# Top speed run ends very badly for some idiots **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 26, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-speed-run-ends-very-badly-for-some-idiots/42488 "2008-01-26T16:24:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 51
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-speed-run-ends-very-badly-for-some-idiots/42488/51 "2008-01-28T07:30:18Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > No. > > I’VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS _performance_ rankings have a huge influence on likelyhood of a catastrophic accident. No wai! > > This is what I’m talking about. > “Waaah, the brats shouldn’t have gotten an M5” so, “its the parents fault that they are able to reward their kid”, also “mommy & daddy should’ve made Junior more smarter, cause you know, they’re rich and therefore should be infallible” statements… > > by this reasoning, insurance for people that are affluent enough to give their kids a car (an m5 or a festiva - its all relative to the wealth of the parents as to wether or not its a “nice gift”) should increase dramatically. > > …It is the kids fault, not the parents. but if a parent gives a kid a lighter, and they burn the house down… who do they blame? the parents for being irresponsible and giving them a tool for destruction without supervision… its the same (in MY eyes) as giving some kid, with no real idea how to handle something like that, a car thats capable of doing what it can, and saying… no its ok, i trust you, go have fun… as a parent, youre supposed to have a brain to realize that even though your kid may be “smart” around you, in the company of stupidity, peer pressure takes over and all common sense goes out the window --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-speed-run-ends-very-badly-for-some-idiots/42488)._