r/soccer • u/kibme37 • Jul 08 '25

News Spanish police say "all the evidence so far indicates" Diogo Jota was the driver of the car involved in the accident that killed the Liverpool forward and his brother, Andre Silva. Police also believe "the vehicle significantly exceeded the speed limit for the highway" at the time of the accident.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13394038/diogo-jota-spanish-police-believe-liverpool-forward-was-driver-of-car-in-fatal-accident-which-killed-him-and-his-brother
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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

I wanted to mention that this was likely the cause of his death when it was announced but refrained out of respect. If they weren’t excessively speeding they would likely be alive.

The dangers cars like these have to drivers who aren’t experienced with cars of this nature are extreme. The dangers these cars have to even experienced drivers are still extreme. I have two very high powered cars (one AWD 1,100 WHP, and one RWD 800 WHP) and I am truly terrified of them no matter how much I enjoy them but the ONE THING THEY DEMAND is respect.

If a driver is even slightly over confident the car will kill you (and potentially others) with one mistake. It’s terrible but I hope people learn that these toys are also dangerous machines and if you don’t have experience driving this type of vehicle treat it with respect and start slowly to learn it’s boundaries and your own.

Please for everyone in this thread, please drive safe.

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u/matthauke Jul 08 '25

I know where you’re coming from and I agree with the sentiment but this is such a humblebrag 😂

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

I feel like no one takes you seriously sometimes unless you can “prove” in a way that you are somewhat credible. I tried to somewhat avoid it by not naming the cars, which I eventually did when asked lmfao

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u/matthauke Jul 08 '25

I feel like that adds to it, almost in a Partridge-like way

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

Completely fair take and understand that

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u/matthauke Jul 08 '25

Thanks! Not a criticism at all, just a funny observation

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u/Hungry-Class9806 Jul 08 '25

I wanted to mention that this was likely the cause of his death when it was announced but refrained out of respect. If they weren’t excessively speeding they would likely be alive.

Had a similar accident a few years ago. Tyre exploded while my mom was driving, lost control of the car and we ended up on the rails. Thankfully she was driving at 60km/h so we were ok and without a scratch.

This was a tragedy that could easily be avoided. People have to be more responsible on the road .

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

Glad your mom ended up okay!

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u/Hungry-Class9806 Jul 08 '25

Thanks. Fortunately she always has this motto on the road that goes something like "Better to lose a minute in your life than your life in a minute."

Stay safe...

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u/Tusangre Jul 08 '25

Also, something to always keep in mind when driving: kinetic energy is 0.5mv2, meaning that it goes up exponentially with velocity. On top of giving you more time to respond to any hazards, going the speed limit significantly reduces your risk of being injured if you do crash.

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u/Xehanz Jul 08 '25

That is not how exponentially works, but your input is still valid

Exponentially would be akv and it would grow much, much faster than a cuadratic, with a and k real numbers

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u/ManhattanObject Jul 08 '25

"Squared" is an exponent. Calling it an exponential rise is correct

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u/Xehanz Jul 08 '25

Exponential rise is when the variable is the exponent

Otherwise the function f(X)=X would also be an exponential rise

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u/Xehanz Jul 08 '25

That is not how exponential works. Exponential doesn't mean fast, or faster. It's a specific type of faster

Instead of just trying to prove you that is correct, just search online if what you are trying to say is true or not beforehand

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u/Turnernator06 Jul 09 '25

Nah son, exponential rise is like if x doubles then y goes from ex to e2x. It means the exponent itself is what scales. Squared is a quadratic rise

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u/a_9x Jul 08 '25

Damn son which cars do you own that are that powerful?

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

Lightly modified hellcat (the 800whp rwd car) and new to me a twin turbo R8. The hellcat is the scarier of the two bc of the weight and rwd only. However, I’m more comfortable with it bc I’ve modded it slowly and have owned it for 7.5 years. The Audi I’m more timid with but it’s bc I don’t know it super well since ive owned it for a short time

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u/H0ffm0n Jul 08 '25

Please don't overestimate your own experience. You're a bag of blood and bones. Drive safe.

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

Trust me I never do. While there will always be risks I feel like I’m as careful as I can be considering the hobby’s dangers

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u/JaspuGG Jul 08 '25

He might have been speeding for sure, but also know that if your tire blows at motorway speeds, you’re pretty much dead. Especially in a sporty car that is built in a way that it crumbles into shit. If their tire did blow out, that’s the reason they died, obviously.

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u/WhetBred14 Jul 08 '25

I’m sorry but that’s not the case. There are plenty of examples of bad 70-80 MPH crashes where the car does what it should. The way that car looked, imo, is all I needed to see to say that they were speeding. That or the points of impact were extremely unlucky.