screamin_weasel Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 i once heard a volvo doing 30 mph had more inertia than Jupiter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have to cycle to work now! not that is too far... its only one thing... On the way home, there is a LARGE and LONG hill, going up that thing is not the easiest thing you could do. BTW. im going to work soon, in about 30~ minutes :S good luck with that hill! (altho it must be fun going down it on the way to work!) Funnily enough, the old concrete ones in our street were only £666 and some pence a few years back. Parents had to pay for one after their Volvo 740 estate skidded on black ice (going only a few mph), mounted the kerb, climbed the 2 foot rise to the lamppost and promptly flattened it. The car needed it's tracking sorting out and a replacement gas strut for the bumper. Only other damage it had was a scratch on the bumper. the one i had the good fortune to run over was a 3-in-1 lamp post in singapore. it not only had a lamp, it also had a yellow flashing ball as well as a pedestrian crossing sign on it as well. and i had the good fortune to run over it in a toyota whose front end promptly caved in. wish i was in a volvo instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walton_County_Firefighter Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Well this happened right beside our station......damn kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 they... torched that?! beside a station?!?!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Why didn't you put it out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sturgis Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k261/trisha_17_5/MyPictures0005.jpg Well this happened right beside our station......damn kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Looks like it was the station 'beater' judging by the cops' smiles! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terrorist killer Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Has anyone noticed how most of these crashes have come from street racing and going over the speed limit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 How insightful o great teacher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Has anyone noticed how most of these crashes have come from street racing and going over the speed limit? Actually they are not caused by going over the speed limit or street racing. They're caused by the driver driving over his or hers ability. Speed doesn't cause accidents they only make them more severe. Edited July 19, 2008 by Moriquende Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Every accident I have been in has happened below the speed limit. One of them I was doing about 2mph. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I once hit some ice on a sharp corner in a land rover. I was only doing about 15mph (cos it was icy). I (very slowly) slid of the road and onto the grass then one of the front wheels slipped into an irigation ditch and the landie tipped gracefully into it with hardly any damage. Unfortunately, a big tow truck arrived and couldn't get the Landie out so, instead, dragged it for nearly a mile to the end of the ditch. The result was £9,000 of damage to the Landie (bodywork, chassis, axles, roof etc), thus writing it off. Oh how I laughed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robinio Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 This is how i look now one teeth out 2 loose, thinking about getting a gold teeth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
askeytheman Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Robinio, we've all told you about eating the rocks! How did that happen in a car accident? Steering wheel? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robinio Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 yeah, the wheel, now i have to eat soft food for 2 weeks... thats means ICE CREAM! no seriusly i had no belt + the sun blinded me kinda much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Every accident I have been in has happened below the speed limit. One of them I was doing about 2mph. Ah. Speed doesn't kill. Suddenly coming to a stop kills Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 i just wate for marlowe to put up the pics of all of his crashes. *Sobs uncontrollably* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moriquende Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 no seriusly i had no belt Then you bloody deserve it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKurodaVagrant Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 (edited) This one's my little bit of pride and joy. I was the copilot: In the last one is my friend, the pilot. We have since learned that Chevy Luminas do not make very good planes. I think our air-time might have rivaled that of early test flights of the Wright brother's plane prototypes. Accident specifications: Location: Over raised traintracks on a back road. They were on a short hill that is about 6' tall, and the road dips steeply after that point. Launch speed: 70 MPH (estimated) Arc description: 12' max height, 90' until touchdown. What stopped the car: Axle broke on impact, 120' of sliding. 3 trees hit, the first being about 1.5' in diamater and the remaining two about 6" in diameter. Injuries sustained: 3/4" long cut on forehead, small evulsion on right side of jawline just below my ear, small nick on my right pec. All have healed very nicely since, leaving character-giving but not noticeable scars. My friend was luckier, since he only had some bruising from the airbag, IIRC. We were lucky to make it out alive, let alone in our condition. Reason: Idiocy of youth. Punishment: Nothing for me, reckless driving for my friend. This accident has since been given its own sign; by the train tracks there is now a nice official sign with a car flying over railroad tracks with a big X over it. Edited August 2, 2008 by TheKurodaVagrant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tom lawson Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 This accident has since been given its own sign; by the train tracks there is now a nice official sign with a car flying over railroad tracks with a big X over it. You need a picture of the sign to make the story! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKurodaVagrant Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 You need a picture of the sign to make the story! One of these days when I travel down that road again (it's somewhat out of the way) I'll take a snapshot with my camera. I laughed maniacally when my friend told me about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robinio Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Then you bloody deserve it. i was going downhill on a small "road" about 20 km/h Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 i was going downhill on a small "road" about 20 km/h His point: you had to buckle up! Your point: fail. There is no excuse for not wearing a seatbelt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night_raven Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Sorry to revive a dead thread; A whole 1 ton of Ford Fusion balancing on two wheels, ... btw i was in that car on the passenger side. Pics got sent to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chimpy Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 How'd that happen!? Reversing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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