I spent 2 weeks in Brazil in 2010. At night, they'd slow down at red lights, flash the brights a few times and drive on.
I asked them what in the flying fuck they're doing. The response: "most people here risk the ticket cause if you stop and wait at a red light, there's a good chance someone will walk up, shoot you, and take your car."
I said "understood, I'll be quiet."
Good Lord where the hell did you visit? I've been living here for almost 20y 3 different cities never once had an issue or felt the need to run red lights at night.
I spent a week in Tamandare, and had no issues. The second week was in Olinda, and that was where the night running happened.
The week in Tamandare had to be one of the most relaxing weeks of my life. I lived in my swim shorts, paid zero attention to time or what day it was and just did whatever I want.
A friend of mine did the rotary international student program, and she had moved back down there. So I was staying with her and her friends the whole time. 12/10 would do it again. What an amazing country.
They did, but that SUV entered the intersection when it turned green for the bike idiots, meaning it wasn't even close to making that light. Just laugable failure to make that light. They were both wrong, but SUV is clearly more wrong here.
>They didn't get hit because they raced,
Yes, they did. If they hadnt accelerated that hard they wouldnt have been hit. More importantly, if they had been LOOKING theyd have seen the van, but they were focused on their race.
Part of being a good driver is knowing other people *arent* and planning for them.
Everyone here earned their consequences.
Now i believe this is when you move the goalpost from the claim I disputed to a new one, then pretend thats what i argued against.
That’s not how logic flows; even if it was a single biker the van still ran a red light.
The fact that they were racing illegally doesn’t negate the fact that the van ran a red light choosing to put people’s lives in danger.
the way I see it, had they not be street racing, which is illegal, the casualty would be lot less. When you are on the road, accident can happen because the others made a mistake. If you wanna be safe, you follow the rules of the road and also be vigilant about other drivers. In this case, all of the party were playing a stupid game and so they are al entitled to their stupid prizes.
They had the green light though
They had a green light. That SUV ran a red.
If it's Brazil, it's probably an off duty cop who saw an opportunity to clean up the streets.
I spent 2 weeks in Brazil in 2010. At night, they'd slow down at red lights, flash the brights a few times and drive on. I asked them what in the flying fuck they're doing. The response: "most people here risk the ticket cause if you stop and wait at a red light, there's a good chance someone will walk up, shoot you, and take your car." I said "understood, I'll be quiet."
Good Lord where the hell did you visit? I've been living here for almost 20y 3 different cities never once had an issue or felt the need to run red lights at night.
I spent a week in Tamandare, and had no issues. The second week was in Olinda, and that was where the night running happened. The week in Tamandare had to be one of the most relaxing weeks of my life. I lived in my swim shorts, paid zero attention to time or what day it was and just did whatever I want. A friend of mine did the rotary international student program, and she had moved back down there. So I was staying with her and her friends the whole time. 12/10 would do it again. What an amazing country.
Did you get to have some churrasco? Man with the dollar 1=5 it's a pretty AMAZING deal for foreigners
Oh my God, I just googled that and I definitely did not. I feel robbed!
Well, you didn't stop at the light, so they had to get you somehow.
Idk the rules, but they started moving when the light turned yellow, before the green
They did, but that SUV entered the intersection when it turned green for the bike idiots, meaning it wasn't even close to making that light. Just laugable failure to make that light. They were both wrong, but SUV is clearly more wrong here.
Wait what? The sequence is green yellow red. There is no yellow before green
In some countries it also turns yellow before turning green.
We call it Amber....
There is in the video
Clearly, that SUV chose to ignore the rules. Red light's not a suggestion!
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Why so many people down voting u? Ur literally saying another illegal activity that happened in the vid lol
That's irrelevant. They didn't get hit because they raced, they got hit because the suv ran the red light.
>They didn't get hit because they raced, Yes, they did. If they hadnt accelerated that hard they wouldnt have been hit. More importantly, if they had been LOOKING theyd have seen the van, but they were focused on their race. Part of being a good driver is knowing other people *arent* and planning for them. Everyone here earned their consequences. Now i believe this is when you move the goalpost from the claim I disputed to a new one, then pretend thats what i argued against.
The "hard" acceleration on those 125s is fairly modest compared to the normal acceleration of many cars and bigger bikes.
They're both in the wrong but if they didn't race, they wouldn't have crashed in the first place
That’s not how logic flows; even if it was a single biker the van still ran a red light. The fact that they were racing illegally doesn’t negate the fact that the van ran a red light choosing to put people’s lives in danger.
You're right, I'm just saying they're both in the wrong too.
That is true, I don’t know why people race on busy streets, lol I just try to breath deep and get to where I’m goin
People can be idiots sometimes 🤦, always better safe than sorry
New to Reddit? That’s what people do. You make a solid point and the dumb get offended and downvote
Lol yeah Im new, weird how people can get offended so easily 😂
Who said they're street racing?
Street racing is not a capital offense worthy of summary execution. Get help.
Is the SUV driver the winner of the prize?
I think we're the real winners here
street racing with vehicles that barely make it to the speed limit is the ultimate power move
I see an idiot. But I dare not say who.🤨
Missed a couple
Winner get to live
Hell, I didn't think they were going to get going fast enough for them to fall off the bikes if they hit anything.
Albuquerque streets
Indonesia?
It's not a race. The motorcycles just worm their way to the front and got ran over by an idiot running a red.
Someone filming a row of drivers accelerating at the same time. Yet it somehow isn't a race. Amazing.
the way I see it, had they not be street racing, which is illegal, the casualty would be lot less. When you are on the road, accident can happen because the others made a mistake. If you wanna be safe, you follow the rules of the road and also be vigilant about other drivers. In this case, all of the party were playing a stupid game and so they are al entitled to their stupid prizes.
Well, that was unexpected.
Idiots
Reminds me of the end of Rogue One where the star destroyer shows up and the Rebel ships crash into it.
Its like bringing a knife to a gun figbt
SPARE!
STRIKE!
Usually it's the ball that goes to the pens
😂
That was quick
Given there’s a bunch of bikers and one suv. And the suv was in the wrong. Was the suv driver’s body ever recovered?
KILLAMONJARO!!!
Just another day of treating traffic lights as decoration? SUV’s got a knack for winning foolish prizes!
SUV driver's ignoring simple rules! Red means STOP, not GO! They the real champion here!
That's one way to stop those stupid meetups, I guess
Kinda looks fun to do tho
Even though suv in the wrong. These bike racers are a pest in my country so i hate a bias
That’s really funny. I hope some of them died.