FTO crash on 7 news

[PHIL069]

I have just seen a news story on channel 7, a major street racing accident including a FTO and a Statesman.

[sublime19]

Sigh.. anyone from the forum with a white fto that lives in Dubbo?

[Astron_Boy]

As I said to the wife.
All our FTOs just increased in value.

[PHIL069]

Is that turning a negative into a positive

[Astron_Boy]

Yep.
One less on the road, so they just became rarer.

[PHIL069]

You could have posted that in my "FTO's in Aus" thread if was still around

[Taz]

First of all, nice troll there subby, second of all yea these guys were dickheads racing and all that but no teenager should learn the hardest way, I.e. coma or death.
If any one know any of these kids, my condolences.

[phunkydude]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8455245

A lot of fatal car accidents involved in crashing into tree or pole. It's deadly when all the impact concentrated onto a small vertical cross-section.
What's the likelihood/probability of hitting pole/tree when losing control?
It seems like cars that lost control tend to steer towards pole/tree.

[Astron_Boy]

Or houses.

How many houses are getting new walls this week from the previous two?

[aza013]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8455245

A lot of fatal car accidents involved in crashing into tree or pole. It's deadly when all the impact concentrated onto a small vertical cross-section.
What's the likelihood/probability of hitting pole/tree when losing control?
It seems like cars that lost control tend to steer towards pole/tree.

7 times out of ten you hit a tree/pole because you are looking at it, your body automatically reacts and points/ directs the car that way.

[Taz]

Ah beat me to it Aza, was gonna say the same thing - but yea worst thing that you can do (which is what most people do) is look at what you dont want to crash into, reason stated above, keep looking at where you want the car to go.
I believe they teach this and various other very very useful tips and tricks at defensive driving courses? Another reason why it should be a manditory class before you get your P's (and probably every couple of years to refresh)

[Daniel2019]

Original 7 news if anyones interested http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/latest/a/- ... hit-poles/

Also, not good. Very unfortunate but could have been avoided. As Taz said, people shouldnt have to learn like that

[Shhtuart]

Natural selection.

Saying that, my condolences to the family that have to deal the aftermath.

[phi-tec]

did they say who won?


my condolences also

[silverGPX]

I just wanted to see a totalled FTO :/

[PHIL069]

did they say who won?

The tree won, the families lost.

[Tippin]

did they say who won?

rofl

[Astron_Boy]

did they say who won?

rofl

Channel 7.
Missing on reporting about the things people actually want to know!

[Nacho]

Was it wet during the race? I mean it's pretty f*cken hard to lose it in an FTO.

[aza013]

It's not as hard as you think .