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Sat here reading this I would like to ask everyone a question

Have you EVER done anything that you look back on as being a stupid or dangerous thing?

You were probably lucky and got away with it, In this case who is to know if this was just a one off moment of boyish madness? I know when I was a lad of that age I drove too quickly and took a lot more chances than I would ever consider now. I think the difference is that evrytime I go out in the car I know I am taking a risk. I see some absolute horror scenes on the motorways and probably take evasive action at least twice a week to avoid an accident where someone makes a mistake. The mass availability of cars nowadays means that people take them for granted. They really don't realise just how much damage they can cause or can be caused to them. I agree with Bazf that we should show people what a car accident looks like.

Young people dying at the wheel of cars has been happening since cars first went on the roads. Short of making the legal age for driving close to 30 you will never stop it. Cars nowadays are a thousand time safer than in my younger days, back then that crash would probably have killed everyone in the car. Be grateful that we have made progress and someone walked away.