Iva wrote:
> 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
I can't be happy about your wreck, but you have strongly supported two
of my arguments that have been challenged here.
Yes, you can get rear-ended with absolutely nothing to do about it
regardless of experience or driving style, and yes, you can be hit from
the rear without hitting your head on that evil roll bar. ;-)
Again, glad to hear that you were not injured badly. That is the truly
important thing.
Pat
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