[AZ-Observing] Re: Flat Iron last night......Drag Racing.....

  • From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:59:35 -0700

>  > BTW, give the kids credit, they are out of town away from the public
>>  and are probably much safer there then just driving home after 1 AM
>>  on Sunday morning (bars close then) from a night of remote observing.
>>
>Hey All,
>
>Sorry to point out the obvious, but these kids are not "away from the
>public" because they care,
>they are out there trying to avoid getting busted.  Even just watching an
>illegal street race can hit you for up to
>$400 and EIGHT points against your license.  (a minor can lose his/her
>license until the age of 18 for drag racing, even just
>watching....)
>If they truly want to race, there are 2 drag strips in the Metro Phx area to
>which to do this kind of stuff safely.
>Need I again say that some innocent drivers could have got hurt (or worse)
>driving home......These kids were wrong to be out there, they were
>participating in an illegal act, and don't be too sure that was the only
>illegal thing going on.  I was a kid once too, you know.... ;-)
>
>Thad

Thad was never a kid!
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