Taking a corner spiritedly isn't quite like driving all out when racing. Let's be reasonable her - I'm not saying I'm Betsy Goodie over here, driving the speed limit every time and not breaking any laws. But, there's a line, past which it's just dumb.
So a little background. When I was young, my friends and I used to head down to 95th street off I94 in Chicago. There were spots where every weekend people street raced. Lots of ricers, but some fun cars would come out as well.
Can't tell you how many times I've seen folks get hurt out there. Crashed cars, run over pedestrians, etc. One time a car got out of control and spun into a row of parked cars. I was standing between those parked cars and barely got out of the way. If I didn't I'd probably not be walking today, or not walking well.
It was fun for us at the time, but I was also in my late teens and very early 20s.