A few months ago I survived a car crash thanks to the 5 star safety rating of my car. Unfortunately I nearly bit my tongue off, the seat belt fractured my sternum and broke a rib and I also fractured my left tibia and suffered whiplash seriously reducing my ability to work out.
I will now no longer drive on country roads at excessive speeds. I’m glad to be alive and I know that if I had been driving most other cars I would be a dead man now. Instead of trapping legs under the steering wheel the chassis was designed to direct the impact of the engine block downwards. The car was obviously a write off. I have now purchased a car with less horse power, no turbo charger and two less cylinders. I have also put my motorcycle up for sale. Someone up there is watching over me.
Glad to be alive but even more glad that I didn’t hurt anyone else and I have finally learned my lesson(this is not my first write off.)
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
Glad you made it out.[/quote]
Thanks bud.
[quote]theBird wrote:
Good work buddy.
What car was it?
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Ford XR6 Turbo
Around 160 but around 90 when I hit the telegraph pole. Both front airbags deployed and windscreen smashed.
No. The telegraph pole was baiting me.
Sort of. Not much I can do really. This is actually the second time I’ve fractured my sternum and the second time I’ve fractured ribs. It’s pretty sore when you try to lift.
Just curious though, why/how did you lose control? Lost traction on a hill or curve? Didn’t know the terrain? Unexpected car/animal/person and you had to swerve?
Did you spin at all, or did you basically hit the brakes and end up just sliding in a straight line? (The latter would be my guess, considering Ford’s engineering)
I will now no longer drive on country roads at excessive speeds. I’m glad to be alive and I know that if I had been driving most other cars I would be a dead man now. Instead of trapping legs under the steering wheel the chassis was designed to direct the impact of the engine block downwards. The car was obviously a write off. I have now purchased a car with less horse power, no turbo charger and two less cylinders. I have also put my motorcycle up for sale.[/quote]
so much failure in that paragraph i feel ashamed even reading it.
[quote]beachguy498 wrote:
I was in one 2 years ago to the day, got rearended by a SUV. I still have neck and back issues as welll as a law suit going. Glad yours wasn’t worse.
On the motorcycle thing, I sold mine years ago after a close call. After that I had prenomintions about being killed on a bike, so it had to go.
Rob[/quote]
Same with me. I had so many close calls on my bike it’s not funny. As I said, someone up there is watching over me. Mine is a racing bike not really suitable for the road. If you know anything about bikes it’s a Husqvarna Supermotard(SM510), stock exhaust removed and a straight through added, throttle stop removed and the power chip installed.
Those who ride sports bikes don’t give me any shit about 510ccs. These bikes can beat a sports bike in the twisties anyday of the week.
[quote]WhiteSturgeon wrote:
Your injuries sound painful. You are lucky to be alive and that no one else was injured! I have 7 herniated discs thanks to a reckless driver. [/quote]
Yeah I’m just glad no one else was hurt, however this was a country road where you’re lucky to see another vehicle every 100ks.
Just curious though, why/how did you lose control? Lost traction on a hill or curve? Didn’t know the terrain? Unexpected car/animal/person and you had to swerve?
Did you spin at all, or did you basically hit the brakes and end up just sliding in a straight line? (The latter would be my guess, considering Ford’s engineering)
Did you have good visibility?[/quote]
Poor road conditions. I know a bad workman blames his tools but the bitumen was poorly maintained with all those road trains squashing it out of shape. I slid into the dirt on the side of the road and lost control.
Outside of an actual track, that’s about the safest way he could have done that. Eventually you learn what the car (and your driving) can and can’t handle. Well, not everyone learns.
Clearly driving too fast though. Some people learn a car’s limits, some people don’t. Sliding off the side of a road into a field is a very different thing than sliding into a tree or a ravine. One’s a good learning experience, the other, not so much.
How long did it take for someone to arrive at the scene of the accident?
How long did it take for someone to arrive at the scene of the accident?[/quote]
Ah…my licence is suspended for being an habitual offender. Fortunately the tow truck driver arrived first and I got a lift with him to town then a taxi to the hospital. Haven’t heard a thing yet from the boys in blue but I’m dreading receiving one of those letters from the police in the mail. Sometimes they come weeks later. Presumably when it’s a slow day for them they go back over their book and look for someone to charge. Did I mention this is the second sternum fracture? The doc said it looks like a chicken split down the middle with a cleaver.