Responsibility

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a complete nanna on the road – nose pressed up against the windscreen, an eye on every mirror every 5 seconds. I am not one to cruise around with one finger on the wheel and the other casually draped on the door. I’m not James Dean at the wheel… but look how James Dean ended up.

Stories like this destroy me. Public roads are facilities that are provided for people (including you, your family, your loved ones) to be conveyed safely from point A to point B. Nothing justifies putting anyone’s life and property at risk, purely for a thrill. As much as I love Top Gear, I cringe whenever one of the presenters suggests that every drive on every road should be exhilirating. Sometimes, yes. Most of the time, no.

I hope these Melbourne hoons are made to convey the news of the death to the people whose lives they have grievously affected.