I'd love to print your opening thread and post it somewhere conspicuous in the town I live in. Too many people, mostly young, but certainly not to exclude the older ones that know better, drive their pick ups around like they are the fastest thing on the planet. I look at them when they hammer down and just shake my head thinking, "really? It's a freakin pick up... get over yourself". I have seen a few accidents as a result of this stupidity, with the last one being a pick up rear ending a car and putting the trunk of it very well into the back seat... dumbass in the truck was probably jacking around and playing with his phone, then boom.
A guy that lived across the street from me and two houses over used to use our street as a drag strip. He would race his Acura, his Camaro and his motorcycles up the street whenever he felt like it and didn't give a crap about it. Several of us made it clear we weren't going to put up with it and someone got a hold of the landlord... The guy no longer lives on the street... And what made the matter worse was this is predominantly a family street with little kids, including my 8 year old daughter, at play. This asswipe had a girlfriend and his less than 5 year old son living with him.
As a truck driver, I see all kinds of stupid crap going on along with some nasty accidents. I wish people would learn that there is a time and place for things and that 99% of it shouldn't happen behind the wheel. Condolences to you and your family Stealthlee.
