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The road system this weekend is going to be even more dangerous. The best sports car movie of all time is back again to stir up fans enthusiasm for speed. Just like classic sequels of past hits,Vin Diesel and Paul Walker rip up the land, air, and water in modern and vintage speed. Accident rates always go up when the movie fast and furious comes out. Street racers lining the roads with high horse power weed whackers to terrorize the nation with grotesque displays speed and testosterone. Learn the tricks to staying alive this weekend below.
Big surprise in the title, but expect a twist; an off road scene where an Impreza rips up some California back desert path. This movie is sure to do good things for rally cross motorsport. What to learn how to rally? Click here. Even though gas prices are down, we still get to see the gas truck get blown up several times.
All of this chaos encourages drivers to emulate what they see resulting in very dangerous roads. Not everyone will street race after the movie, but most will. The fast and furious movie release weekends are some of most dangerous times to be on the road next to holidays. It is advised to drive with extra caution the weekend of the movie release.
Tips for surviving Fast & Furious release weekend:
- Before entering an intersection take extra caution to look both ways. A green light doesn't always mean it is safe to traverse.
- If you see a group of street racers rapidly approaching, do not make any quick movements or lane changes. They are assuming you will continue in a straight line so continue to do so. This will reduce your chances being in an accident.
- Don't drive unless you have to. Stay home if possible.
- Slower traffic should stay in the lanes furthest to the right to reduce accidents.
- Do not trash talk, or provoke street racers.
- Take extra caution around movie theater entrance and exits. This is where the fun begins.
- Beware of increased theft rates after the movie.
- Parking lots
- Outside stored vehicles
- Parking garages
- Parties, meets, etc
Not all sports cars on the road are going to be driving like crazy. Respect sports cars that respect the law. Not everyone is going to race, but you still need to consider it on your commute. It is of your worth while effort this weekend to be extra precautionary. Be sure to lock your doors, and close windows while leaving your car in the parking lot if your watching the movie.
Fast & Furious preview
This film looks like it covers almost every aspect of racing a performance enthusiast loves. There are several ride outs for this movie going on around the country. To see what's going on in Tampa, check out TampaRacing.com for more information on local performance car events. Subaru is sending out free movie passes to suby owners that want to go. The parking lots of theaters on April 3, 2009 are going to be a car show lined with performance cars as far as the eye can see. So by going to the movie, you also get a free car show.
The Fast and Furious movie release also stimulates small niches within the economy. Increased sales of performance parts, vehicles, tools, automotive repair shops, and places like Autozone and Advance Auto Parts see increased sales as well. This movie really does something for the automotive industry, and it's no surprise it's being released right now. Hopefully it will encourage sales of the 2010 Camaro by it's use of classic muscle through out the film.
Facts about car accidents from wikipedia:
- Rear impacts (1,824,000 crashes, 29.6% of all US crashes, 5.4 % of US fatal crashes)
- Angle or side impacts (1,779,000 crashes, 28.9% of all US crashes, 20.7% of US fatal crashes)
- Fixed-object crashes (992,000 crashes, 16.1% of US crashes, 31.7% of US fatal crashes)
- Collisions with animals (275,000 crashes, 4.5% of US crashes, 0.4% of fatal crashes)
- Rollovers (141,000 crashes, 2.3% of all US crashes, 10.9% of US fatal crashes)
- Head-on collision (123,000 crashes, only 2.0% of all US crashes, but 10.1% of US fatal crashes)
- Collisions with pedestrians and bicyclists (114,000 crashes, only 1.8% of US crashes, but 13.5% of US fatal crashes) Back-up collisions
Fast and Furios "Behind the scenes"
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Comments
It's sad that you even have to write this, and F&F is definitely not the best sports car movie of all time. It's more of a kiddie street-punk-car movie.
Reckless driving is dangerous. Drivers should not try to imitate what they see on television. Drivers need to be careful while driving. In my practice as a personal injury attorney in Southern California www.accidentsinla.com, I come across many car accidents that were caused by reckless driving.
I have some of these yahoos down the street from me. These things sound like they all have a bad case of gas when they run them. Another punk has one he has to "pulsate" his accelerator to warm it up and it make the neighborhood rattle. No wonder they are working at Mc Donald's and Burger King, all that money they are blowing on suped up POS lawn mowers instead of investing in some REAL wheels and moving forward in life instead of speeding thru it like an idiot and killing people.
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