So I was in an accident

"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
07/16/2017 at 19:45 • Filed to: None

I was in a car, we are all fine. Corolla turned left in front of us and then just...stopped in the middle of the road. Hit him hard enough to spin the car 180 degrees and then it rolled to where it was in photos. The lexus we were in needs a new hood and bumper at min. A fender as well, but it might have frame damage. We will see monday.

4 of us were going to a cottage weekend. Had to turn around, grab MY lexus and unload and reload the car.

Fucking retard drivers who dont check if its clear and then go and stop in the middle of an intersection.

DISCUSSION (20)

RPM esq. > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 19:50

You’re about to be very surprised at how many things behind that bumper are going to need to be replaced...I sure was when something similar happened to me.

I’m glad everyone is OK.

bob and john > RPM esq.
07/16/2017 at 19:52

Not really. A closer look after showed the passenger fender was shifted back, so im thinking frame damage which would write it off. Either way, i was just a passenger.

RPM esq. > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 19:56

I know it’s not your car, I guess the “you’re” was intended collectively. I didn’t have any frame damage but insurance ended up buying a surprise radiator and intercooler and parking sensor and garage door module and and and ... when this happened to me. I guess that might write off an older Lexus too, unfortunately.

Captain of the Enterprise > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 19:59

I’m glad everything is okay.

404 - User No Longer Available > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 19:59

It did look like the hit was pretty hard, but no bags went off?

Glad everyone’s OK, though.

bob and john > RPM esq.
07/16/2017 at 19:59

Rad and cooler were fine. We drove it 20 miles home after. Just a shitty situation.

bob and john > 404 - User No Longer Available
07/16/2017 at 20:01

Nope. We actually drove it back to his house and left it there and took my car

fintail > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 20:10

This is the kind of shitty driving I would expect from a Vancouver Corolla driver, too. I know ON can be very similar from a demographic standpoint.

jimz > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 20:12

the front fenders are bolt-on, they’re not structural like the rear quarter panels. it’s probably fixable depending on the value of the car.

And yes, I despise people who just stop like that for any (non-emergency) reason. Just today I saw someone ahead of me slow to a crawl in the right-center lane of a 4-lane highway. Why? because they needed to turn around and decided the best course of action was to stop and then cut across two more lanes to reach the crossover in the median.

Which is stupid, because divided boulevards in Michigan have crossovers every 750-1000 ft. If you miss the crossover you needed, just change lanes normally and go to the next one. But no, these idiots can’t think past the ends of their noses.

Kinja'd!!!

bob and john > jimz
07/16/2017 at 20:16

Im aware the panels are bolt on. Im hoping they just slid back in the mounting points because they didnt look damaged otherwise.

jimz > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 20:28

yeah that’s why I mentioned it. they’re pretty thin and can “tear” away from the fastening points pretty easily. Looking at the type of impact, the first structural element to go would be the crumple zone of the front subframe horns; your Lex doesn’t even look like it hit hard enough to start to collapse those.

bob and john > jimz
07/16/2017 at 20:29

Air bags didnt even go off lol

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 21:26

Glad everyone is okay.

Just the other night, I had an idiot old lady in a Hyundai Elantra make a right turn without looking right in front of me and also just stop and look at me like a doofus-deer-caught-in-the-headlights.

I stood on the brakes and came within 2 feet of hitting her.

Lucky for her *I* was paying attention.

I angrily motioned for her to just go ahead in front of me... and then I watched her proceed through a red light at the next intersection.

Friggin’ incompetent doofus idiot driver that sounds like the same type of incompetent idiot doofus driver who turned in front of you...

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
07/16/2017 at 22:24

Shit like this makes me want to kill ppl.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 22:30

OR DISABLE THE A/C IN THEIR CARS, HOMES AND WORKPLACES!!!

bob and john > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
07/16/2017 at 22:42

No, kill

2 weeks ago a rider in the community passed because someone couldnt wait long enough to do a uturn and cut in front of her from the right lane. She died on the scene. The driver? A reckless driving ticket. A life is worth $400 and a slight jump in insurance. If thats the case I need a big bank loan, a large pick up truck, and a list.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > bob and john
07/16/2017 at 22:49

You’ll end up like Arya Stark:

Kinja'd!!!

pip bip - choose Corrour > bob and john
07/17/2017 at 06:50

ouch.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > bob and john
07/18/2017 at 08:47

Always a fucking Corolla.

CalzoneGolem > bob and john
07/19/2017 at 12:12

That Corolla is dead.