Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"?

• Seleni@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The one held in my city is pretty reasonable. And if they’re not passing inspections to race on a track then they shouldn’t be racing on the street either.

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  • XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Have you seen the average car on the road? There’s plenty of people driving cars in such disrepair they’re just as dangerous as street “racers” that won’t pass tech. I might prefer a speeder with an old drip over a dipshit that ignored the grinding noise and wore brake pads down to the backing plates

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    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      North America does not safety inspect vehicles like Europe.

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      • XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That’s my point? My state checks normal cars for OBDII codes and nothing else. One neighboring state does full inspection and fails for rust holes. The other neighbor has no inspection. Saying a street “racer” (which I keep putting in quotes because I’m positive most commenters in this thread aren’t talking about racing) that won’t pass tech shouldn’t be “racing” is acting like the bar is any higher for the average car being driven by someone texting and driving.

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    • Seleni@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So that’s a completely different conversation. One that I think the US should have, mind you, since I agree that it’s wildly unsafe.

      But my point is that if your car can’t pass inspection, it shouldn’t be on the road, and it definitely shouldn’t be racing, on-track or no.

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