dangerous driving theme

also known as: reckless driving, speeding

The issue of people sometimes choosing to drive their vehicles in a way that poses an unacceptable danger to themselves and others, is discussed. Most typically, this happens when a character is caught speeding.

27 total · 8 major · 19 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh1x04 major Either the sports car or the motor cycle had been driven recklessly, or the hit-and-run accident at the heart of the story could not have happened.
ahp1x34 major The incident was variously described as an accident and as murder, leading us to the conclusion that it was a fatal accident caused by reckless driving, presumably a case of manslaughter.
ahp2x28 major The motorcycle cop was pestered Sam over a faulty tail light out of concern that it might cause an accident.
bridesheadrevisited1981e1x03 major The fall out from Sebastian crashing a car while under the influence is a focal point of the episode. Sebastian narrowly avoided being handed a prison term for the indiscretion.
talesoftheunexpected9x01 major Robert had killed a girl with his reckless driving 20 years or so ago.
tftc1989e4x09 major The story centers around the dangerous, but very cool pastime of illegal street racing. In his youth, Joe killed a teenager while behind the wheel in a street racing crash.
tz1959e1x16 major Nan's bad driving had lead to her untimely demise, we learned, and we saw several examples of it too.
tz1959e5x14 major Oliver ran into a paper boy while he was nervous and distracted at the wheel.
ahh2x10 minor Harry was issued a speeding ticket.
ahh2x17 minor Instead of chasing down Tom to issue him a speeding ticket, Sheriff Clem plucked himself down in front of the general store, half-heartedly assuring those there that he'd get Tom the next day.