It's happened again

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
02/28/2016 at 12:22 • Filed to: None

We seem to be having poor luck with cars lately. The Explorer was whacked on Friday. The good news is that my wife and daughter are fine. The other good news is there’s now even more incentive for the Ford body shop to repaint that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The bad news is that we now have two wrecked vehicles, one in repair, the other needing repair.

It was a typical rush-hour incident. One bonehead cuts off another bonehead who unnecessarily slams on the brakes causing my wife to slam on the brakes causing the knucklehead in the back to rear-end my wife. The only injuries were bruises from the airbag going off in the last car.

From the back it looks like it will need a new hatch, new bumper and cover, and new muffler.

From the side, it looks like new paint on a portion of the quarter panel and a new tail light. The pic is too low to show the big paint chip and small crack in the light housing.

From underneath, it looks like the rear well will need to be cut out and replaced. This is where the spare tire is hiding.

The Hyundai didn’t fare as well. The damage extends to the driver’s door.

The first hour waiting for the police was rather uneventful. Traffic was still heavy, so even though we had a lot of rubbernecking going on, it really didn’t slow down the traffic much.

Once traffic started picking up, things started to get sketchy. There were several near-misses as the rubberneckers snapped to attention and had to slam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending slower traffic. We thought things would get better once the officer arrived. We were wrong. We were halfway through the paperwork when we heard the screech of tires and cars slamming into each other.

The officer didn’t even flinch. He was finally prompted into motion when he realized that the people weren’t moving their cars out of traffic. That’s when he walked over and started yelling at them to get their cars off the road.

The Galant took the worst of it - damaged on both ends. The car in the front was a red Challenger. The officer called for another unit to deal with that wreck while he finished working on my wife’s. He did say he felt sorry for the guy with the Galant. The SUV driver probably didn’t have insurance. Her rear bumper cover was held on with duct tape.

And so, we get to start the week with another visit by our insurance adjuster. The only upside is that neither of our wrecks were our fault. No rate increases for us!

DISCUSSION (23)

boredalways > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 12:39

glad everyone is ok

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 12:49

Wow, I’m impressed how well the Explorer held up with the amount of damage thats on the Hyundai.

TheRealBicycleBuck > boredalways
02/28/2016 at 12:53

Thanks.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
02/28/2016 at 12:54

The officer’s comment was, “Damn, Explorers are tough.”

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 12:56

What rotten luck. All that matters is that precious cargo, though. Good no one was hurt.

Brickman > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 13:00

Another Opponaut that lives in Louisiana? :D

Such terrible drivers though.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis
02/28/2016 at 13:10

Built Ford Tough hell yeah lol

MM54 > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 13:16

That sucks, but at least the damage looks to be cosmetic, and fairly easily fixed at that - I’d be curious to see if they replace the hatch or not (though it’s hard to tell from the picture).

The other guy, not so much.

You should have seen the toyota that rear-ended and totaled my ‘03 crown vic. It was a similar case where the damage to the hitter was orders of magnitude greater than the hitee. It was offset much like your incident.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 13:19

i know crumple zones are for safety but damn that hyundai got wrecked from what i assume was a low speed crash

Matt Nichelson > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 13:26

Glad y’all are ok. Interstate accidents are always scary. I know MS drivers suck, but LA drivers are downright crazy. There’s a section of I-59 between I-10 and Gause in Slidell where people just seem to forget how to drive. I’ve seen several accidents in that short stretch of interstate.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 13:33

That’s the first wrecked 2016 Tucson I’ve seen. Not surprised by how poorly it held up. Glad your family was ok.

TheRealBicycleBuck > MM54
02/28/2016 at 13:53

The entire door is tweaked. There’s a considerable gap on the driver’s side. It may be repairable with just a new skin, but we’ll see.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Matt Nichelson
02/28/2016 at 13:55

There are multiple wrecks here every day. One of the reasons it took so long to get an officer was a wreck a few miles away which required life flight. It’s no wonder our insurance rates are so high.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
02/28/2016 at 13:56

It was fairly low speed, probably less than 30 mph at the time of impact.

TheRealBicycleBuck > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
02/28/2016 at 13:58

Thanks.

The Hyundai looks so bad because the crumple zones did their job. The only injuries were from the airbag.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Brickman
02/28/2016 at 13:58

Been here for about 9 years. I was shocked at how much our insurance increased.

MM54 > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 14:02

I’d imagine they’ll replace it then, didn’t see that the whole thing was crooked

TheRealBicycleBuck > MM54
02/28/2016 at 14:05

Not the best pic to show all the damage.....

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 14:53

Wouldn’t surprise me if the Hyundai is totaled, not that that’s your concern. Hopefully the explorer can get fixed good, and you can get your WRX back soon.

Matt Nichelson > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 15:11

Yeah I hear it’s bad from that standpoint. Florida is the same way. I’m a claims adjuster and it’s bad enough here with how busy we are. I couldn’t imagine being one there.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 15:43

dang hyundai got wrecked. Shows why u buy MURICAN!!

Kinja'd!!!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/28/2016 at 16:07

Glad everyone is OK. Can’t believe that set off your airbags though!

TheRealBicycleBuck > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
02/28/2016 at 16:10

The Explorer’s airbags didn’t go off. Only the Hyundai’s.

Thanks being glad!