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Originally Posted by Wagner
Yeah street racing has been around for decades, nothing new there. Just now quicker media attention and quicker feeds to the masses IMO. And, IMO, it has little to do with youth and more so stupidity. One mile from my house two guys were racing Mustang GT's, one misjudged a turn and killed two people in a head on going over 80 in the 40. The guys age....43.
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It does have a lot to do with the media. I remember a couple years ago when MD changed the driver's license laws to require * a bit * more time before a teen could get a full license, and had passenger/cell phone requirements. There was a rash of teen accidents, esp. in MoCo and PG counties right before the legislation was started. Although it is certainly alarming, I was like "Teen accidents where kids understeer into trees have been happening for years. People only care now because the media's overblowing it on the news."
I got my license just months before the new rules took effect. No moving violations yet..........