Pat wrote:
> Iva wrote:
> > Well, I got rear-ended last night while I was at a full stop, with
all
> > lights on, and there was absolutely NOTHING I could have done
about
> > it. I was taking a right turn and had to stop to yield to
traffic. I
> > sat there for less than 10 seconds waiting for traffic to clear
and
> > then the moron in the black Dodge Ram truck behind me hit my car.
If
> > I had pulled forward, I would have been nailed by the oncoming
traffic
> > and there was no room to go sideways in either direction.
> >
> > His bumper caught the exact middle of my license plate - creased
the
> > trunk lid, bowed in the rear finish panel and (apparently) bent
the
> > floor of the trunk upwards. Even popped off the plastic surround
on
> > the trunk release lever and pushed in the trunk lock cylinder
about
> > 3/4". Fortuantely I had not disabled the trunk release inside the
> > cabin.
> >
> > The only way I could have seen him coming was if I'd been standing
> > next to my car looking backwards in the pouring rain so don't
expect
> > me to buy into your statement above.
> >
>
> I hate to hear about that, even if it does support my argument. You
have
> not even had the car for long.
Only since the end of June. ;-(
> That is really the only thing that chapped my ass about Bill's post,
the
> insinuation that I could have done something about getting
rear-ended by
> changing my driving style, presumably to his own.
>
> You are also in PA, same as Bill, and I notice that it was a Dodge
Ram
> that hit you. That is also the type of truck that hit me, a pickup
truck.
> Apparently Bill only considers the largest fleet vehicles to be
"trucks".
>
> It sounds like you took a fairly hard hit, yet no mention of
injuries,
> of which I am glad.
> I have a feeling that the sheet metal that Bill so quickly
discounted
> did a better job of protecting you than a single rear motorcycle
wheel
> would have.
Fortunately, it was a low speed impact and the only thing I've noticed
is a pulled/sore muscle in my back. At least I didn't aggravate the
problem in my left wrist from the last accident!
> To open up another can of worms, I know that you have a roll bar
> installed. It was stated by at least one person on here that roll
bars
> are a bad idea for the street because you will hit your head on them
if
> you are rear-ended. Did that occur last night?
Nope, my head never came near the roll bar. Actually, the roll bar
installed in the '04 sits above the top of the seats, and I'm
vertically challenged <G> so my head did not hit it.
> Good luck on the repairs, insurance and overall PITA involved with
this,
So far the insurance company has been fine - he has the same carrier
so I don't anticipate any problems. The only aggravating part will be
that I have to get a rental car while Vixen is being fixed.
Thanks!
Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata
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