Why do young folks like to speed and drive like they're playing a racing video game?

Question

Most cars made *stock - from the factory are not designed for high performance. The safety ratings for cars and trucks are made at low speeds.

Most folks like to trick-up their engine to sound and perform like a race car, except a lot of folks forget that the rest of the car can't handle the strain and abuse of street racing.

Is it any wonder that a lot crashes and loses of control result in death or permanent disability?

As for the Elderly folk that also seem to like to "haul-it" ever notice what it is that they drive? They have invested serious bucks in their street machines. Either the cars that they race around in are stock sports cars like a Porche or Masserati, or it could be that these old gezzers have spent the time to restore and trick out the whole car/truck it specialty parts that enable them to race their "wheels" like a real racer.
The big difference between these "old fart mobiles" and a race car is;
A race car has several sponsors that pay for the upgrades (thas why race cars have all those advertisments/stickers on them)
A private citizen pays for all their own upgrades, and fees and repairs and of course traffic fines, and lastly their own insurance premiums.

Answer 1

omg, my mom says the same EXACT thing, scary....LOL :)

Answer 2

This isn't something that you can blame on video games because kids liked to do this way before there where video games.

the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's all had their hot rod culture amoung the youth. The tricked out cars is just this generation's verison of it

the thing is that driving at high speeds can be a thrill and they are not yet old enough to think of the dangers.

Answer 3

Why does this have to be just about young people? Ive seen old people hauling butt

Answer 4

ya i no wut u mean girl my bf almost got me into an accident on a date lol