mate i thinkit is a good time to take that tired 15 yo motor out and give her some lovely forged internals, you have a while to do it so why not, also stops you driving it, gives you something to do and somwhere to direct money normally spent ton the zed so its a win win
Yes exactly. He's made a number of choices to wind up in this situation, none of it was forced. There's no reason for someone to get behind the wheel when they're three times the legal limit, and this is the kind of thing that gives young guys in fast cars a bad name. It's good to see nobody was injured but I don't think that we as a community need to be accpeting this kind of behaviour. Mafi-zed; good luck with putting it all back together and once again I'm glad you're OK.
ok, no one has the right to be outraged. firstly I said 'most' have done it before and that includes a lot of older people who back in there day would have done it on a regular basis. It was pretty much normal practice back then. People should know better now but I've still done it so not gonna give him a hard time. I also still stand by the notion that no matter ones intentions, once you're drunk, those intentions may go out the window.. however if he doesn't learn that and in the future doesn't plan better to ensure there's no way he's able to drive then I'd agree that there is no excuse.
thanks ak, well i have to look for a new job accessable by train or bus as i've lost my job as a courier, saving money while paying off the fines and court fee's is going to be difficult while also paying for repairs, the plans for gt28r's is on a huge halt along with the plans to get the leather interior, i also have to start planning to save up for the interlock device i will no doubt have to have installed on the car to drive it. repairs on the car will also have to wait which is going to break my heart everyday that i look at her and shake my head and think WTF have i done, unless i can find all the parts incredably cheap, already sourced the front quater panel.. but priorities will have to come first like paying the fines. i have been repeating the words "atleast i still have my health, and no one else was hurt" to myself 100 times a day.. but its still hard to accept what happened, i myself dont condone drink driving and i dont ask that anyone here 'accepts' what i did for the sake of not giving me a hard time, im not nieve to think people are on my side.. but when people give me a pat on the back and say stuff like 'well atleast your ok' or 'things could've been worse' it helps to a degree. i still havent told my family, or any of my friends that werent there at the time, im pretty ashamed of it, and im considering a written apoligy to the cop on duty, i will also be doing the drink driving course sometime soon. shit has hit the fan for me the past 2 months, alot of have things have gone wrong, one after the other and im really trying to fight off the depression and look at the brighter things.. and i thank everyone for their kind comments and i dont want to see anymore members fighting each other over this topic, wasnt wat i was intending the thread to be.
Bro whatever you do, dont drive After a while when all the guilt etc goes down, you will get alot of temptations to take the car for a drive just around the block or to the driveway. But dont and like someone suggested take on a project to do somthing to it while you are waiting for your licence. I know someone that lost his licence for 1 year and 1 month before he got it back went out and took the car out on his street and, his luck, cops pulled him over and he lost his licence for another few years. And like many have said, learn from it and move on
gee gee, try telling that to a broken hearted family who may have lost several of their own to a drunken fool acting like a maniac on the roads 'oh he may have been well intentioned before he drank.... Hes learnt his lesson now, no need to be outraged at this sort of behaviour that keeps on happening and keeps on killing people' Get a grip! PS I have been drunk once and my intentions of valuing human life was still on top of my list of morals. If that part goes out the window in other people then perhaps the value of human life was never high on the list to begin with. Sorry, but it doesn't matter how inhibited you are, the messages of drink driving has been drilled into this generation that people DO know that it is wrong to turn that key after 1 or 10 or more drinks. If you no longer give a damn anymore about your life or others, then thats pretty disturbing and deserve the harshest of penalties. Dont worry, I let one of my own brother have it after he had a few drinks (not staggering drunk but could have read a bit over the limit) and drove home.... His 'excuse' "Its not far its just over 1km!" He didn't think it was a big deal because nothing happened and arrived home safe. What kind of attitude is that!! <- There is a f&%king idiot. This society is just giving people too many excuses to do the wrong thing. Oh i'm sure mafi-zed has learned his lesson and I am glad. If he arrived home safe and sound he may have thought nothing of it and next time if he pulled a stunt like that something far more tragic could have happened. I doubt he'll do it again. I'd be sorry too if I had a permanent criminal record, lost my licence for year(s), had to pay 10x+ a taxi fare in fines, 100x+ a taxi fare in damage repairs, and 1000x+ a taxi fare in lost income (if he lost a job through being unable to drive). Yeah, i'd be pretty shitty at myself too and straighten up quick smart.
G'day Trav. I think you'll find out a lot more at the court. However be prepared to go to and pay for; A: first court appearance + costs. B: Drink Driver education program (your expense) , I think 2 Saturday sessions and pass the compulsory test. C: second court appearance + costs, at least six months later than the first in which you'll have to show to the judge you "entirely" understand what you've done wrong and why and also I think they'll inform you if an interlock system (any reading over 0.10 gets this regardless) is to get installed prior to getting license back (If I remember correctly about $1000 to install and about $300 per month to recalibrate). D: Learn from mistake!!! and get on with your life.
well then there should be bigger penalties shouldn't there. our laws tend to crack down heavily on the outcome rather than intent.. ie. DIY or punching someone in the head, sometimes people die, it's risky behaviour with random outcomes. There should be one penalty no matter the outcome.
i rang up one of the hotlines available, i am getting an interlock system by defualt, she said it's $120 per month to rent.. didnt mention an install fee.. do i have to pay to goto court even if i choose to represent myself? i wont bother with a lawyer theres no way im getting out of this..
So that means your not a homosexual? Good for you, thought you would have come out of the closet by now.
Just want to say y you guys having a go at ak before because what he said is really true......mafi-zed seems to be a valued member no doubt but what was done was wrong. Firstly it seems that drinking is a big part of the aussie lifestyle....and also a huge problem in australia or other parts of the western world ie. divorce, accidents etc. It seems to me that the most biggest problem on the road is drink driving but yet not much is done about it....why? Just because the government also dont have a problem with drinking now and then they seem to just say drinking and driving is bad and thats it..... as a non-drinker i dont see any reason for drinking but thats obviously up to the individual....what pisses me off is that im restricted to drive high powered vehicles while most accidents are related to drink driving and the problem is not even solved or there is not an effiecient attempt.
hey you know whats funny.. after weeks and weeks of trying to get my drivers side head light to work.. it finally started working.. only took 3 poles. add that to the tech!
Lesson learnt...??? Well, I hope you got something out of this because there is something to learn. It's unfortunate that your car is damaged, but it isn't written off and it can be repaired so don't worry about it. What you should worry about are your choices. Because they can be the end of you, someone you love or someone innocent. You made the choice to drink and then get behind the wheel. You might of made it home safely. You might of hit another car and wrote that off. You might of killed someone or yourself. This accident was just an opener for you however. It was designed to open your eyes and to help you realise that you aren't invinsible. No, you aren't in complete control all the time and your choices do have a huge impact on what can eventuate. It was an opener because only you were involved and only you were affected by it...but more importantly, only you had the power to avoid it. Next time, you might not be so lucky. So just remember that. You're not invinsible. You're not always in complete control...especially when it comes to cars and the road. You've made life harder for yourself because now you have to fix your car and try to find alternative means of transport. Bad luck? Maybe...Fate? probably...Be grateful though that no one was hurt, no lives were damaged. Because that's a lesson that can't be learnt... Hope it all works out for you and I hope others reading this thread open their eyes for themselves before they are forced open beyond reason. Before you make the choice stop and think for a moment. What are you really doing? Who will it have an effect on? What might be the consequences? Can it be avoided? You can't avoid fate. But you can learn from it. It's up to you to choose to though and not make the same mistake twice. Cheers Rob.
Yer same down here, but they just add the cost to the fine! The only remotely good thing about the fine is, mafi will get the time he needs to pay it off.
