[DeTomaso] Shrinking Pantera ?

Sun Feb 23 12:30:59 EST 2014

When I was a kid, I drove around like a maniac in whatever gave me a
seat and pedals,  I saw all the Ohio State HW Patrol films in Driver's
Ed (titles like "Mechanized Death" and "Blood on the Highway") and I
knew the risks intellectually.  I just wanted to see how fast my car
could go around this corner or how I could pass everyone on the
highway.

I don't think we should give licenses out for off-track driving until
you're 25.  On track I think it's good training and safety is a top
issue not approached casually.  Track time should be strongly
encouraged in youngsters.

But... the risks I see now are to smaller cars and motorcyclists.
They do not appear to the casual observer (almost all drivers) as
threats, especially when you are surrounded by air bags and your seat
is three feet off the ground.  So carelessness is rampant and I think
maybe more dangerous than aggressive and reckless driving though I
can't stress enough how dangerous that is as well.  It's the ultimate
in narcissism and carelessness and I really very much regret my
behaviour when I was a kid.

sean

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 12:17 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com
<michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:
>    Unfortunately, I feel this false sense of invincibility is what causes
>    many of these kids in cars and especially ricers to drive like maniacs.
>    They have not seen the physical damage caused by a crash or lost any
>    friends while growing up, while I was growing up, teenagers getting
>    killed wasn't super uncommon, seeing the remains of the cars of others
>    who had crashed and lived usually made an impression, Watch these kids
>    now on youtube, they crash on purpose and invite dangers that would
>    have been certain death in a 50/60/70 vintage car.
>    Michael Shortt
>    Not that I'm advocating more dead kids, perhaps just a more rigorous
>    licensing process.  Plus we should work towards making sure that places
>    to play remain open, a drag strip should be available to them to keep
>    it off the road, cause you know it's going to happen.
>
>    On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Brent Stewart
>    <[1]bjbstewart at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>      I drove a 1966 bug all through high school and college. You want to
>      freak out, try getting in one of those today with the windshield 12"
>      from your face...
>      Brent
>
>    On Feb 23, 2014, at 8:42 AM, Bill Lewis <[2]lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
>    wrote:
>    >   When I am driving  in a modern car - I consciously and
>    subconsciously
>    >   think about and feel safe with all the airbags surrounding me.
>    >   Conversely, when I am in  one without (Pantera), I feel vulnerable
>    -
>    >   very conscious!!   ----BILL Lewis
>    >   From: [3]MikeLDrew at aol.com
>    >   Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 20:49:32 -0500
>    >   To: [4]garth_rodericks at yahoo.com; [5]charlesmccall at gmail.com;
>    >   [6]detomaso at poca.com; [7]dtpantera at gmail.com
>    >   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shrinking Pantera ?
>    >
>    > In a message dated 2/22/14 14 48 13, [8]garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
>    writes:
>    >
>    >
>    >> Obesity...   Or, maybe larger crumple zones for current crash
>    standards.
>    >
>    >>>> That's exactly it.   Modern crash standards have turned sports
>    cars into
>    > tanks.
>    >
>    > Great news if you crash.   Terrible news if you don't.
>    >
>    > Mike
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'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
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