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Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by tsunamifury »

bhouston wrote: post #18
tsunamifury wrote: post #10

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A lot of high end cars get wrecked because (1) their owners want to drive them fast to test out what they paid for, and (2) their owners are not trained to drive high performance cars and (3) their owners drive them on public roads where there are a lot of hazards. It isn't that different than the non-significant number of rich people that die in private aviation crashes (those that fly themselves, I think private je…

The fact that you can’t tell the difference between a driver and a passengers responsibility is shocking to me.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by switchbak »

riazrizvi wrote: post #11
journal wrote: post #2

"A passenger was ejected, and the driver died after being trapped in the burning vehicle"

I‘m in the habit of speeding, I think it’s closely tied to the mental stresses you push yourself into, in sedentary, intellectual work. Thankfully I no longer own a car/motorcycle, and have other physical outlets now, to better balance it all out. I’m only here now myself at 55 through luck.

No, I don’t think that’s it. Almost everyone one I associate with does similar kinds of work, and I don’t see that same willingness to expose them and others to undue risk like that.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by owlninja »

AlexandrB wrote: post #16
klardotsh wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nothing in TFA or the NBC article linked by TFA provides enough information to conclude reckless homicide. All that is confirmed is a car leaving a roadway, crashing, and catching fire. What's your source for concluding reckless homicide?

None of the reporting even specifies who was driving.

If this is up to date he seemed more of a McLaren person:

https://exclusivecarregistry.com/collection/zampella-collect...

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by bayarearefugee »

bhouston wrote: post #18
tsunamifury wrote: post #10

[flagged]

A lot of high end cars get wrecked because (1) their owners want to drive them fast to test out what they paid for, and (2) their owners are not trained to drive high performance cars and (3) their owners drive them on public roads where there are a lot of hazards. It isn't that different than the non-significant number of rich people that die in private aviation crashes (those that fly themselves, I think private je…

Sometimes it is (4) their owners let a friend drive the car and the friend is not remotely equipped to handle the car at the speeds involved.

Not saying that's what happened here (I haven't seen any reporting on who was driving vs who was the passenger) but it is at least part of the reason Paul Walker is dead.

Of course, the owners themselves even if they are skilled drivers, shouldn't be driving outside of legal limits on public roads.

If you have an exotic sports car worth half a million dollars and you want to go crazy with it then rent a track, you can afford it.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by lysace »

__turbobrew__ wrote: post #12
journal wrote: post #2

"A passenger was ejected, and the driver died after being trapped in the burning vehicle"

Not sure why you are being downvoted. Dude crashed his Ferrari.

Realistic racing sim games have taught me not to want a supercar for daily drives. Way too easy to f up.

Just one such example (1983):

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/10/business/corporate-triump...

https://archive.ph/gbrZv

> CORPORATE TRIUMPH, THEN DEATH IN A FERRARI

> The young president of a successful new computer company died Wednesday afternoon in a car crash in California's Silicon Valley, hours after his company had sold its stock to the public for the first time and he had become a multimillionaire.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by junon »

tsunamifury wrote: post #21
bhouston wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of high end cars get wrecked because (1) their owners want to drive them fast to test out what they paid for, and (2) their owners are not trained to drive high performance cars and (3) their owners drive them on public roads where there are a lot of hazards. It isn't that different than the non-significant number of rich people that die in private aviation crashes (those that fly themselves, I think private je…

The fact that you can’t tell the difference between a driver and a passengers responsibility is shocking to me.

You've yet to provide a source for this. That's why the criticisms of your claims.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by DennisP »

bhouston wrote: post #18
tsunamifury wrote: post #10

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A lot of high end cars get wrecked because (1) their owners want to drive them fast to test out what they paid for, and (2) their owners are not trained to drive high performance cars and (3) their owners drive them on public roads where there are a lot of hazards. It isn't that different than the non-significant number of rich people that die in private aviation crashes (those that fly themselves, I think private je…

Yep. I started looking into sports cars recently, and the general consensus among enthusiasts seems to be that for public roads, if you're not going to drive at reckless speeds then you'll have more fun driving a slow car fast than driving a fast car slow. Fun handling with modest horsepower is the way to go, you can have a great time without exceeding normal road speeds.

Re: Vince Zampella, developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield has died

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Post by gesis »

AlexandrB wrote: post #17
tsunamifury wrote: post #10

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Is there reporting that actually lists him as the driver? Because I can't find any.

The news report linked in the article has this to say:

> The driver, Zampella, was trapped in the ensuing car fire, the CHP said. He died at the scene and the passenger died at a hospital, authorities told NBC4 Investigates. Details about the passenger's identity were not immediately available.

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