Show us your crash pics!!

[Munter]

Hasbeen said:

stuff

I think what you're actually complaining about is pedestrian impact legislation. Hard rigid bumpers would be a bad thing when impacting a leg. A relatively soft plastic bumper, would be a better thing to hit someone with. From the perspective of the person being hit with a car that is.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Hasbeen said:

Yes modern car crumple zones do a great job of protecting passengers, but at a high cost.

I think we differ on what we term "high cost". Paying the excess on a written off car and a higher insurance premium versus the risk of serious injury to my family in the car?

[baptistsan]

Slyone66 said:

FTO Vs 4X4 Transit.

I drove under it as it pulled out in front of me when I was about 20 feet from it doing 30mph.I managed to steer away from the front axle and hit it amidships punting it down the road tearing off the far side tyres. I went under up to the windscreen

I miss my FTO

Guess that was written off

[Dr Interceptor]

Hoped I’d never contribute. Today...

[J4CKO]

Aww bugger, what happened ?

Loos like it will repair fine, it comes to most of us at some point, I had my moment before Christmas but luckily had taken a company car.

[Sebring440]

Dr Interceptor said:

Hoped I’d never contribute. Today...

Your little Renault doesn't look too badly damaged. Was the big, bad Mustang driver speeding?

[Pericoloso]

Sebring440 said:

Dr Interceptor said:

Hoped I’d never contribute. Today...

Your little Renault doesn't look too badly damaged. Was the big, bad Mustang driver speeding?

The Doc owns the Mustang.

[loskie]

NSS

[Schmeeky]

Damn.. Hope you're ok Dr I.

Odd that it looks like no airbags deployed.

[Dr Interceptor]

No airbags, but plenty of bent metal. Lights were out, and the Clio turned right across me, had nowhere to go.



Not sure if the Mustang will be repaired. Bonnet, both front wings, headlights, whole front end. Rad pushed back two inches, airbox moved, and one of the chassis rails bent.

[steve2]

That’s sucks Doc, how old was the driver of the Clio ?

[Dr Interceptor]

steve2 said:

That’s sucks Doc, how old was the driver of the Clio ?

Mid thirties, same age as me. We were in the same class in primary school.

[Bonefish Blues]

Must have been good to bump into him after all those years.

[gowmonster]

Bonefish Blues said:

Must have been good to bump into him after all those years.

they should do a like button on here

[Dr Interceptor]

Bonefish Blues said:

Must have been good to bump into him after all those years.

Was certainly an unexpected clash

[DoubleD]

Pericoloso said:

Sebring440 said:

Dr Interceptor said:

Hoped I’d never contribute. Today...

Your little Renault doesn't look too badly damaged. Was the big, bad Mustang driver speeding?

The Doc owns the Mustang.

I think you missed the joke. You need a parrot, or whatever it is that the cool kids around here say.

[couragebest88]

Dr Interceptor said:

No airbags, but plenty of bent metal.

This may sound dumb as I know nothing about this stuff, but surely that should be enough of an impact to trigger your airbags? Such a beautiful car, you must be miffed, albeit safe

[pits]

Dr Interceptor said:

Hoped I’d never contribute. Today...

Hit so hard it ended up in Australia

[Codswallop]

couragebest88 said:

This may sound dumb as I know nothing about this stuff, but surely that should be enough of an impact to trigger your airbags? Such a beautiful car, you must be miffed, albeit safe

He was fine without the airbags, so what would have been the purpose of having them go off?

Airbags are a one time deal, and programmed to go off when needed, rather than inflate after any bump.

Plus airbags going off aren't exactly fun. They're bloody loud and unpleasant.

I once span my old MR2 into a wall. I was fine, no airbags deployed, but the car looked a mess. Given that I bounced off the wall into the road, the airbags were still ready if anyone else had driven into me.

[JCollins]

The bonnet on one of my works cars (a Bentley Flying Spur with 54k Miles on the clock of all things) decided that it would open itself at 35mph resulting in this...





Jesus fk did it made me jump!!