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RIP My Honda Civic EX (Wrecked)
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To the OP. glad your sister is OK. That's all that matters. You can always get another car.
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Not harsh at all.
You screw up, put someome else at mortal risk and destroy some other person's property and you don't have a whole lot coming.
There is a distiction between carelessness and an accident that should be made.
Running a red light is either careless or arrogant.
Really? Perhaps his brakes failed? Until the cops figure why or how they ran that red light there is one reason right there it may be purely an accident. It's up to the cops to figure what happened.
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Not harsh at all.
You screw up, put someome else at mortal risk and destroy some other person's property and you don't have a whole lot coming.
There is a distiction between carelessness and an accident that should be made.
Running a red light is either careless or arrogant.
Really? Perhaps his brakes failed? Until the cops figure why or how they ran that red light there is one reason right there it may be purely an accident. It's up to the cops to figure what happened.
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Not harsh at all.
You screw up, put someome else at mortal risk and destroy some other person's property and you don't have a whole lot coming.
There is a distiction between carelessness and an accident that should be made.
Running a red light is either careless or arrogant.
It isn't an accident.
It is everyone's responsibility to pay attention when they drive.
When someone causes a collision, as the driver of the pickup did, he has little sympathy coming.
He injured a woman and destroyed someone's personal property.
He might have killed the woman in the Cic.
Any injuries he might have received will remind him to pay better attention when operating a motor vehicle.
Thats very harsh and ignorant. You do not know WHAT caused the accident. What if he had a medical situation, like a heart attack or some other medical emergency? Does that mean he deserved the heart attack and deserve to be in a wreck?
Man you are pretty cold saying things like that without knowing the whole story. IF we knew the answer and they were texting and what not, well then yes he deserves to pay the consequences but you should never just wish harm against another person.
Not harsh at all.
You screw up, put someome else at mortal risk and destroy some other person's property and you don't have a whole lot coming.
There is a distiction between carelessness and an accident that should be made.
Running a red light is either careless or arrogant.
It isn't an accident.
It is everyone's responsibility to pay attention when they drive.
When someone causes a collision, as the driver of the pickup did, he has little sympathy coming.
He injured a woman and destroyed someone's personal property.
He might have killed the woman in the Cic.
Any injuries he might have received will remind him to pay better attention when operating a motor vehicle.
Thats very harsh and ignorant. You do not know WHAT caused the accident. What if he had a medical situation, like a heart attack or some other medical emergency? Does that mean he deserved the heart attack and deserve to be in a wreck?
Man you are pretty cold saying things like that without knowing the whole story. IF we knew the answer and they were texting and what not, well then yes he deserves to pay the consequences but you should never just wish harm against another person.
First: I hope you recover from your car loss and your sister has a speedy recovery.
Second:
I was taught in many driving schools that holding the steering wheel in certain ways can increase the chance of broken bones when the air bag actuates. By chance, would you know or have a guess how she was holding the steering wheel or how the injury occurred?
Second:
I was taught in many driving schools that holding the steering wheel in certain ways can increase the chance of broken bones when the air bag actuates. By chance, would you know or have a guess how she was holding the steering wheel or how the injury occurred?
Originally Posted By: Coprolite
By chance, would you know or have a guess how she was holding the steering wheel or how the injury occurred?
Says she was honking and that is the result. She has a bad habit of honking at every stupid thing that happens on the road instead of keeping both hands on the steering wheels and drive / avoid the accident. The horn / air bag area was cracking as a result of all the times she slammed her hand on the horn with all her furry. LOL.
I told her, had she not been honking, she would have walked away from this accident with only seat belt rash.
By chance, would you know or have a guess how she was holding the steering wheel or how the injury occurred?
Says she was honking and that is the result. She has a bad habit of honking at every stupid thing that happens on the road instead of keeping both hands on the steering wheels and drive / avoid the accident. The horn / air bag area was cracking as a result of all the times she slammed her hand on the horn with all her furry. LOL.
I told her, had she not been honking, she would have walked away from this accident with only seat belt rash.
Originally Posted By: dwcopple
Si seats? Or covers? Yeah, that's totaled for sure. Sorry dude. Hope everyone is doing well.
Actual authentic Si seats and rims from my 07 Civic Si that got repo'd last year. I swapped out several suspension pieces and a few other things before it got towed away.
Si seats? Or covers? Yeah, that's totaled for sure. Sorry dude. Hope everyone is doing well.
Actual authentic Si seats and rims from my 07 Civic Si that got repo'd last year. I swapped out several suspension pieces and a few other things before it got towed away.
Back on topic - that looks like a nasty crash. While even a minor injury is cause for concern, it looks like the Civic did exactly what it was designed to do: sacrifice itself to protect the people inside.
For that, I would be grateful.
And I'll try to keep my hands at the 10 and 2 as the designers intended...
For that, I would be grateful.
And I'll try to keep my hands at the 10 and 2 as the designers intended...
Poor person gets hurt the and the armchair weenies come out who in real life are likely demure and let there anger out about bad drivers.
No one really knows much except the driver apparently ran a red light for reasons unknown.
Glad your sis is alright. The Civic is junk and I would not want that back, body shops never make it right they make it roll with a facade of looking good.
No one really knows much except the driver apparently ran a red light for reasons unknown.
Glad your sis is alright. The Civic is junk and I would not want that back, body shops never make it right they make it roll with a facade of looking good.
Sorry to hear about the car, but the ONLY thing that matters here is that your sister is ok. The car did its job of protecting her.
Matetial things can always be repaired or replaced, loved one cannot.
Matetial things can always be repaired or replaced, loved one cannot.
Have you ever heard of a reasonably maintained braking system failing without warning?
I've never heard of such an event.
I have heard of people driving around with marginal brakes for weeks on end because they say they're either too busy or too broke to get them fixed.
I've never heard of such an event.
I have heard of people driving around with marginal brakes for weeks on end because they say they're either too busy or too broke to get them fixed.
You may consider me both harsh and ignorant.
However, the facts of the accident are what they are.
The driver of the pickup violated the intersection and hit the Civic, causing injuries to the driver of the Civic.
No violaton of the intersection by the driver of the truck, no accident.
Simple as that.
Any mitigating factors offered by the driver of the pickup do not change the facts of the event.
However, the facts of the accident are what they are.
The driver of the pickup violated the intersection and hit the Civic, causing injuries to the driver of the Civic.
No violaton of the intersection by the driver of the truck, no accident.
Simple as that.
Any mitigating factors offered by the driver of the pickup do not change the facts of the event.
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Back on topic - that looks like a nasty crash. While even a minor injury is cause for concern, it looks like the Civic did exactly what it was designed to do: sacrifice itself to protect the people inside.
For that, I would be grateful.
And I'll try to keep my hands at the 10 and 2 as the designers intended...
Actually, I have been told NOT to do that anymore...with airbags, 9 and 3 are safer.
Back on topic - that looks like a nasty crash. While even a minor injury is cause for concern, it looks like the Civic did exactly what it was designed to do: sacrifice itself to protect the people inside.
For that, I would be grateful.
And I'll try to keep my hands at the 10 and 2 as the designers intended...
Actually, I have been told NOT to do that anymore...with airbags, 9 and 3 are safer.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Actually, I have been told NOT to do that anymore...with airbags, 9 and 3 are safer.
That's what they say. My regular car is (yay!) airbag-free so I get to keep my hand on the spokes for cruising; 10 and cigarette while smoking; 9 and 3 for in-town; or choice of 11 and 6 or 8 and 12 when things look like they're going to get a bit hairy. Left on 11 or left on 1 are also quite comfortable and allow for quick response. Really, there are lots of good places to put your hands without an airbag.
There's got to be a better place to stick a freaking airbag than on the steering wheel where it can break bones.
Actually, I have been told NOT to do that anymore...with airbags, 9 and 3 are safer.
That's what they say. My regular car is (yay!) airbag-free so I get to keep my hand on the spokes for cruising; 10 and cigarette while smoking; 9 and 3 for in-town; or choice of 11 and 6 or 8 and 12 when things look like they're going to get a bit hairy. Left on 11 or left on 1 are also quite comfortable and allow for quick response. Really, there are lots of good places to put your hands without an airbag.
There's got to be a better place to stick a freaking airbag than on the steering wheel where it can break bones.
Guys, she didn't break her hand due to not having her hands on the steering wheel, regardless of the position. She broke her hand because he was honking at the driver during the crash INSTEAD of holding onto the wheel with both hands and steering to avoid the collision. simple as that.
Originally Posted By: dwcopple
how did you have a car repo'd?
Bankruptcy and the car was tied into the whole mess. READ THE SMALL FINE PRINT BEFORE YOU SIGN ANYTHING. Learn from my mistake. Paid 20 grand for a car only to have it taken away by the court.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Because you essentially stole them.
I took what was mine, seeing as I paid for those rims and seats. I almost took out the entire engine / transmission, body panels, the whole interior, etc and wanted to leave just the shell on blocks for the repo man to pickup but my lawyer advised against doing that as the bank could sue.
They didn't seem to mind the different color seats / different rims, so all is well on my end.
how did you have a car repo'd?
Bankruptcy and the car was tied into the whole mess. READ THE SMALL FINE PRINT BEFORE YOU SIGN ANYTHING. Learn from my mistake. Paid 20 grand for a car only to have it taken away by the court.
Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Because you essentially stole them.
I took what was mine, seeing as I paid for those rims and seats. I almost took out the entire engine / transmission, body panels, the whole interior, etc and wanted to leave just the shell on blocks for the repo man to pickup but my lawyer advised against doing that as the bank could sue.
They didn't seem to mind the different color seats / different rims, so all is well on my end.
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Have you ever heard of a reasonably maintained braking system failing without warning?
I've never heard of such an event.
Sure. Master cylendars do fail and can fail without warning. Brake lines can be rusty and fail under hard braking (happened to my Dad and the car was maintained well). Heck, when I had my Mustang I lost a front wheel bearing out of the blue and took out the rotor. Luckilly i was going slow.
Also you don't know if the guy had a heart attack, stroke, blackout, etc. something similar happened to a coworker. Her husband was driving, said he didn't feel well, pulled over and died of a heart attack. Luckilly he pulled over.
Until you know all the facts you really can't say what caused him to run the red light. And neither can I. If it was his negligence or ignorance, throw the book at him. If not, it truly was an accident.
The important thing is the OPs system is OK.
Have you ever heard of a reasonably maintained braking system failing without warning?
I've never heard of such an event.
Sure. Master cylendars do fail and can fail without warning. Brake lines can be rusty and fail under hard braking (happened to my Dad and the car was maintained well). Heck, when I had my Mustang I lost a front wheel bearing out of the blue and took out the rotor. Luckilly i was going slow.
Also you don't know if the guy had a heart attack, stroke, blackout, etc. something similar happened to a coworker. Her husband was driving, said he didn't feel well, pulled over and died of a heart attack. Luckilly he pulled over.
Until you know all the facts you really can't say what caused him to run the red light. And neither can I. If it was his negligence or ignorance, throw the book at him. If not, it truly was an accident.
The important thing is the OPs system is OK.
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