Should Porsche Be Held Accountable For The Death Of Paul Walker?
Paul Walker died in a car accident on 30 November 2013. He was the passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT that was being driven at an “unsafe speed for the roadway conditions“ by his racing driver friend Roger Rodas. When Rodas lost control of the car which smashed into a lamp post and a tree, they were travelling at between 80mph and 93mph on Michelin tyres that were thought to be nine years old.
Since Walker and Rodas’ death, tears have been shed and emotional tributes have been paid. But as with some high profile cases in the past, law suits have also been made. And that’s happened no fewer than three times against Porsche at the hands of Rodas’ widow, Walker’s daughter and now, Walker’s father.
Being brutally honest, I’m sick of hearing about yet more legal action that’s being taken against Porsche because the car “didn’t have safety features which might have prevented his death.” If this is grounds to be suing Porsche, then why not go after Michelin, the lamp post and the tree that destroyed the car and took the mens’ lives? Hell, if I ever crash and lose a limb does that mean that I can call up Mazda and tell them that I’ll be suing them because my 20-year-old MX-5 didn’t have proper crumple zones? I don’t think so…
In my eyes, this new lawsuit does nothing but cast a dirty cloud over the tragedy. Poorly maintained cars get fragile, tyres perish, and people drive like idiots every single day. Bearing in mind that all of these factors were present on that fateful day, I don’t think that Porsche should be held accountable for their deaths.
What’s your view on this?
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I’d like to hear what kind of argument the people who voted yes have… I bet they’re only Jack Nicholson fans
As much as I miss him and as much as I wish he was alive and I want something to blame it on its not Porsches fault it was driver error
Listen people, a car should NEVER set fire!?
Cars don’t kill people, people kill people.
i try to speak for us all.
we all love paul walker, and it was rly sad how he went away. but a sewing rampage wont bring him back. what killed him was a failure of the driver. and by that i dont want to say its all rodas fault. it just happened, we’re all sad, just like his family, but we got to move on. this topic just brings feelings up again and again.
Like I said the last time it came up….Walker and Rodas owned the shop Always Evolving in California. Always Evolving owned the vehicle. That means the business is responsible for the safe operation if the vehicle, and that includes replacing old tires.
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Being the enthusiasts they were, they certainly knew the risks of driving a powerful car without any form of traction control… The fault is theirs. Not Porsche’s. I understand that they lost a family member and they’re upset, but can’t they understand that they were driving 80-90mph and hit a lamp post? How is that Porsche’s fault?
Suing Porche isnt going to make your brother come back.
werent the tyres over 5 year old?
correct me when im wrong but manufacturers are slightly responsible for calling in supercars for maintenance every now and then.. or am way off here?