- Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:49 pm
#18135
I'd like to pay my last respects to my civic, driving on a back road on monday night, about 11pm, when i came around a blind corner and there was a deer standing in the middle of the road.
I hit the brakes, skidded across the road hitting the kerb, flew ten feet through the air, hit three trees coming to rest head-on against a tree.
Seen as it was a national speed limit road i was doing 50mph or thereabout, police reports indicate that the impact energy was equal to that of a 100mph collision given lateral energy and impact factors.
The car is obviously a complete wreck but I walked out of it with nothing more than some bruises on my leg and a cut on my arm - pretty much a miracle.
The police and hospital staff are adament that I should be dead, so in that respect the car saved my life.
The car gave me some of the best times in my life, and at the end of the day if there's something on the road then there's not much you can do about it at short notice. Although I dont have a civic anymore i'm gonna stick around on the forum - You guys are the nuts!
FRONT SHOT
LEFT SIDE COMPLETELY FUCKED
SIDE IMPACT BAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE
ALLOY SHATTERED, BRAKE DISC SHATTERED, EVEN THE CALIPER SNAPPED IN HALF
WHOLE AXLE TWISTED SO THE CAR IS WARPED (LOOK AT THE HANDBRAKE)
GEARBOX SNAPPED, HANDBRAKE VISIBLY SHIFTED
JUST A MESS. The battery was relocated to the glove box.
I can't believe I walked out of this.
I hit the brakes, skidded across the road hitting the kerb, flew ten feet through the air, hit three trees coming to rest head-on against a tree.
Seen as it was a national speed limit road i was doing 50mph or thereabout, police reports indicate that the impact energy was equal to that of a 100mph collision given lateral energy and impact factors.
The car is obviously a complete wreck but I walked out of it with nothing more than some bruises on my leg and a cut on my arm - pretty much a miracle.
The police and hospital staff are adament that I should be dead, so in that respect the car saved my life.
The car gave me some of the best times in my life, and at the end of the day if there's something on the road then there's not much you can do about it at short notice. Although I dont have a civic anymore i'm gonna stick around on the forum - You guys are the nuts!
FRONT SHOT
LEFT SIDE COMPLETELY FUCKED
SIDE IMPACT BAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE
ALLOY SHATTERED, BRAKE DISC SHATTERED, EVEN THE CALIPER SNAPPED IN HALF
WHOLE AXLE TWISTED SO THE CAR IS WARPED (LOOK AT THE HANDBRAKE)
GEARBOX SNAPPED, HANDBRAKE VISIBLY SHIFTED
JUST A MESS. The battery was relocated to the glove box.
I can't believe I walked out of this.
