My S2000 Roll Over Accident
#1
My S2000 Roll Over Accident
I was driving around 60 mph on a banked turn where the speed limit was 55, i know I know I was speeding. Anyways a woodchuck ran in front of me and I avoided it as my first instinct, lost control after hitting the gravel and flew off the road and rolled it three times. Both me and my passenger got out of the car on our own and walked away, car is totaled, but I do have a fractured skull and some fractured vertebrae in my neck. But I must say, this is one of the safest convertibles for roll over protection! So much that I will buy another one once winter is done.
I just wanted to post some pictures to hopefully show anyone that this is in fact a safe car and would recommend it to anyone. AND DON"T SWERVE FOR ANIMALS! I'd rather have replaced the front bumper than a whole new car.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...5_2154052_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...8_1925337_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...06_215908_n.jpg
This is the roll bar that saved my life
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...6_3959231_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...7_2157622_n.jpg
I just wanted to post some pictures to hopefully show anyone that this is in fact a safe car and would recommend it to anyone. AND DON"T SWERVE FOR ANIMALS! I'd rather have replaced the front bumper than a whole new car.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...5_2154052_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...8_1925337_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...06_215908_n.jpg
This is the roll bar that saved my life
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...6_3959231_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc...7_2157622_n.jpg
#3
Registered User
Wow, thank goodness you and your passenger are ok!!!
Sorry to hear about that - but at least you both are safe and the woodchuck survived!
It amazes me how well put together these cars are - not just for performance but for safety as well.
Hope your injuries don't get severe and hope you get a another S soon!
Sorry to hear about that - but at least you both are safe and the woodchuck survived!
It amazes me how well put together these cars are - not just for performance but for safety as well.
Hope your injuries don't get severe and hope you get a another S soon!
#4
Cracked skull and vertebrae? Ouch, man, ouch.
But alive is better than dead anyday. Here is to a quick recovery.
But alive is better than dead anyday. Here is to a quick recovery.
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#8
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WOW! You guys are very lucky. rolling a convertible doesn't always have a relatively happy ending.
I learned the hard way after sliding sideways on an interstate at 65mph to avoid a dog in the road and almost going over a bank that was 45% grade and filled with trees at the bottom....No animal is worth dying to avoid and most of the time, simple braking and praying that they little ####er moves is your best chance.
I ride motorcycles and this is what I have learned from near misses with deer. Swerving won't help because most of the time they change course just before impact anyway.
Next time, lay on the horn and hit the brakes, no swerving!
I learned the hard way after sliding sideways on an interstate at 65mph to avoid a dog in the road and almost going over a bank that was 45% grade and filled with trees at the bottom....No animal is worth dying to avoid and most of the time, simple braking and praying that they little ####er moves is your best chance.
I ride motorcycles and this is what I have learned from near misses with deer. Swerving won't help because most of the time they change course just before impact anyway.
Next time, lay on the horn and hit the brakes, no swerving!
#10
Originally Posted by JLUDE,Sep 1 2010, 06:35 AM
I ride motorcycles and this is what I have learned from near misses with deer. Swerving won't help because most of the time they change course just before impact anyway.
Next time, lay on the horn and hit the brakes, no swerving!