This is really sobering. Options

[KaptKaos]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Colum...rticleId=124526

Its about that kid that launched the M5 off the runway and died. Evidently, he was on a forum, not unlike this one. The M5 board seems to be down right now.

Since I can't read the forum, and see what people were posting, I'll need to wait until it's online. But I can't help but think that maybe someone could have reasoned with him not to drive so fast. Terribly sad.

[mudfoot76]

I saw that story on Jalopnik a few nights ago and followed it over to the M5 board. Yes, from the kid's demeanor, it was pretty evident that he was going to turn himself into a stain. Even though the car was technically his father's, in his posts he always tried to make it seem that it was his personal vehicle. There were some news clips interviewing classmates of the dead idiots and it seems like the classic spoiled-rich-kids-who-think-rules-don't-apply-to-them mindset.

I guess it is sad that 5 familes lost their sons. It is sad that those 5 sets of parents somehow failed to instill some common sense into their children.

[749142]

I saw that story on Jalopnik a few nights ago and followed it over to the M5 board. Yes, from the kid's demeanor, it was pretty evident that he was going to turn himself into a stain. Even though the car was technically his father's, in his posts he always tried to make it seem that it was his personal vehicle. There were some news clips interviewing classmates of the dead idiots and it seems like the classic spoiled-rich-kids-who-think-rules-don't-apply-to-them mindset.

I guess it is sad that 5 familes lost their sons. It is sad that those 5 sets of parents somehow failed to instill some common sense into their children.

i dont have much room to talk but at least some of those kids should have been able to say hey stop and let me out b4 u kill urself and us. some just dont have the insight to see wut can happen b4 it happens. hind sight is 20 20. but they at least one of them should have had enough common sense to see were things could end up. its sad though. i think if more kids had to work to get their rides they would appreciate them and not abuse them. also parents need to sit their kids down b4 they get their license and show them a few grossom videos or pics of wut can happen out there. when i went thru driving school they showed us the video red asphault. really grossom sad and scary. and this is just one incident of hundreds of thousands around the earth. i think all kids need to see something real life that can happen to scare them into safe driving. kids are stupid and hard headed. they need to be reached somehow someway. becuz most of the time its not just the kids involved it involves innocent drivers on the road too.i live in bakersfield cali, a few months ago some street racers were racing on rosedale hwy and they ran a redlight and one of em broad sided a car with an eldery couple and killed the husband. just sad. anyways kids need to wise up. and take driving for wut it is, a privelege. if they want to race go race on a controlled track.
steven