The Natural Selection of Male Drivers

Excellent news!  Due to a high-speed crash in South Auckland over the weekend, four idiots are dead and the rest of us are, on average, a tiny bit safer on the roads.

People are calling this a tragedy.  It’s only so for the grieving families.  I don’t give a toss when young idiots wipe themselves out.  Let’s face it, we are all secretly pleased they didn't kill one of our family or some other innocent party.

Natural selection has judged the following and found them wanting…

   Dominic Stehlin, 19

   Uesitini Tootoo, 18

   George Lomia, 20

   Viane Gaga, 18

Astonishingly, a Stuff.co.nz article had us believe that the fourth victim (Gaga) died “peacefully some hours later” following his life support being switched off.  Ask yourself; is it possible to die peacefully from massive injuries while struggling to cling to life?

According to Police, the Honda the four were in was travelling at an estimated 160km/h and crashed into a parked ute.  I have some sympathy for the ute owner who is now without their vehicle through no fault of their own.

Counties Manukau District Commander Superintendent John Tims expressed frustration over the incident:

"There is a simple and persistent message to all drivers, especially young drivers, is that when police ask you to stop, please stop.”

Great advice which will continue to be ignored by the quick and the (soon to be) dead.