Crashed my Lexus today
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From: CA
Thats the dumbest thing I have heard today. Your giving him crap because he didn't stop/slow down to an extremely slow rate at a green light intersection so he can see both sides of traffic have came to a complete stop? Honestly i cross hundreds of intersections a month living in miami and there is like 1 every block, and I can tell you i dont slow down to see if someone is going to run the red. Accidents happen, tough luck, even if he wasn't looking at the cop he still probably would of hit the other car. how are you going to prevent some guy running a red? You never know when its going to happen, its an accident.
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Now to the thread poster. If your whole body shifted to the quarter panels thats a really bad sign, means it shifted the frame and they may have to pull it back. It sucks =/
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Now to the thread poster. If your whole body shifted to the quarter panels thats a really bad sign, means it shifted the frame and they may have to pull it back. It sucks =/
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From: NE
To the guys point about me not paying attention to cross traffic during my green light. I said the same thing to my wife last night. I said, "If that cop wouldn't have been there it's very possible I would have never been in this accident. I wouldn't have been looking down at my speed, or worrying about if the light was going yellow or not cuz at the point I was at I would have kept going anyway, it was too late to stop. I probably would have seen the old codger running the light and may have been able to stop".
Bottom line, he got the ticket and was totally at fault. I'm normally a very defensive driver and that's why I have avoided a few of these things already. I guess this time I was to worried I was within the law and got smoked because of it lol.
Bottom line, he got the ticket and was totally at fault. I'm normally a very defensive driver and that's why I have avoided a few of these things already. I guess this time I was to worried I was within the law and got smoked because of it lol.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Hill Country, TX
Thats the dumbest thing I have heard today. Your giving him crap because he didn't stop/slow down to an extremely slow rate at a green light intersection so he can see both sides of traffic have came to a complete stop? Honestly i cross hundreds of intersections a month living in miami and there is like 1 every block, and I can tell you i dont slow down to see if someone is going to run the red. Accidents happen, tough luck, even if he wasn't looking at the cop he still probably would of hit the other car. how are you going to prevent some guy running a red? You never know when its going to happen, its an accident.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: CA
Glad to see you are ok ub2slow. The car can be fixed. No worries..
Looks like Evitzee got some crap for suggesting defensive driving. I do not think he was giving crap to OP. I agree with him that we should all be driving defensively. The most unexpected thing happens at most inopportune time. There are dumb people out there who will pull infront of you at last second, change lanes without looking, take turns without looking, run red light etc... We need to drive defensively to protect ourselves and family.
Looks like Evitzee got some crap for suggesting defensive driving. I do not think he was giving crap to OP. I agree with him that we should all be driving defensively. The most unexpected thing happens at most inopportune time. There are dumb people out there who will pull infront of you at last second, change lanes without looking, take turns without looking, run red light etc... We need to drive defensively to protect ourselves and family.
With so many cars on the road these days, I'm suprised that there aren't more accidents. I have seen, and been involved in so many near misses that I've lost count. Everyone be careful, there are a lot of idiot drivers out there, and there is no way to avoid ALL of them ALL the time, it's just the law of averages.
Years ago I bought a new car, had it for 4 hours, and hit a buck deer on a rural highway, completely smashed my then new car, and killed the deer
I was injured slightly as well. It just goes to show you never know what can happen, once you get behind the wheel.
Years ago I bought a new car, had it for 4 hours, and hit a buck deer on a rural highway, completely smashed my then new car, and killed the deer
I was injured slightly as well. It just goes to show you never know what can happen, once you get behind the wheel.
With so many cars on the road these days, I'm suprised that there aren't more accidents. I have seen, and been involved in so many near misses that I've lost count. Everyone be careful, there are a lot of idiot drivers out there, and there is no way to avoid ALL of them ALL the time, it's just the law of averages.
Years ago I bought a new car, had it for 4 hours, and hit a buck deer on a rural highway, completely smashed my then new car, and killed the deer
I was injured slightly as well. It just goes to show you never know what can happen, once you get behind the wheel.
Years ago I bought a new car, had it for 4 hours, and hit a buck deer on a rural highway, completely smashed my then new car, and killed the deer
I was injured slightly as well. It just goes to show you never know what can happen, once you get behind the wheel.
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Defensive driving is a must I agree and normally I'm very aware of every angle and drive defensively while agressive as well lol.
Good news is, the body shop ordered the parts today, no damage to the engine or radiator as thought originally. Fluid was from the windshield washer and that was the only thing internally damaged well and the fuse box needs replaced. So this means I need to drive my style for the 1st 1,000 miles to get it set to me right?? Body shop is slow right now so they will do my car as soon as the parts are in. Probably end of next week I'll be back in it.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Good news is, the body shop ordered the parts today, no damage to the engine or radiator as thought originally. Fluid was from the windshield washer and that was the only thing internally damaged well and the fuse box needs replaced. So this means I need to drive my style for the 1st 1,000 miles to get it set to me right?? Body shop is slow right now so they will do my car as soon as the parts are in. Probably end of next week I'll be back in it.
Thanks for the well wishes.
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From: Hill Country, TX
Good news is, the body shop ordered the parts today, no damage to the engine or radiator as thought originally. Fluid was from the windshield washer and that was the only thing internally damaged well and the fuse box needs replaced. So this means I need to drive my style for the 1st 1,000 miles to get it set to me right?? Body shop is slow right now so they will do my car as soon as the parts are in. Probably end of next week I'll be back in it.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Thanks for the well wishes.
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