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1 posted on 12/03/2013 10:21:13 AM PST by Red Badger
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just riding along with a pal in a trouble-proned Porsche. damn.

ya never know.. when.


2 posted on 12/03/2013 10:23:35 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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I suspect a faulty connection between the driver’s brain and good sense.


3 posted on 12/03/2013 10:23:46 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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It doesn’t matter. What caused their deaths was the speed at which they were going, which meant that ANY problem with the car, from a power-steering glitch to a tire blowout, to hitting a deer, was guaranteed to result in a non-survivable crash.


4 posted on 12/03/2013 10:24:31 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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Bull chit


5 posted on 12/03/2013 10:25:13 AM PST by al baby (Hi MomÂ… I was refereeing to Obama)
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“a mechanical failure”. Like the “Nut” behind the Wheel!


6 posted on 12/03/2013 10:26:37 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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From what I heard on TV last night the car crashed thru 3 trees then a utility pole. The car was hauling butt!


7 posted on 12/03/2013 10:27:04 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11) Hey, Harry Reid.. 1-800-318-2596!)
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Quick! Sue the garage that last serviced it!


8 posted on 12/03/2013 10:27:55 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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From a little while ago....

 

Paul Walker Died in 'Most Dangerous Car on the Road'
 

9 posted on 12/03/2013 10:29:45 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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a new report said Monday

well...that was quick

10 posted on 12/03/2013 10:29:54 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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If a similar failure would have caused an accident if the car was traveling at the posted 40 mph, then this accident was caused by a mechanical failure. If the failure caused the crash because the vehicle was traveling at a speed much greater than 40 mph, then speed caused this accident.

Roads are designed around a certain speed. If the car lost power steering doing 80 mph on a limited access highway, everybody walks away, probably without a scratch. But when you loose power steering on a narrow and twisty road with trees and lightposts right next to the roadway, if you are going 80 mph, you are going to hit something hard hard.


11 posted on 12/03/2013 10:32:33 AM PST by Haiku Guy (Health Care Haiku: If You Have a Right / To the Labor I Provide / I Must Be Your Slave)
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- BS

HIGH SPEED DONUTS ON CITY STREETS

- MENSA DENIED THEM MEMBERSHIP

-WONDFRFUL ROLE MODELS…...


14 posted on 12/03/2013 10:38:03 AM PST by devolve (- "He's (Obama) just 'too talented' to do what 'ordinary people' do." - "All this for a damn fag!" -)
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Testing a trouble prone car at high speed is not a good idea


15 posted on 12/03/2013 10:38:10 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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suffered a mechanical failure that was likely caused by a power steering fluid leak
In my 40+ years behind the wheel, I've had a few power steering pumps and high-pressure hoses fail/leak/malfunction. Never caused a real problem.
This accident was caused by speed way too fast for conditions.
17 posted on 12/03/2013 10:42:23 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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evidence of a fluid burst and subsequent fluid trail before the skid marks...

What the brakes stopped working also?

20 posted on 12/03/2013 10:44:34 AM PST by McGruff (Obama lied. Period!)
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Yes it was a failure - Because somehow, the media has become knowledgable Porsche Technicians with years of experience. *SARCASM*

Reality - The driver made an error that cost both his life and the passenger’s. Don’t drive a supercar that is literally modeled from a race car on the street and not expect a bump in the road to cause a loss in stability.


21 posted on 12/03/2013 10:46:31 AM PST by InsidiousMongo
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Was Hastings the previous owner?


31 posted on 12/03/2013 11:04:29 AM PST by struggle
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Throttle stuck to the floor with a foot on top?


34 posted on 12/03/2013 11:15:53 AM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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Rodas was a very good driver. I have raced against him. He ran World Challenge this year. The extent of impact damage indicates speeding (a driver error) but it is likely a mechanical failure was also a factor.
36 posted on 12/03/2013 11:35:45 AM PST by gleneagle
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Probably more like overdrivng your brakes.


40 posted on 12/03/2013 12:06:25 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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Mechanical failure behind Paul Walker crash: report

Yup, called loose nut between the seat and steering wheel.

45 posted on 12/03/2013 12:57:29 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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