this is why even though I carmaxx for a fun cope, I only ever break traffic laws in situations where nobody can get hurt like empty stretches of highway in the middle of the night and even then, I do a few pulls for my own enjoyment. racing some retard that is going to put you into danger to protect his own ego is dangerous shit
if you get in any trouble at all while looking like you were racing, they are going to drop the hammer on you
I've thought a lot about that kind of shit, street racing is so incredibly risky because of task saturation. During normal driving, you have to:
1. Control your car
2. Check traffic
3. Watch out for dangerous corners.
While speeding, you have to:
1. Control your car, which takes more concentration due to higher speed
2. Check traffic, which doesn't expect you to speed
3. Watch out for dangerous corners, but more corners are dangerous now due to higher speed
4. Watch out for cops and speed traps
Which is still manageable, but
while racing another driver, you have to:
1. Control your car, which takes more concentration due to higher speed
2. Check traffic, which doesn't expect you to speed
3. Watch out for dangerous corners, but more corners are dangerous now due to higher speed
4. Watch out for cops and speed traps
5. Watch your opponent, who may be anywhere around you, in front of you or whatever.
During a race, you will be preoccupied with your opponent, trying to keep up with him, trying to overtake, whatever, you need to win, so you forget all the other, important tasks, leading to spectacular crashes.
Task saturation is a killer and has brought countless private pilots to an early grave. I don't get why this isn't part of the driver's license, because it has killed many more drivers. I guess it's more profitable when you can punish people for fucking up.
Of course, the only time I ever break the speed limit is in GTA.