Drifting

By Dyske    July 24th, 2007

I used to play Gran Turismo a lot, but I never paid attention to the screen that asked me if I want to play in the “drifting” mode, because I had no idea what it meant. Then I saw on TV “Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift” where these kids were drifting their cars around as they raced on curvy, mountainous roads. Even after I saw that, I still thought it was just a fantasy.

Well, apparently it’s real. These games and movies are based on what’s actually going on in Japan. You’ll see a footage of it below. If I got in an accident with one of these people, I would certainly be furious (especially if my daughter was in the car.). At first, I figured these guys must be blocking the road by sending someone ahead of them. No. You actually see cars coming from the opposite direction. I have nothing against young people risking their lives for fun, but it’s a very different story when they risk the lives of other people. That’s certainly not “cool”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM4nhxA5hQs

2 Responses

  1. Gloria says:

    July 26th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

    I used to see a movie called”Initial D”,which story is from a japanese carton”イニシャル・ディー”.
    It’s about the drifting.very skillful.many yong people love it very much.

  2. Karl Gookey says:

    July 29th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

    I wouldn’t have a problem with this kind of thing if it was done in closed off tracks but when it’s done on an average, everyday road where there could easily be someone walking, it’s just careless and dangerous. Like you said, I have no problem with them risking their lives for fun. As long as it’s their own lives and no one else’s. There could easily be a young child walking down that road and there’s no way they could survive a hit from a car.
    I guess in the end though you can’t stop kids from doing what they want to do, even if it is illegal. Being 18 I know that all too well.