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Yossarian

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Dec 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: Matt2
I ran a yellow light with the girl that I love in the passenger seat...

*prepares to be called a dumb@$$*

get your own thread if you want some abuse!! :p
 

styrafoam

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Jun 18, 2002
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I woulda stopped on the tracks, stuck my head out the window shouting "WOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOO" and gave the conductor the bird. Get a grip people.
 

xEDIT409

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May 17, 2003
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How old is your dad?

I think he just needed an adrenaline rush...

those are hard to come by...
 

Ness

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Jul 10, 2002
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So wait, you dad endangered your family's life over a 5 car train?

That's cool man. Reallll cool.
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Crazymofo

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Hasnt anyone here seen a train going 2 mph down the track hell not only whould I drive around it I'd walk around if need be... wimps:p
 

Stojakapimp

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Jun 28, 2002
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well if the light was green and the things weren't down then what's the problem?

Are you supposed to stop in the middle of the intersection and just reverse back to your spot?

If it's wasn't safe to go, I'm sure the light wouldn't have been green
 

Stojakapimp

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well if the light was green and the things weren't down then what's the problem?

Are you supposed to stop in the middle of the intersection and just reverse back to your spot?

If it wasn't safe to go, I'm sure the light wouldn't have been green
 

dman

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Nov 2, 1999
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Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Your father is an ass for not only risking his own life, but also your life and your mother's. He needs serious psychiatric help.

Indeed. My BIL pulled the same stunt with his wife, his daughter, myself, and my wife in the car one evening. It wasn't a close call at all, but, it still pissed me off to no end. Argh.
 

dman

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Nov 2, 1999
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Originally posted by: Cyberian
They started coming down and we shot right through them....
They were past the gates before they came down.
The problem is . . . . . ??

we went shooting towards the tracks when we both noticed that the train had just triggered the barriers to start coming down.

Sane people generally STOP when the barriers are coming down... not speed up and shoot 'thru' them. In my case, posted above,the barriers were already down and my BIL drove around them, which was 10x worse than this but both are BAD.
 

rh71

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Aug 28, 2001
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How old is the car ? I wouldn't risk doing those things (ie. making left turns just head of oncoming cars, etc.) in vehicles that may die on you at any time... especially when you gas it harder than normal.