drive safe?

So I was out on the roads in my car, heading back towards home after a meal with my pals when just out of a sudden, I got myself involved in some illegal high-speed race thingy. 3 cars...a Proton Wira and 2 Perodua Kancils were racing with each other, going at very high speeds and weaving in and out of traffic. I could clearly see what they were doing through my rear-view mirror. Since it was a 2-laned stretch of road...did I :-

1) Slowed down and moved to the left, allowing them to pass?? NO!

2) Joined in the race by going at high speeds as well?? NO!

I just got my car alongside another car(let's refer to him as Slow-Mo shall we?) who was doing like 60kph and well...maintained that speed. So...there we were...Slow-Mo and me, occupying both lanes of the road while doing 60kph. Needless to say our racer-wannabes started tailgating me and flashing their headlights at me.

My friend, who was also in my car went, "Dude...just let them(the racers) pass man..."

"I will man...as soon as I overtake Slow-Mo...but I can't lar. Sign says the speed limit is 60."

"Oh ya...right! We're just obeying the law."

"Yeah man...we're not doing anything wrong. So just sit back and relax la."

So I turned up the volume of my CD player and we continued rocking out to Linkin Park.

Soon, Slow-Mo disappeared, turning off into another road and the 3 "racers" overtook me from the left...each, revving their engines as they passed me.

GREAT JOB SCHUMACHERS! It is indeed a big achievement to overtake someone who's doing 60kph! **clap clap**

And, surprise surprise(I wasn't actually...)...All 3 of them were youngsters...you know...spiky hairstyles, sun shades and that ever obvious "P" sticker on their cars. I will never understand why youngsters love to speed so much. I am not saying that all youngsters are speedsters. Heck, I used to be a little gung-ho myself. 5 accidents and RM4000 in damages paid later, I learnt my lesson and began driving like a law-abiding citizen. Friends would usually go "Man, what are you?? 60 years old?? You drive so slow for what?"...but I'd just turn a deaf ear to them.

It shouldn't take one to have to undergo several accidents before learning how to be a careful driver. It should start from the very moment they take hold of the steering wheel. Learn from those who set good examples. I learned a lot from my dad for he boasts of an accident-free driving career of 30 years. Can't blame him. The man takes 90 degree corners at 15kph. 15 measely kilos per hour!! Man!!

In conclusion, no...not every youngster is a careless, speeding driver and there are plenty of adults who speed just as well. However, we must know that speeding is just another tragedy waiting to happen. So what if you reach your place of appointment 10 minutes late? The main point is that you reached there in one piece. Safety first people. Drive safe. And always think of your loved ones.

P.S.
The speed limit for that stretch of road I was on was 60kph but who obeys the speed limit anyways?