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Safe or Dangerous?

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  • B11ME
    B11ME Posts: 19 Forumite
    edited 23 January 2010 at 5:34PM
    Super cool story.
    Barry Deepson.
  • marksward
    marksward Posts: 258 Forumite
    I hope the only person he ever kills is someone he loves. Suppose hes also the kind who grumble at the number of speed cameras about.
  • manda1205
    manda1205 Posts: 2,366 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Does your dad actually have a driving licence?
    Going from fourth to first is a pretty stupid thing to do, would only expect a learner to do it.
    Also agree with marksward.
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Since when does someone drive on gear 4 doing 80mph???
    Me me me.....



    (It's an automatic)
  • flang
    flang Posts: 1,094 Forumite
    I wouldnt have thought the car would have gone into first gear doing 80!!!
    Unless it was forced in then goodbye gearbox!!!
  • flang wrote: »
    I wouldnt have thought the car would have gone into first gear doing 80!!!
    Unless it was forced in then goodbye gearbox!!!

    I agree.

    You can't stick it in first straight from 4th at 80.

    And if you think you can, next time you're rolling to a stop for traffic lights or a junction, try slipping it into first earlier than you normally would.
    This country is called Great Britain. It would be called Amazing Britain if it wasn't for people like you pulling the average down
  • aj3001
    aj3001 Posts: 730 Forumite
    ts_aly2000 wrote: »
    Cars don't go round corners at 120mph...

    Bends they can quite easily depending on the car

    And with regards to the driving, if its late at night, no one else around, roads are empty, weather conditions good and high visability, if he wishes to put his life at risk he can.

    If it was a copper with blue lights on many of the people that posted above me would have said its safe, without knowing your dads driving expereince and the car its hard to say but if it will comfortably do that, it seems fairly safe, or as safe as 120mph round a bend can be
  • RoCas
    RoCas Posts: 3,929 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think it's time to refuse to get in the car when you're dad's driving.
  • Col.Mastard
    Col.Mastard Posts: 248 Forumite
    This Thread is a Windup!
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yes but it is amusing.
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