Tefer

Right on, Right on, Right on! In this day and age in which we are already bombarded with Government taxes & fees and The Government already controls so many aspects of our life's and is heading towards what appears to be full blown socialism at break neck speed. Its hard believe that anyone that has even a remote clue as to what is going on would think we need more Gov/Rules and Regulation.
Drive Responsibly My Friends, God Bless

trebor8008

From what I've read on here so far, most of the responses are against any kind of additonal driver training. No one thinks that would cut down on the accidents that occur daily because of lack of skill, distractions, road conditions, or what ever the causes are. It's not the members here on the forum who are causing these accidents(usually), but are being defensive like there are being singled out. I would love to take tougher more involved testing for a drivers license if it means safer roads, especially if it means my family has a better chance of getting home safe. It's usually someone you do not know that causes the accidents that hurt your loved ones. I see too many bad drivers every day and I only have a 31 mile commute in a somewhat rural area. I welcome a change.

R&L's C6

The first step would be no make sure people even have valid drivers licenses.....

trebor8008

Can't argue with that!

windyC6

with all of these opinions being stated....some legit....some...well you know....lets get this little tid-bit started. Which do you think causes more accidents....reckless driving due primarily to hot-rodding....or idiots that text or use their phones while driving. The American public has been getting bombarded with the facts about texting and driving....people getting into crashes all the time....some deadly.....but yet at any given time you can look over and see multiple abuse of this dangerous act. And its not just kids....I see adults of all ages using their phones for whatever and creating havoc on the roads. One of the first things to tackle is make cell phone use in a moving car a crime....period. And then be sure it gets enforced.

Tefer

Defensive/Safe driving=Abide by the rules of the road, Don't drink and drive,treat others with the same kind of respect you want to be given and PUT THE DAMN PHONE DOWN AND DRIVE! All things we all already know and have been warned of the dangers there of. If people aren't willing to do this, then no amount of training in the world will help.

Flash1

For years now when I hear about such things, I have concluded

"Stupid People Die"

It's succinct and to the point and sums up the situation fairly well.

grayline

Thats What I keep trying to tell my wife, We both are Afraid to play in ours but my 19 Year old is No where near the fear out of lack of experience to drive unsupervised, My wife says... Aww let him take it out he'll be careful......NOPE !!!!!!!!!!! Wont never happen.
If you dont Respect the Power and the Torque It will surely cost you either alot of money ,Your life or someone elses life.
Stupidity has no Apologies...

ProfessorDeath

Stupid people do stupid things. There are station wagons that outperform Corvettes. Anything Capable of doubling (at minimum) the speed limit should require a test before purchase in that case. Yup, that includes minivans.

Wait, we already have that test, it's required to obtain a license. After that you're on your own.

dryadsdad

I'm a lifelong biker so have much sensitivity to the threat that poor cager driving (cager == car driver) poses. Speaking as such, I can say with great authority that powerful cars being driven in an aggressive way are so low on the threat scale that they don't even appear.

I'd take all the 400+ hp Corvettes in the world over a few soccer moms in their nasty SUV's speaking on cell phones or stuffing their pie holes with whatever smorgasbord they happen to have larded up on at the last drive through. Sure the OP pic is moving but it's also astonishingly rare compared to the carnage imposed on the public by cell phones or eating or putting on makeup or whatever bozo activity distracts drivers on a daily basis.

All this talk of training and licencing is attractive targets for the Rule Makers because we are easy to make hate by the public, but the public, the coke swilling, cell talking, DVD watching public is the threat to us and not us to them.

su8pack1

I see people texting every day, mostly women. At traffic lights I have to beep my horn several times every day as the light changes and the car in front just sits there and opens up 10 or more car lengths because they're texting. What attention do they have when they're texting when the car is moving?

ProfessorDeath

Oblivious drivers are pretty much why my bike has been in storage for years. I was forced onto a gravel shoulder and laid over in the grass by a tiny lady in a giant Suburban drifting into my lane because she was fiddling in her purse. She didn't stop, never even knew she nearly killed me. Followed her and called the cops when she stopped for gas. Didn't give two sh*ts what happened to her after that, she's lucky I didn't break her face. If I were a less honest man I'd have suddenly developed a bad back and a sore neck.

windyC6

I know the old station wagons have come a long way....lOL. But which make/model will actually out perform a Corvette over the entire spectrum of performance ?? I'd like to get one just so I can pull up next to the people that worship their Grand Sports as though every other non-GS Corvette is a piece of junk....LOLOL.

Tefer

Sounds like you might dealing with a bit of a inferiority complex. I rather doubt that most folks that own a G/S look at any other corvette or as you say (non- G/S) as a piece of junk. If you own a corvette whatever version it might be keep it nice so that it shows pride of ownership and I pretty much guarantee no other corvette owner will look at it as a piece of junk.

windyC6

LOL....More confusion......absolutely no inferiority complex here. I like the GS. If I wanted a GS I'd get one. I have a base vert cause the GS is just a little too busy looking for me. I prefer the slicker sides of the base. I simply call them as I read them. Theres always someone that uses the term "Upgrade" to describe their GS....or the words "Superior in every way". And yes....there have been things said like "I'm so glad that I got rid of that base piece of junk". Other than that, I agree with everything you've stated. If one has a Corvette....even if it isn't that nice but its all they can afford....and they take care of it to the best of their ability....then they should be proud of all the hard work they put into it.

Tefer

Well said, Sorry if I misunderstood. I strongly disagree with those who put other peoples things down because their taste may be a little different or because they maybe cant afford what they have. I have seen some of that same thing going on within the C-6 / C-7 debate.

Don Keefhardt

Well, let's start with the M-B E63 AMG wagon. Then let's consider the Brabus version of the E-wagon, too (somewhere north of 850hp, and similar torque numbers, too). Then we can go look at Audi RS wags, and the CTS-V wag.....

DK
'65 327/365 coupe / Nassau blue
'07 C6 - Lemans blue
Everyday beater is a E-series M-B wagon, because it's awesome

rjr49

I recommend Go Karting to improve your skills. $15.00 at a real track and it won't be long before you will see real results. On Track here in Connecticut. Dallas Karting Complex for anyone fortunate enough to live near Dallas.

I'm not talking about amusement park rides. These tracks are not as fast as the karts so you have to be good to go fast and keep the front pointed forward.

Look for mandatory helmets and neck braces.

Jmhornz71

Its not just Corvettes look at all these kids with lowered ricers, their wheels at odd angles because of amateur lowering how low before they crash when a wheel falls off, I got run down on my Harley by a woman on a cell phone who decided to turn left from the right lane. It ended my riding days but it got me into a Corvette. all the training or trying to weed dangerous people out will not happen you just cant fix stupid