Was the driver slowing down to make sure there weren't any cars crossing each time he ran a red light?
If not, then he was risking his own life as well as others. Imagine the horror if he had crashed into a another car and killed an innocent child passenger. I don't think this footage would be called "art" if that had happened. It would have been called "murder".
it was reckless either way - but luckily there were no casualties...
shareLelouch asked a stunt driver about the risks and was told that there was little risk at that hour with wide streets with good visibility - that he could stop or slow down if someone was in the intersection or that if there wasn't anyone visible then Leloouch's car would go too fast to hit anyone coming into the intersection from the side, unless of course you had someone driving very fast into the intersection at roughly the same speed.
The only big risk he saw was passing through The Louvre where the passageway was narrow and he wouldn't be able to tell if anyone was coming. For this he had a walkie-talkie. He was supposed to be warned if someone was coming into the intersection. If he wasn't told anything, he would assume it was safe to pass.
What he found out later was that the walkie-talkie wasn't working at The Louvre. So in that instance, he was truly lucky that no one was hurt.
We're all glad you're around thirty-plus years later to tell us all this.
shareYeah, he drove dangerously and put it on camera. So what? At least he had some purpose. Think of the number of people who drive dangerously and DON'T put in on film. What's their justification?
shareEspecially some cop chasing after a drunk or an illegal or something. They are much likely cause a death by engaging in pursuit as opposed to keeping distance.
shareThe traffic signals are regarded more-or-less as "suggestions" rather than actual "rules". After all, it's France.
As for the "horror if he had crashed", that applies to all of us who drive, all the time. It doesn't take speed to make things dangerous, and there is nothing any of us do, at any time, that is half so dangerous as simply moving in a car.
What I had in mind was boxing the compass.share
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The difference between this and The Passion of Christ is that Jesus would have stopped at the lights.
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