I know you posted this yesterday and today is a new day.
When you were a kid, I suspect baby/toddler car seats didn’t exist or the safety benefits of them were not known? Similar to the effects drinking alcohol have on someone when driving (or flying or operating any other powered vehicle)? Or smoking? A lot has changed over the decades as there has been a focus on safety.
It’s not stated in any of the reports I’ve read but did the Porsche Paul Walker was in have bald or cracked tires? Only the cops who arrived on scene and the tow truck driver would know that. However, the tires on that Porsche being 9 years old are considered in the accident.
It is an extreme example but asking an 80 year old person to cut your lawn on a hot day probably won’t end as well as asking a 22 year old.