Video game the cause of street racing?
 

prob. played a role in it,
this story has been all over the news here in toronto
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...=1138186924013
stupid rich kids racing there dads cars on the street...

this happens all the time in Vancouver probably because the weather is better for longer in the year and there are so many rich kids in Vancouver, more so than in Toronto.

you think there are more rich kids in vancouver then toronto?
maybe more asian drivers (going on facts and personal experience here) and you know what the means?

and why is your location say ottawa?

more asian rich kid in van than toronto for sure

I can't believe of all the places, these two fags were speeding they were doing it on mount pleasant. They deserve to be charged with vehicular manslaughter.

im trying to figure out how that specific law would've stopped a couple vettes' from 'street racing' if the law just requires those who have been cought to have thier licence taken, and thier car impounded for 24 hours... would it have detered them? no :roll:

instead of such legislation... promote taking it to a track, and racing schools etc. 8)

SOmeone shold have told them Benz can't stop or turn... not to mention they won't let you shift either.

And exactly what are they going to blame 1949 street racing on? Video games were 40 years in the future...

People have and will always race... from stoneage times to post-apocolyptic times - when 2 or more people line up, a race will ensue... :P

I'm sure racing happens a lot on Sydney streets at night, and all streets in all cities, for that matter. It's a fact of life, and has been since time immemorial.

Coincidence? I think it's a plant, they certainly have the means.

sorry to bust up the story, but the two aren't related. These guys obviously just couldn't drive. :D BTW, IT"S THEIR FAULT!!! not the games.

As much of a coincidence as the Catcher in the Rye novel they found with John Lennon's murderer or Reagan's shooter ;) So nobody really knows...

One thing for sure, video game does make kids overestimate their abilities. Especially with an arcade'ish game like NFS, they would think can handle all the situations on the road at such high speed and the car would go fast as long as they keep the foot down and just turn the wheel...

Need we point out the Amish horse and buggy street race a few weeks ago? I'm sure the video games played a role in that too :lol: :lol:

it is there fault because they can't drive, but they think it is easy because it is in the video game as Alien said .... wait that is all you have to say? doing 3x the speed limit is ok only if you can drive?

and it wasn't a plant, who think the police carry around copies of street racing games in trunk?

Who thinks, the kids said "Hey let's try out Need for Speed for real and afterwards we can go home and play the game that I happen to have in my car." I meant a plant as in the kids' lawyers advised someone to deposit said game, so it can be used as an excuse. Don't you find it too convenient?

first off they are 18, not kids
2nd how could the lawyers get to the car plant the game, and leave?

if you go to a friends house to play a video game that you own @ his house wouldn't you bring it home with you? or just leave it there?

if they use it as an excuse the judge won't let that happen. this is canada not the US, we only make mistakes on video tapes involving rapes/murderes :wink: