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Originally Posted by ltusler
Whenever I get the stoplight race request, I give them the nod, and just let them race themselves.
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Years ago a friend told me about one of his dad's coworkers who hated street racers.
One day he pulled up to a light downtown at a busy intersection (2 lanes in each direction) and a wannabe racer pulls up next to him and starts revving his engine. I don't know what either car was.
The guy who hated street racers looks over at the guy and starts revving his engine too. He keeps looking at the guy while making sure the light was still red. The wannabe is not aware the light is still red. Street racer hater hits the gas, his car lurches forward for a couple of feet, then he immediately hits his brakes.
The wannabe racer floors it, tires boiling, and flies into the intersection... and gets t-boned. IIRC, no one was seriously hurt and hopefully wannabe learned a lesson.
I don't approve of someone teaching a life lesson like that which could involve injury or worse, but it's a good story and it's definitely good for a laugh.