Fool in a Phoon

jaydee · 02-12-2011, 08:03 PM

This guy, who reportedly has only had his license 4 months wrote off a beautiful Typhoon.

A YOUNG driver has been charged with drink-driving after crashing his high-powered car into a Rockingham shopping centre.
Police said the Bertram man, 20, had a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 per cent.

The man only had his driver's licence for four months and was driving a high-powered $40,000 six-cylinder Ford Typhoon turbo which was written off, police spokeswoman Susan Usher said.

It is believed he was driving at high speed, lost control of his vehicle which has become airborne and crashed into three shops at the corner of Ennis Avenue and Dixon Road, Rockingham at 11.15pm.

The shops were extensively damaged.

He also faces a hefty damage bill if convicted of the drink-driving offence, as his insurance won't cover the repairs.

**DJM83** · 02-12-2011, 08:10 PM

Those wondering why we have restrictions in some states. I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

jaydee · 02-12-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Those wondering why we have restrictions in some states. I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

Exactly, we just had a kid here again in WA in a WRX mount the kerb on a bend and kill a mother out walking her baby in a pram. Had his license 8 days, just crazy.

stevz · 02-12-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

LOL, that's the least of his worries. He'll be paying off the damage bill for the rest of his life.

prydey · 02-12-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Those wondering why we have restrictions in some states. I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

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Originally Posted by jaydee

Exactly, we just had a kid here again in WA in a WRX mount the kerb on a bend and kill a mother out walking her baby in a pram. Had his license 8 days, just crazy.

i would argue the result could well have been the same in a much less powerful car!

have a look at this incident
http://adelaideadvertiser.newspaperd...er/viewer.aspx

nissan tiida not exactly a powerhouse, esp with 6 people on board.

any car is capable of doing these sort of things. its the person behind the wheel, not the vehicle.

Road_Warrior · 02-12-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Those wondering why we have restrictions in some states. I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

Not *** likely, the "justice system" in WA is akin to being slapped with a wet tissue. Even that muppet who lost it in his Monaro a few years back and killed a baby in a pram was out of the slammer in something like 22 months after parole

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Originally Posted by NX74205

No, there aren't, although after the aforementioned WRX incident the government are "looking into it".

What a load of crap that is, they've been "looking into it" for the past 4 years, instead they (the Office of Road Safety that is) came out with such nuggets of wisdom like banning P platers from driving after midnight and not allowed to carry mates in the car

This whole government in this state is retarded

**DJM83** · 02-12-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by prydey

i would argue the result could well have been the same in a much less powerful car!

have a look at this incident
http://adelaideadvertiser.newspaperd...er/viewer.aspx

nissan tiida not exactly a powerhouse, esp with 6 people on board.

any car is capable of doing these sort of things. its the person behind the wheel, not the vehicle.

Yeah thats a valid point to i guess.

theboxmike · 03-12-2011, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DJM83

Those wondering why we have restrictions in some states. I hope he gets a right royal flogging from the long arm of the law.

Doesn't mean every young driver is like this.

Might as well barn normal commodores as more of those crash like this then High powered vehicles

calais · 02-12-2011, 08:11 PM

Moron.

If the circumstances listed above are indeed factual, the driver of that F6 deserves every last thing the law throws at him. He should be thanking his lucky stars he didn't hit and kill innocent bystanders.

He deserves to be behind bars.

Bucknaked · 02-12-2011, 08:13 PM

What a flogger. 10 foot tall and bullet proof. Just because you can afford the car, doesn't mean you know how to drive the car.

xisled · 02-12-2011, 08:17 PM

one word Wa****

svo347 · 02-12-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by xisled

one word Wa****

Yeah fair call. With all the work over here atm most 20yr olds can afford one!!

seduced_xr · 02-12-2011, 10:15 PM

id like to make the point here... that we cant blame the cars... its the people in them.

i had a hire car about 4 months ago when my XR6 was being repaired (on p plates)

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

the point im trying to make is a 4 cylinder crap box is good for high speeds. it annoyed the **** out of me when i picked up the paper this morning to find the front page was about P platers allowed high powered cars., its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

Road_Warrior · 02-12-2011, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

id like to make the point here... that we cant blame the cars... its the people in them.

i had a hire car about 4 months ago when my XR6 was being repaired (on p plates)

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

the point im trying to make is a 4 cylinder crap box is good for high speeds. it annoyed the **** out of me when i picked up the paper this morning to find the front page was about P platers allowed high powered cars., its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

Ok, so how do you regulate the licensing system to weed out the morons?

A counter point I would like to make is that if you are a moron and you are driving a powerful car, you are going to be more inclined to "abuse" that power as you know what is under your right foot and you know it's awesome and fun, much more so than doing the same thing in say a Hyundai Excel.

seduced_xr · 02-12-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

Ok, so how do you regulate the licensing system to weed out the morons?

A counter point I would like to make is that if you are a moron and you are driving a powerful car, you are going to be more inclined to "abuse" that power as you know what is under your right foot and you know it's awesome and fun, much more so than doing the same thing in say a Hyundai Excel.

this is the part that i dont know about.. we need to focus on the licensing system more so then blaming a car.. more driver training?? defensive driving courses..

how many defensive driving days do you have to do to get your license? 0. spin them out on a track somewhere and show them just how wrong it can go.

but im sick of reading crap about some moron killed some1.. lets ban cars

kaniSS · 03-12-2011, 01:52 AM

Tragic. Guys please be safe out there. Slow down and be smart.

2011G6E · 03-12-2011, 02:59 AM

I too used to think the power restrictions were a bit stupid...but then again, motorcyclists have had to deal with it for decades, so why not?

If you say "But on a big powerful bike there's the potential for a situation to get out of hand a hell of a lot quicker than you could handle if you were on something with a lot less power", then you have just proven the exact same point that restrictions on car power makes. In a Nissan Tiida or Hyundai or whatever, yes, you can still act like an idiot and get into trouble, but if you floor it around a corner, you're not exactly going to rocket off into the shrubbery as the power kicks in, whereas with something a lot more powerful...like a turbo Typhoon sedan...you'd going to get yourself into bother a lot faster and with worse results, with less time for your driving "skills", such as they are, to react.

FPVGT500 · 03-12-2011, 10:13 AM

what a ********, its people like that that screw it for all of us he deserves double the time for writing a FPV off......

prydey · 02-12-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

sounds like you shouldn't ever be given a high powered car then

FGII-XR6 · 02-12-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

id like to make the point here... that we cant blame the cars... its the people in them.

i had a hire car about 4 months ago when my XR6 was being repaired (on p plates)

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

the point im trying to make is a 4 cylinder crap box is good for high speeds. it annoyed the **** out of me when i picked up the paper this morning to find the front page was about P platers allowed high powered cars., its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

so you admit to doing 200 in a rental and then say ban morons from high performance cars what should we assume you want done in relation to what you drive???

**Dave R** · 02-12-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

id like to make the point here... that we cant blame the cars... its the people in them.

i had a hire car about 4 months ago when my XR6 was being repaired (on p plates)

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

Ain't that the truth.

So, you are a P Plater. You get a courtesy car. First inclination, go 200km/h in the courtesy car. Tell me, how long did it take to get to 200km/h in a Corolla? Because I'm sure you spent quite a while at ridiculous speeds getting there.

No wonder most people around here think P Platers are morons. And I have no issue with people in performance cars giving them a squirt, but a Corolla which takes 40 minutes to get to that speed and even longer to brake back down to safe speeds, come on now that's a bit silly.

**DJM83** · 03-12-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

id like to make the point here... that we cant blame the cars... its the people in them.

i had a hire car about 4 months ago when my XR6 was being repaired (on p plates)

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

the point im trying to make is a 4 cylinder crap box is good for high speeds. it annoyed the **** out of me when i picked up the paper this morning to find the front page was about P platers allowed high powered cars., its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

So we will direct all the p platers sooking and hatred at you.

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Originally Posted by seduced_xr

it was a brand new toyota corolla, the first night i had it i topped it out at about 200..

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Originally Posted by seducer_xr

its not the p platers that shouldnt be allowed high powered cars. its high powered cars that shouldnt be given to morons.

Contradiction much? If that hire car were a GT et al im sure you wouldnt have stopped at 200.
You my friend are the cause of the problem.

A lot of drivers that never fell into the P Plate rules like myself never even had high powered cars on their P's, hell best i had was an ED Fairmont. I lived without a turbo/V8 as did a lot of other so why is it that this Gen of drivers see it their given right to own one... its pretty obvious to me the first post is the result.

IEAT8S · 02-12-2011, 08:29 PM

So are there no power restrictions for P platers in WA? Driving cars like Typhoons and WRX's. In vic your on a tight leash!

pottery beige · 02-12-2011, 08:35 PM

in the wrong hands.. bullets on wheels......

NX74205 · 02-12-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by IEAT8S

So are there no power restrictions for P platers in WA? Driving cars like Typhoons and WRX's. In vic your on a tight leash!

No, there aren't, although after the aforementioned WRX incident the government are "looking into it".

It's probably for another thread, but I don't believe power restrictions for P-platers is the way to go. Idiots will be idiots no matter what car they drive. Compulsory advanced driver training when they're still on their L plates would be my answer - don't let them have their Ps until they have done - and passed satisfactorily - an advanced driver training course that teaches them how to control the car, not just how to operate it.

mik · 03-12-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by NX74205

No, there aren't, although after the aforementioned WRX incident the government are "looking into it".

It's probably for another thread, but I don't believe power restrictions for P-platers is the way to go. Idiots will be idiots no matter what car they drive. Compulsory advanced driver training when they're still on their L plates would be my answer - don't let them have their Ps until they have done - and passed satisfactorily - an advanced driver training course that teaches them how to control the car, not just how to operate it.

half the problem is youngens have no clue how fast crap happens, they have no real world experience, so how can they know? i`m sure most of us felt bullet proof when we where getting licence age, short of a lobotomy there is probably no way to stop youngens from feeling out the limits of any motor vehicle.

NX74205 · 03-12-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mik

half the problem is youngens have no clue how fast crap happens, they have no real world experience, so how can they know? i`m sure most of us felt bullet proof when we where getting licence age, short of a lobotomy there is probably no way to stop youngens from feeling out the limits of any motor vehicle.

Oh, no doubt. I've done stupid things myself behind the wheel. But that's where driver training come in. Scare the crap out of them on a skidpan, show them how ridiculously easy it is for things to go wrong if they're not switched on about what they're doing and they might think twice about doing it.

It's all too easy to get a licence these days - any Tom, Dick and Harry can just breeze through the theory test, log 120hrs (or however many it may be) on rather benign public roads. Then put them into a situation where they're driving on a dark, wet night and suddenly they go around a corner too fast, panic, slam on the brakes, lock the wheels ... and the rest is history. Make them work their backside off to earn their licence, however, and they might want to try harder to keep hold of it.

Advanced Driver Training courses will save more lives than any ridiculous restrictions - which I am totally against. (And no, I'm not a P-plater, so even if these restrictions were in place, it wouldn't affect me). It beggars belief why those lunatics in charge of the Road Safety Council can't see that.

Bridgette01 · 02-12-2011, 08:36 PM

Kids.....what else can I say...on the evidence provided

Mr Hardware · 02-12-2011, 08:54 PM

I'm surprised i'm the first to say

It'll buff out!!!

Also nice colour

FG_Frodza · 02-12-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

I'm surprised i'm the first to say

It'll buff out!!!

Also nice colour

Haha first thing I thought!

Nah saw this on the news, what a ******, heard on the news insurance won't pay out as he was drink driving, thats good, hope he regrets this every day of his life, the car deserves better and there could have easily been people injured or killed, if not himself.