I was making a left at a turn light intersection, the car to my right also making a left (two left turn lanes) was just SLIGHTLY faster than me through the intersection, and the car coming through the intersection from the left BARRELLED through the red light, and I hit my brakes in time, the car to my right was not so lucky...

of course, my big suburban likely shielded her from seeing the car approaching, and likely contributed to the wreck...

SCARY big mess...

I pulled over, and waited for the cops to explain everything that happened...

wow.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Glad to hear that you are safe. God willing the other guy will be ok.

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For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

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I'm glad this wasn't your Suburban:

Vidvir

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

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that had to be faked... I don't think a suburban would destruct like that...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

yeah, both parties appeared to be fine.
the lady that got hit had a fist sized burn on her shirt from the airbag, the girl that drove the at fault car, seemed dazed, but undamaged.

the lady that got hit, was VERY dazed from the accident, and was clutching her arm as the medics checked her out.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Glad to hear that everyone is going to be ok. God Bless.

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

The great escape part 2.

I'm glad you're OK John.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Good to hear you had lady luck on your side John !!
We may need to wrap you in cotton wool as we dont want to loose our DD super moderator !!!!

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Nope it's real. From Russia. It was a Nissan PU with a topper... that's where all the pieces came from.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Glad you saw what was coming and you trusted your feelings...

I had that happen a few years back...

I was approaching an intersection, in the left lane of a north-bound two-laner, the oncoming south-bound car was in the left-turn-only lane...just starting to "inch out" like he was deciding if he had enough time to cut across in front of me or not...

Something in the back of my head said "This guy is going to try it!" so I took my foot off the gas and was ready to mash the brakes if I had to.

However, the car that was on my right-rear corner bumper didn't see the numbnutz ahead of us and he just kept a-commin'...

Yep, you guessed it...on-coming numbnutz ALSO didn't see the guy behind and to the right of me and sure as the sun sets in the west, Numbnutz decides that heading east, across and in front of what he thinks is only one north-bounder isn't anything...

*POW!*

The new Eastener gets smacked in the passenger door by a 35mph North-bound right-laner and ends up watching the sun set in the west 'cause he's now parked 180° from where he thought he should be going...

The wife and kid are going ape-squirts 'cause they can't believe were not in the middle of it all and I'm sitting in a highly-digested-pile-of-fiber (not really) 'cause I just can't believe I didn't get into the middle of it too.

Nobody got hurt, but both cars were totaled...if I remember correctly, the dingus was driving a Cavalier and the North-bounder was driving a Saab...

I gave a statement to the cops and then was on my way. Don't know what happened to the other folks, but I'm sure the dumb@55 the cut across the lanes was the guilty one.

Trust your feelings and stay paranoid...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

That was a Nissan

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I am amazed that people believe that a vehicle can protect you in a crash. The only protection is avoidance. Even if you walk away the damage can show up years later. Same goes for trauma from many sources in our industrialized world.

Kerry, where do you find that stuff????

Gruesome!!!!

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

When crossing an intersection, would you prefer to be the pedestrian struck by a vehicle going 25 mph or in a vehicle being struck by the same car going the same speed?

If I remember correctly, the average person would be hit around knee level by the front of the vehicle, then carried onto the hood, with a head strike on the windshield at least midway (4') up the glass.

I question if perhaps you have personally tested this scenario?