Has The Paul Walker Crash TAUGHT YOU Anything About Speeding And Maintaining YOUR Ride?

When it comes to a tragedy, it's best that we all walk away taking a lesson from what happened. Otherwise, what's the point in all the fawning and obsessing over the whole thing? To me, it's important that we all take something away from the unfortunate death of not one, but two, individuals.

By now we've all heard the story of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. Their last ride involved a bright red Porsche Carrera GT and speeding that ended in their demise. With estimates tagging the vehicle's speed at around 100 mph, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office released documentation saying the vehicle made impact between 80 and 93 mph.

In addition, it was made clear that the Carrera GT's tires were over nine years old. Keep in mind that Porsche specifically designed an all-new tire for the GT that was engineered to provide a better driving experience with more grip. Clearly, the car in question wasn't sporting the all-new tire.

So, taking these matters into account there's a couple of questions that are lingering for me:

1) Has this taught YOU anything in terms of speeding and knowing when to respect your vehicle's limit?

2) Will YOU be MORE mindful of your tires age and wear AFTER this crash?

What say you, Spies?


Porsche's press release follows:

Porsche acknowledges findings of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol

 
Atlanta. We appreciate the meticulous analysis by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol. It is a sad day for us whenever anyone is injured in one of our cars, and this was a particularly tragic event. At the same time, the results of the investigation show that, according to all the available evidence, this crash was caused by dangerous driving at speeds much too high for the road in question. There is also evidence that this particular vehicle had been altered from its original design state and had not been maintained properly.  However, there is no evidence of any mechanical malfunction. We stand by our Carrera GT and by the investigation and conclusions of the responsible authorities.

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MattDarringer - 3/27/2014 8:39:31 AM

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I speed at the track PERIOD!

supermoto - 3/27/2014 9:40:19 AM

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9 year old tires have zero traction.

JDMUSMuscle - 3/27/2014 12:11:08 PM

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My father used his old Toyota Corolla for almost 10 years, never replaced anything, and only did just regular maintenance like oil check and such.

Yes, never replaced tires as well. But the car never let us down.

If you want reliability, then always bet on Toyota/Lexus ;)

Agent00R - 3/27/2014 11:06:29 PM

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This is just a stupid statement.

A Corolla that goes 50 mph tops is not on the same level as a high-performance exotic car.

But you already knew that. You just want to be an annoyance.

JDMUSMuscle - 3/28/2014 1:38:44 AM

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Let's see if it is a stupid statement.

How many Carrera owners actually use up the power that the car has?

Exactly, not many.

And my father has driven his Corolla in "all" weather conditions, something that you can never imagine to do with Carrera. And my father usually drives pretty fast, too.

So, basically 10 years of service, without "any" issues but only just regular maintenance.

Let's see if other cars can do it? I used to have a Civic back in the days, and I thought the reliability was not as good as Corolla that my father owned.

Do you honestly think the legend of Toyota reliability is nothing but a myth? You guessed it wrong.

leej - 3/28/2014 6:18:01 PM

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This is hardly the first accident involving deaths as a result of speeding...and it will not be the last.