View Full Version : People need to slow the hell down
03CVLX
11-09-2010, 04:00 PM
Got a call around 1100 this morning from my Mom saying she was rear ended. She was less than a mile from home. I get to the scene and this is what I see. What's your opinion, totalled or not?
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/quasar3210/IMG00023-20101109-1125.jpg
She got hit by some kid in a Jetta, Witnesses say he never even hit the brake pedal. Speed limit on S. 43rd Street is 25 miles per hour. How fast do you guys think he was going. This is what is left of his Jetta.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/quasar3210/IMG00020-20101109-1123.jpg
BAD LS1
11-09-2010, 04:01 PM
Junked and junked! The natze wagon must been just haulin! Yup time for mom to look at a new taurus as the 500 is smoked!
03CVLX
11-09-2010, 04:09 PM
Yeah, it really sucks too. That was an immaculate 2005 Mercury Montego. It only had 23,000 original miles. :(
Ricky Bobby
11-09-2010, 04:13 PM
his is junked ur moms probably junk also, how do u not see someone stopped in front of u ??
BAD LS1
11-09-2010, 04:14 PM
Yeah, it really sucks too. That was an immaculate 2005 Mercury Montego. It only had 23,000 original miles. :(
The insurance co will be happy to have it im sure:) Maybe you can talk her into a SHO now?
Ricky Bobby
11-09-2010, 04:16 PM
The insurance co will be happy to have it im sure:) Maybe you can talk her into a SHO now?the car will be at co-part soon :thumbsup
03CVLX
11-09-2010, 04:17 PM
im sure he was on the phone or texting. Not paying attention at all. I am also guessing that he was going at least 40 if not 50 at impact. Not the 25 mph speed limit.
Probably wouldn't be able to do a new SHO. I WISH!!! Probably will make captain Dumbass pay for a nice low mile used 2008-2009 Taurus though.
Looks like he hit the brakes to me (look how the hood is pushed up from the nose diving under the rear of the other car). He was cruising pretty good though.
FoxStang
11-09-2010, 05:08 PM
Looks like he hit the brakes to me (look how the hood is pushed up from the nose diving under the rear of the other car). He was cruising pretty good though.
Or the car being slowed from the force of the impact, besides their designed to crumple that way.
lordairgtar
11-09-2010, 05:29 PM
First thing, let's hope the kid was insured, second, have your mom get to a doctor right away. You never know what problems are there, even if she's feeling OK.
03CVLX
11-09-2010, 05:43 PM
Yes, I hope so too. She was transported to the ER by Greenfield Fire. We were not gonna take any risks. She is ok, but very sore right now.
Red97GTP
11-09-2010, 07:13 PM
I know right where that is, 43rd and Coldspring. And yeah, it looks totaled. Hopefully she's ok, that was quite a hit!
jbiscuit
11-09-2010, 08:39 PM
I doubt he was doing 50 but he could have been doing say 40. 40 mph is hauling when the driver doesn't even tap the brakes! That's a lot of force at impact. Glad your mom is ok. I wouldn't doubt at all he was texting. Can't tell you how many people I see in rush hour traffic texting!
Russ Jerome
11-09-2010, 08:55 PM
, how do u not see someone stopped in front of u ??
Texting.
As much as I want to pit texters when I see them I know I cant, simply honking the horn next to them about sends them into oncoming traffic (innocent victoms).
yikes that looks pretty bad...glad she is ok...
so she was at a complete stop when dude hit her?
03CVLX
11-09-2010, 10:02 PM
Yep at a complete stop. She was southbound on 43rd. When I got there the Jetta was laying in a pile of rubble at the stop sign :rolf and my mom's Montego was pushed all the way thru the intersection and up two houses from the corner. :wow
For those not familliar with this intersection it is basically 4 lanes wide with no median. So the force of the hit pushed her thru 4 lanes of traffic plus two whole houses south of the intersection. I am sure she let her foot slip of the brake but that is still nuts.
My brother did slightly more damage to the family Jetta years ago. He was going 65 in a 55 and nailed a car that was going about 25.
If your mother was stopped, the kid was going at least 30. If she was moving, add 30 mph to her speed to get that kind of damage.
GHOSST
11-09-2010, 10:37 PM
My brother did slightly more damage to the family Jetta years ago. He was going 65 in a 55 and nailed a car that was going about 25.
If your mother was stopped, the kid was going at least 30. If she was moving, add 30 mph to her speed to get that kind of damage.
x2. Well above fender bender range = some speed.
BR3W CITY
11-10-2010, 07:34 AM
If I only saw ur moms ride, I would say maybe 35, but after seeing the pic of the kids car, I'm inclined to go higher, 45-50?
WI_Dave
11-10-2010, 07:55 AM
Texting.
As much as I want to pit texters when I see them I know I cant, simply honking the horn next to them about sends them into oncoming traffic (innocent victoms).
I almost got hit by an OLD LADY either dialing or texting last night on hywy Q. She was swerving into my lane and back at the curb, she even looked up at me but didnt put the phone down. My first thought was I should PIT this b!tch
03CVLX
11-11-2010, 09:21 PM
Pics from the body shop. Still somewhat crappy cell phone shots though.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/quasar3210/utf-8BSU1BRzAwMzEuanBn.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/quasar3210/utf-8BSU1BRzAwMjkuanBn.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/quasar3210/utf-8BSU1BRzAwMzAuanBn.jpg
I wonder if the back end of that car went up in the air.
03CVLX
11-11-2010, 10:20 PM
Would not surprise me. When I got there, there was a small metal folding cart and a phone book laying in the intersection, both were in the trunk of the car. Not exactly the two smallest or lightest things in her trunk. :rolf Oh and when I got to the body shop, the Jettas grille was all the way in the back of her trunk.
lordairgtar
11-11-2010, 11:43 PM
She could hang that Jetta grill in her garage as a souvenir.
BAD LS1
11-12-2010, 11:31 AM
Wow did that thing get killed! Do these late model fords have that inertia switch yet that someone would have had to find and reset to make the car driveable again?
FoxStang
11-12-2010, 03:07 PM
Wow did that thing get killed! Do these late model fords have that inertia switch yet that someone would have had to find and reset to make the car driveable again?
Yeah, its in the trunk... :rolf
Usually on Ford's they're in the front passenger side kick panel area.
03CVLX
11-12-2010, 05:49 PM
Yeah, it does... It's in the trunk. :rolf It was flatbedded by greenfield PD to the shop, It wouldn't start and I didn't feel like screwing with it.
any word from the insurance company? totaled or not?
DiscountRamps.com
11-13-2010, 02:12 AM
Looks like a big mess, I see it driving all the time, people just dont slow down or pay attention. Is everyone really in that big of a hurry?
03CVLX
11-15-2010, 09:19 PM
Got the estimate. $15,817.37 to repair it..
No official word but it's GAME OVER...
Plum Crazy
11-15-2010, 09:25 PM
16k worth of damage on a 6 year old car, yeah, its done.
Got the estimate. $15,817.37 to repair it..
No official word but it's GAME OVER...
WOW!!! time to start car shopping!!
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