I just got rear-ended!

[glg]

Yeah, I know... there's a joke in this. "What happened? Did you end up in a gay bar by mistake?"

No.

There I was, driving home from work and heading onto an overpass. At the top of the overpass, I see cars slowing, so I slow too. By the time I reach the top of the overpass, everybody is stopped. So I stop behind the last car. I can see the traffic light at the bottom of the overpass, and that the line of stopped cars begins there.

Behind me is a grey Plymouth Voyager, (that my brother helped build, no doubt... but that's another thread.) The thing is coming up the hill very fast. Within a second, I realize, he's not stopping......

Instinctively, I slip it into Neutral; pull the park brake; push hard on the main brake, and brace for impact.

His brakes locked, and I heard his tires squeal for at least four seconds....

CRASH!!!

He managed to swerve to the side somewhat, and my passenger side rear end took the brunt of the collision. He ended up coming to a stop after hitting the curb, which was triple the normal height, since we were on an overpass. His bumper was actually lifting the passenger side of the car off the ground a bit.

He comes out of the car, swearing and cussing, and says to me, "you're not bad. I got the worst of it."

Very true, when you look at both the cars afterwards.

So he calls his dad. I call the cops.

Then he comes to the car and says, "So, how do you want to do this? My dad's on his way."

"Well," I started, "I guess we'll wait for your dad," knowing full well I'd rather wait for the cops.

The last time I was in an accident, was over 15 years ago. I was hit from behind then, also. That time, the impact sent me into the car ahead of me. This time, it hadn't. But somehow, I still got charged.

Seems Ontario law states that if you hit someone ahead of you, no matter WHAT the circumstances, you are at fault. I'd love to have given the kid a break, but I never got one fifteen years ago.

So the dad arrives, and makes the same offer, noting the "Italy" hat I had on. Seems he's Italian also. He then asked if I called the cops, and I inform him they are on their way. So he suggests we find a solution before they arrive, and get outa there.

What, and leave the scene of an accident? Sorry. I'm not going to jail to spare your kid getting charged.

Shortly afterwards, the cops do arrive. Two cars...

One parks in front of us, the other behind. The one behind surveys the scene, and takes note of the long skid marks. He pulls the other officer aside and lets him know about them.

The usual stuff at that point. What happened... gimme your license, insurance, registration info, blah blah.

The officer in front takes it to the cruiser and runs us both through the CPIC system (check to see if either of us are wanted for anything.) A while later, he leaves his vehicle, gets my home number, and walks over to the kid.

Charged with follow too closely. Dad is not happy. "I gonna fight it," he says.

"You have the right to contest the charge, if you wish," the officer says.

They leave.

Officer takes my statement, and I make sure to indicate that I heard his tires squealing for four seconds behind me, and that I was on the top of the overpass at a full stop at the time.

How fast was that kid going to be able to lay four-wheel skid marks for four seconds uphill???

I suspect I'll get a summons for court soon, since daddy vowed to fight it...


I guess the good thing is, I'm in one peice, as are the two people in the other car.






Now... the part that made this terrible day all worthwhile...



I get on my way, and head down this overpass to the traffic light at the bottom of it. The right lane is blocked with pylons, and a taxi is ahead of the pylons with a truck ahead of him. We all move into the left-turn lane to get around him, and as we pass...

... I see that the taxi has rammed the rear of this truck! ;D


LMFAO!!! I was just rear-ended, because of a traffic tie-up caused by another rear-end not even 500ft ahead of me!!! ;D






Unbelievable day....



Anybody have any Jeep parts for sale???

[FPN]

hehe that does sound unbelievable. I know a little bit about silly driving incidents too....a friend of mine barely clipped this guys car on a highway and this guy figures there is a need to swerve into the median and drive for a couple seconds destroying his car.

Then he decides to sue my friend.

[Awesomeness Reeker]

I got backed into at a light a few months ago by a useless vapid soccer mom. It would seem that she's one of those people who like to slip the minivan into park at a light...except she slipped it into reverse as noted by the reverse lights. I didn't care at the time since she wasn't in my lane (I was making a left), but when the light turned, she started creeping, and a loud honk came from the car behind her and like any moron, instead of noting her problem and shifting to a forward gear, she jerks the wheel and clips my front passenger side fender. No dent mind you, but some nice scratches that I haven't been able to get out and probably won't at this point.

[UCan]

That sucks man.

My first car was totaled by a bad driver. Thee worst feeling I've had so far in my life.

[Awesomeness Reeker]

There's a worse feeling than that UCan - totalling your first car and knowing it was totally your fault and that the only reason you got off at all is because the cop didn't even bother to get you license number because they were too busy dealing with the unfortunate person you hit who was driving home an uninsured new car from the lot.

Some would say that's dodging a bullet, and that she was asking for something like that to happen, but 10 years later that still bothers me.

[KiRkLaKeRs]

I saw a guy get rear-ended today...by a guy on a bicycle. Totally the bike rider's fault. He was okay, a little scraped up. Happened right next to me, so I heard it, but didn't see it happen. Sorry about your boo-boo GLG, glad you're all right.

[LTR]

Poor Jeep ...

My Tahoe can commiserate - this is no lie - last November, 2 DAYS after I pick it up from the dealer - 2 DAYS!!!!!!! I'm sitting at the ONE RED LIGHT in my town (I live in a VERY small town, they roll up the sidewalks at 8pm! ) thinking "Gee, this is the first time I'm driving this that it hasn't been raining" and BAM my Tahoe is a rockin'. I look in the rear view - I can see the back half of a smallish beige car.

Pull into the car dealership that sits there (of course, it's a Ford dealer *grin* ) and the little beige Neon pulls in behind me. 17 year old female driver - "Sorry - I saw my friend driving the other way and was leaning out the window to yell to her" *THUNK* My hitch has left a BIG hole in the hood of her car - actually I was surprised it wasn't stuck on the Tahoe! LOL And she says - "I'll call my Dad" - I say "I'll call the cops" she says "Do you have to?" I say "Yep" and go into the dealer to call the police (this is when I discover my cell is still sitting in the charger on the kitchen counter at home!) By the time I got back outside, the police were there - 2 cars for us too GLG .... maybe they figure rear end accidents have a higher probability of violence? *scratching head* We filled out the paperwork - she didn't get a ticket (her Daddy is a BIG SHOT in our area) *sigh* I went home and cried - but only because it was starting to look as if the vehicle that replaced the Caddy from H-E-double hockey sticks was going to be as bad as the Caddy! LOL

It's not, and I LOVE MY TAHOE!!!!!!

So, I can appreciate how you feel ... glad you're okay! The Jeep will forgive you - but I doubt the girls at Time Horton's will - or aren't you stopping after bike rides anymore? *evil grin*

[TheDominator]

eh, i'm not even going to bother reflecting on what happend to my car

too painful

[LTR]

thedominator said:

eh, i'm not even going to bother reflecting on what happend to my car

too painful

I'll spill about the Caddywreck if you spill about yours!

[anne25]

Hopefull the Dad will cool down and just let the kid pay the fine. Accepting responsibility for his actions would be a good learning experience.

I was hit from behind a few years back, I was stopped and a young guy plowed into my car, he hopped out of his car yelling something along the line of, "why the heck did you stop". I just pointed up to the red light.

There wasn't a lot of damage so he just gave me his license #, address and agreed to pay for the repairs.

[canucks]

Almost got T-boned the other day, the guy came to a stop at the stop sign, looked to the left and made a right turn without even looking.

[jon]

I was almost hit head on by another car last winter, if it wasn't for a tiny patch of open asphalt where the ice was melted by salt I'd never have stopped in time.

Granted it wasn't exactly my fault, I'm not the guy who was driving the wrong way down a one way street.

I've never been in an accident (knock on wood) but in this town it's such a collection of poor drivers I've had many many near misses.

[canesfan68]

glg, what year is your jeep? I'm in the process of buying a new car and my jeep will be retired... it's on it's last legs.... errr.... wheels.

[glg]

Canes, it's a 98. Just Cherokee, not the Grand.

lovethoserats said:

The Jeep will forgive you - but I doubt the girls at Time Horton's will - or aren't you stopping after bike rides anymore? *evil grin*

Well, they didn't say anything yesterday...

[IceStick77]

I was the guy in the taxi. My bad.

[glg]

icestick77 said:

I was the guy in the taxi. My bad.

Location: Kamloops, BC

Hell of a long drive to Ontario, don't ya think?

Must have been an important, rich fare...

[glg]

Some pics of the poor thing...


Even bent the bumper.


Note the cuts into the fender just in front of the tail light. Those are as sharp as a knife. I cut a peice of paper on them to prove it.


This is why the driver is thankful he swerved. Had he hit me straight on, this bike carrier would be through his window...

[TestSubjekt]

glg said:

I get on my way, and head down this overpass to the traffic light at the bottom of it. The right lane is blocked with pylons, and a taxi is ahead of the pylons with a truck ahead of him. We all move into the left-turn lane to get around him, and as we pass...

... I see that the taxi has rammed the rear of this truck! ;D

I knew there'd be a taxi in the equation somewhere. For the most part the whole lot of them are terrible drivers and yet that's what they do for a living.

[LTR]

Holy Crap GLG!!!!! Glad you're okay! Poor Jeep though!

[glg]

Yeah, it sucks.

But the good thing is, my insurance company won't even ask me to pay the deductible. The local shop is a "preferred" shop for them, and I've done business with them before with "VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"

(I miss my GN... )

They'll even arrange the rental car to pick me up there when I bring it in.

He's promised me that my rates and even claims record will NOT be affected by this.

*whew!*

I've been a good boy for them, never getting any tickets or accidents, and keeping damage claims down to a bare minimum. They SHOULD do this for me.

[Cheesy]

I've been in 2 rear ending accidents. Both because of weather, and both pretty much my fault.
I drive too fast, even when I'm not in a hurry. Can't resist.

For the 2nd accident though, the guy stopped at the stop sign and I was coming up behind him, and he wouldn't move. Had he moved (there were no cars coming, he was probably just chatting or something) it would've been avoided. I slammed by brakes, pulled up my e-brake and skid right on the ice. Bumped him fairly lightly, though. No damage to either car.

[GoalieGirl]

Kind of reminds me of how my minivan died last summer. I was driving through downtown, minding my own business on the way to the post office. Come to an intersection and it's a red light, so I pull to a stop, and BAM, a Jeep plows into me and slams me into the car in front of me. I had no clue it was coming, and I have to say, for some reason the sound of impact inside a car always seems way louder than it should be. Scared me half to death; I couldn't stop shaking for a good 10-15 minutes after it happened. The girl driving the Jeep comes out crying - she had to be around my age - and swears she thought the light turned green. Needless to say, called the cops, and the lady in front of me was totally pissed off, even though I was completely innocent. The van was totalled (smashed the front and back ends; had to climb out the passenger side door because the driver's side had been crunched.

On the plus side, I got my beloved Explorer out of it, but still...

[TyPenn613]

A year or two ago my roommate got hit fairly odd by a drunk. The catch is, the guy wasn't driving a car. For whatever reason, as drunk as he was, he was running in a full sprint. As best my roommate could tell, no one was chasing him.

Anyway, he is sitting at an intersection when the guy runs full fledge into the right rear quarter panel. He ends up plowing into the car so hard a good eight inches along the side is dented, not to mention the antenna is gone. He doesn't have a little compact car that would simply crumble either, this is an 80s Buick.

Nonetheless, as believe as things went the "jogger" goes to the ground unconscious, yet upon waking had no recollection of any such events.

[Awesomeness Reeker]

That ranks right up there with my cousin waking up curled up against the toilet oblivious to the fact that she shat all over the pool table and leading into the bathroom.

[parrothead]

Dude . . . you know my Jeep . . . I can get a line on parts if'n you want. I can pitch in an help ya fix it if you want, or are you goin' to a shop?

You still on Alma??