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Originally Posted by scotchsride09
Oi.
Ok, first of all, you guys are all treasured friends so I don't say this lightly or mean any personal inference from it. I would instead like you all to consider this tough love, so please forgive a semi-harsh tone.
But I have little to no sympathy, guys. YOU are in control of your actions. YOU decide whether or not to go fast; your car doesn't just "make it happen". It really worries me that a lot of the attitude in this thread is "whoops I just looked down and my car was rocketing me along at 120 mph". Yes, if the speed of traffic is going that quickly it can happen-- it's happened to me-- but acting like you're a victim because you can't control your right foot is the wrong attitude to take, period.
You might claim it's like an addiction or whatever, fine, I can understand, I have a healthy dose of adrenaline addiction myself. But YOU have to make the choice to stop this reckless behavior before something worse than an expensive ticket happens; not the people on this forum. You have to stop playing the victim of your engine and make the decision to be mature about your driving. Saying "I can't help it/ myself" is not good enough. You won't change by apologizing for it and acting like it's out of your control. DO something about it.
Forget limiters, cruise control, insurance rates and self-help groups. Those are things that give you the excuse of not taking responsibility for your actions by taking the decision away from you. But you'll never really learn your lesson until it's either too late or you decide to take responsibility for the things your own body is doing.
For the record, I'm 24, have never been the fault of an accident, have one speeding ticket four years ago and a supercharged truck now. It can be done... but stop thinking it's out of your control and do it.
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Relax dude you need a chill pill!!!
Nobody here tried to claim they were a victim. I agree, when I speed I have NOBODY to blame but myself. PERIOD!
Trying to get help for this is not a sign of weakness that I or anyone else is playing the victim card, its signs that I NEED TO CHANGE and make some changes in my life like changing my driving habbits, which I will admit belong on a race course somedays. PERIOD. That to me shows strength.
Im glad that you have only had one ticket for speeding and your 24 and never been in an accident thats your fault. Im 42, been driving for as long as you have been alive and have not been in an accident that's my fault. So its swings and round abouts. I am a skilled driver but I have to change the aggressiveness of my driving. I know I am wrong to speed and I HAVE taken steps already to change that.
RESPECT!