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Of course, what I actually believe matters not. Nor does it matter that 90% of the men on this forum have, at least one time in their life, driven an automobile with a BAC over the legal limit.:cool: |
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I've no tolerance for people mistaking "negligence" for "accidents". ...and less again for people who knowingly and actively blur the truth! Our John here has tried both, and with it taken the life of someone's child, granddaughter, cousin, friend, possibly even wife, and/or mother. Which can NOT be undone! While I don't exonerate her responsibility in this (ie: her choice to get in the car), it could easily have been your child, daughter, wife, mother that he careered into at the next intersection. -- Just on your post - I've been told that 90% of stats are made up? Can you reference yours please. |
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If I were in ffr's shoes right now, I would be preparing myself for a product liability lawsuit. They'll be caught in the civil suit net that lawyers always throw out there. You can bet your driving shoes this asshole is going to claim a shock broke (or some other critical part) and that's what caused the accident. A good lawyer will grab that cobra carcass and have it dissected and analysed every which way to see if they could possibly blame FFR for this accident. Or at least drum up reasonable doubt. And the shock breakage on early Bilsteins is well documented in ffr's forum.
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I don't think the best lawyer will be able to cover up the BAC in this kids report. He'll be very lucky if he is only charged with second degree murder.
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EDIT: Not intending to pick on FFR, the same applies to pretty much all cobras built since 1970. |
To my knowledge, Arizona law requires seat belts for the passenger in the front seat only. There is no mention of rollover protection that I am aware of. Subsequently, I don't believe that argument would have any standing in a court of law as regards the manufacturer. A good prosecutor will hang the driver for being under the influence and for being unable to keep his vehicle "under sufficient control to avoid endangering or damaging, persons or property", which is required by Arizona statute.
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Also, if there's one thing I've learned from Clint Eastwood it's if you're gonna lynch someone you make sure you finish the job. ;) |
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Wile one could legitimately contend that the passenger shares some liability with the driver in regards to the driver's criminal behavior, alleging the same for faulty design and construction would be a much taller order. |
I am not.discussing civil liability as.that frequently defies logic. I am speaking strictly of criminal liability.
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I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on the internet....
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"I'm not a lawyer, but I play one on the internet"
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As far as civil liability goes, you can sue anybody for anything. That said, I am sure this isn't FFR's first rodeo as far as safety is concerned. I would think FFR's first line of defense is they furnish a kit to builder who then determines what is required to finish the car. Furthernore, since it is a kit, it doesn't fall under any safety requirements of Federal Law. It is up to the builder to determine what safety equipment is installed.
As far as the driver goes, he is in deep ca ca. This should a strong reminder to a lot of us, taking fast cars to a place where you consume alcohol is not a good thing. I know a number of people out there have driven and been over the legal limit, just sayin'. Don't be that guy. |
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IMO, this punk's actions were 100% criminal and he deserves to be severely punished. His grossly negligent actions have ruined the lives of two families, his own and the victim's. |
Wouldn't a lot of the liability for the vehicle rest on the inspecting and titling department of the state where it is titled/registered???????
side note-----Revell has a 25 million liability on the model kits of my race car------- And statement about he was running 60-70 mph and went 100 feet off road and thru fence--------that's like multiplying apples x oranges to get pears divided by banans to get pineapples minus lemons to get limes???????? |
In the 30 +years I've been following this hobby, I don't ever remember a suit being filed against a Cobra manufacturer because someone got hurt and claimed it was because the car itself was bad/dangerous/crappy, etc. It's bound to have happened somewhere, sometime... I've just never seen it and, had I, I would most certainly remember it.
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I believe that one of the many reasons the manufacturers sell the cars as "rollers" is that it is then just considered a "part". What you do with that part after you purchase it is up to you.
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