Wooch

Good info,

I am aware it has been going on for some time that why I said that the movie "Fast and Furious" was a reflection not a cause of this type of behavior. In one weekend alone in the Washington DC area a couple of years ago there were 8 confirmed fatalities associated with either street racing or drifting. The Long Beach demonstration is interesting as well. I know that law enforcement has gotten interested in this new "hobby" because the cost of a lot of these upgrades is beyond the wallet of most of the kids so they turn to other means in some cases that are illegal. There have been several theft and crystal meth rings busted that were infiltrated by law enforcement through these modern day "car clubs" who were using the proceeds to pay for their modifications. Also damages to cars while drifting or tagging are also becoming a source of insurance fraud as the owners know that the losses may not be covered or at the very least they might see higher insurance costs if they honestly report how the loss occurred. There is even info out there that this kids look at that rate the insurances companies on how easy it is to get your claim paid for if it is damaged when engaged in one of these illegal activities.

Don't get me wrong I am not saying everyone who modifies their car or has a tricked out Civic is a drug dealing scum of the earth. It is a small segment. The overwhelming majority of them are putting this equipment on by working or as I mentioned earlier just hitting Mom and Dad up for the money.

I am more concerned about the safety aspect of it since I share the road with these things. I spend a lot of time on the road around the country and have witnessed the type of "street racing" that is now going on in the middle of the day on major highways more times than I can count. Like the kid with the BMW when something goes wrong during these stunts the driver and often the car itself can't recover.

Geez it would be nice if I knew as much about audio as I do about this topic.....