Drinking,Driving in a C4.
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From: Pitman NJ
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (farhorizon)
I don't know if it started at the same time as the C4 but at least some years of the C4 do have the ability to record in :30 second intervals all the parameters of cars current state;I.E. seat beats buckled, throttle position, RPM's, MPH's, yaw, brakes on or off ETC. Big brother (insurance) can use this info! :mad
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From: Alive and well in Burlington NC
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (vettes rule)
Drinking and driving :nono: .
Driving, giving the keys to the GF, then drinking :yesnod: .
That is the only way I'll do it.
Glad no one was killed (with the opossum excepted) or anyone else injured. :blueangel:
Driving, giving the keys to the GF, then drinking :yesnod: .
That is the only way I'll do it.
Glad no one was killed (with the opossum excepted) or anyone else injured. :blueangel:
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Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (wheelsup)
You just never know. In twenty years of law enforcement I saw people walk away from crashes that shouldn't have, and of course, the other way around.
Thankfully, it sounds as though no innocent third parties were injured or killed.
dan
Thankfully, it sounds as though no innocent third parties were injured or killed.
dan
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St. Jude Donor '07
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (GDP)
IMO, the driver should have left that scene in a body bag. For doing something that stupid, I think that's the penalty he should have to pay.
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From: El Paso Texas
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (Black85L98)
That is, hands down, the worst Corvette carnage I have ever seen. If they were in fact intoxicated, and still chose to drive, they aren't very bright. I'm just glad they (as far as we know) didn't hurt anyone innocent....like a family coming home. Surviving this just withdrew every last cent they had in the luck bank.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'10
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (wheelsup)
I too can't understand how they didn't die in that crash. That is the biggest mess I've ever seen.
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Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (wheelsup)
Worst I have ever seen. Cop budy told me of wild chase in a stolen C4, vette was totaled at high speed, driver walked away with a minor cut on his knee, facing jail time.
Our cars are safe gang! We just need to be carful and not test 'em! :nono:
Our cars are safe gang! We just need to be carful and not test 'em! :nono:
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From: Liberal KS
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (wheelsup)
:eek: :nonod: :sad:
It's sad when things like that happen. Luckily, the two passengers are still alive today. I can never understand how some people can even imagine that they can get behind the wheel when they're completely hammered. I don't even gamble with that kind of stuff. If I'm feeling somewhat buzzed or if I can't even walk straight then I usually cut myself off the rest of the evening and wait till I sober up before I get behind the wheel. I've even taken a nap in my car when the restaurant closed for the evening.
It's sad when things like that happen. Luckily, the two passengers are still alive today. I can never understand how some people can even imagine that they can get behind the wheel when they're completely hammered. I don't even gamble with that kind of stuff. If I'm feeling somewhat buzzed or if I can't even walk straight then I usually cut myself off the rest of the evening and wait till I sober up before I get behind the wheel. I've even taken a nap in my car when the restaurant closed for the evening.
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From: Spring Hill Florida
Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (wheelsup)
It's hard to believe that anyone could survive in that.
A pickup and a couple of guys with snow shovels would work better than a wrecker for this one....
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Re: Drinking,Driving in a C4. (DanielW)
The way insurance companies work today they'll probably want to fix it and not total it! :crazy:
