most of you guys are assessing it wrong, as was I earlier
both Suzuki and Audi were traveling on Oak, not 41st, with Suzuki turning onto 41st shortly before impact
we can safely assume the Audi was already in excess of 100kph by 42nd ave when he passed by the main witness in the curb lane...and was seen earlier weaving in & out of traffic in another municipality...his vehicle was pushed to the limits for far longer than the Suzuki's "poor" judgment of a few seconds max. You can blame Suzuki for not paying attention but not the other way around? The Audi also had pretty clear visibility yet braked quite late (since impact is 120kph)
after killing someone he gets recorded for excess speed again
then last month gets acquitted
the man in Suzuki was dealt a death...and years of pain for his family
the guy in Audi? a written-off vehicle and some PTSD? a loss of job and growing discontent from the local populace? but nothing from the judicial efforts
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Originally Posted by GG
if i was driving at night on marine drive/ e hastings, and some genius/hobo decides to jump out of nowhere/jwalk and i just happen to run him over going 70km, should i go to jail for killing a moron? Like come on man. Straight of way has the RIGHT of the road
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you mean a DTES transient getting seriously injured/dying at the hands of a pretty common city travel speed won't get the same attention as a physician getting killed by a repeated offender flying down Oak at almost 90mph? *gasps*
your heavier vehicle at more modest speeds example doesn't hold up because the effects are not linear. I already brought up the Audi's minimal braking distance few pages back, it's drastically longer than at 70kph...not to mention the impact will be amplified
also ask yourself this, if another motorists parked in the handicapped spot with no business being there, does that make it legal to go slash his tire? 2 wrongs don't make a right
and if you're so much better than the average shitty Vancouver driver, you can say with confidence you won't turn left when you're not expecting 140 on the streets? that you scan at the very minimum a few intersections away, 100% of the time, when visbility is decent?
sincerely, late yellow if no lefties crew checking in