Death by Boy Racer

[Marmoot]

i really dont see why young people get to drive such powerful cars....

Didn't the news say it's his parents' car. Perhaps some families are so poor they can't afford two cars.

[specter]

So your complaining that your freedom to choose a car hasn't been taken away yet? Carefull what you wish for.

"so how come if i chose to drive a car, i can STEAL any car i can afford and drive it at 100kph?"

Now that's how some of them speed - and crash.

lol forgot i was on kiwibiker!
my thoughts, we need a licensing system to control what power vehicle we can own, and must conduct specialist driving courses in order to gain these licences

[specter]

So your complaining that your freedom to choose a car hasn't been taken away yet? Carefull what you wish for.

i choose not to drive a car. cars are for transporting things like groceries and using to sober drive, i do neither so have no use for a car

[jeremysprite]

Haven't seen the police report yet (has anyone?) but I did initially think Boyracer! When I read that he drives an s15 Silvia... Say what you want about buying a car to 'safely overtake' and all those valid reasons, they are like the R1s of the car world almost.
Wet road, traffic, young driver, powerful car, I wouldn't castrate the kid. Least not til the report comes out.

[Sentox]

Haven't seen the police report yet (has anyone?) but I did initially think Boyracer! When I read that he drives an s15 Silvia... Say what you want about buying a car to 'safely overtake' and all those valid reasons, they are like the R1s of the car world almost.
Wet road, traffic, young driver, powerful car, I wouldn't castrate the kid. Least not til the report comes out.

An S15 is reasonably sporty, but far from the R1 of cars.

[crazyhorse]

i really dont see why young people get to drive such powerful cars.... im still required by law to ride a 250 and travel at 70kph, because the government deems me to be too unexperienced to ride any thing bigger and at a faster speed... so how come if i chose to drive a car, i can buy any car i can afford and drive it at 100kph?

I do agree with you . But I can't really see the law changing it much. However, what would be a good idea, is a compulsory need for everyone to ride a scooter or motorbike. then they will be more aware of bikes on the road.

[onearmedbandit]

Haven't seen the police report yet (has anyone?) but I did initially think Boyracer! When I read that he drives an s15 Silvia... Say what you want about buying a car to 'safely overtake' and all those valid reasons, they are like the R1s of the car world almost.

Not quite. An S15 is more the equivalent of a GSX600F, at a push. It wouldn't even compare to anything with a 'R' in it's name, except maybe a Hyosung.

[cruza]

Yep now the facts are known , I hope he get's fully nailed by the courts.

Whats that ......loss of licence, fine........and probably home detention at most ( home cooked meals, mummy does the washing and can get work release .

[Marmoot]

Whats that ......loss of licence, fine........and probably home detention at most ( home cooked meals, mummy does the washing and can get work release .

Home detention is harder to swallow than prison. Most homes in New Zealand have lower temperature than the a/c controlled and underfloor-heated prisons. My home's floor average temperature is around 15C-17C. And this is winter, so it's bad.

Plus, a lot of homes don't have plasma TV.