would you rather be stabbed or shot?

:werd:

[antonito]

what do you mean by illegal drag racing?

aren't they both street racing?

I think he means setting up a "proper" illegal drag. People on look out, low-use road, etc. Compared to just mashing the gas going down Marine Drive, yeah, it's a lot safer.

edit: relatively safer

[Mancini]

Take a 30 foot plank and place it between two buildings 30 feet in the air.

Would you rather walk across drunk or run across sober?