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On August 29 2010 08:00 Fontong wrote:Oh god did the truck get practically zero damage? They should stop making such large cars, it really sucks for sedan drivers. Little sedans like that get totaled so easily when they get hit by trucks, even at speeds MUCH below 50. Same thing happened to my moms civic  Glad you are ok though.
theres a reason they get so fucked up
its called the "crumple zone"
the front and rear ends of sedans are designed to absorb impact, even tho it looks really messy even after low speed accidents
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On August 31 2010 08:43 alphafuzard wrote:Show nested quote +On August 29 2010 08:00 Fontong wrote:Oh god did the truck get practically zero damage? They should stop making such large cars, it really sucks for sedan drivers. Little sedans like that get totaled so easily when they get hit by trucks, even at speeds MUCH below 50. Same thing happened to my moms civic Glad you are ok though. theres a reason they get so fucked up its called the "crumple zone" the front and rear ends of sedans are designed to absorb impact, even tho it looks really messy even after low speed accidents
Yeah dude, I know about crumple zone already. So you are saying is that getting hit by a sedan = getting hit by a large truck?
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What a coincidence that it was your neighbor :/
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Hooray for crumple zones.
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This is why it is fucking scary when that kind of lady is driving pickups or SUV's.
Parents/SO's get them because it is safer for their lady/woman/girl driving. But it is significantly more dangerous for everybody else. In fact, in the majority of cases, the additional size does not even help protect them from anything.
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On August 31 2010 11:33 Fontong wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2010 08:43 alphafuzard wrote:On August 29 2010 08:00 Fontong wrote:Oh god did the truck get practically zero damage? They should stop making such large cars, it really sucks for sedan drivers. Little sedans like that get totaled so easily when they get hit by trucks, even at speeds MUCH below 50. Same thing happened to my moms civic Glad you are ok though. theres a reason they get so fucked up its called the "crumple zone" the front and rear ends of sedans are designed to absorb impact, even tho it looks really messy even after low speed accidents Yeah dude, I know about crumple zone already. So you are saying is that getting hit by a sedan = getting hit by a large truck?
... would you rather total your car, or die?
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Thank god your SC2 poster was fine...
...and everyone else involved of course 
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I always worry about getting rear-ended. Not because I'm worried of getting hurt but because I think it would be awkward especially for the person that hit a stopped car.
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On August 31 2010 14:46 dogabutila wrote:
This is why it is fucking scary when that kind of lady is driving pickups or SUV's.
Parents/SO's get them because it is safer for their lady/woman/girl driving. But it is significantly more dangerous for everybody else. In fact, in the majority of cases, the additional size does not even help protect them from anything.
This is something that makes me rage on a weekly basis. I drive a small car, a coupe, and you see a HUGE number of people these days driving massive 4WD's and SUVs. They have absolutely no desire to EVER use that car offroad. And when you ask people why the hell they have such a big car, they'll respond with "Its safer". Yeah, great, in a crash your gonna be safe, because your car has a big bullbar at the front and weighs 2 tonnes. That just makes it 10 times more dangerous for the poor person you hit in the smaller car because your a terrible driver.
I've had a few instances where someone in big vehicle has been really close to hitting me because they were not paying attention or are just terrible drivers, and each time I think about how rediculously unfair it is that they are allowed to take risks with other people's lives but not their own.
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On August 31 2010 18:54 Luddite wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2010 11:33 Fontong wrote:On August 31 2010 08:43 alphafuzard wrote:On August 29 2010 08:00 Fontong wrote:Oh god did the truck get practically zero damage? They should stop making such large cars, it really sucks for sedan drivers. Little sedans like that get totaled so easily when they get hit by trucks, even at speeds MUCH below 50. Same thing happened to my moms civic Glad you are ok though. theres a reason they get so fucked up its called the "crumple zone" the front and rear ends of sedans are designed to absorb impact, even tho it looks really messy even after low speed accidents Yeah dude, I know about crumple zone already. So you are saying is that getting hit by a sedan = getting hit by a large truck? ... would you rather total your car, or die?
So, if I would rather get hit by a sedan, that means I can't have crumple zones?
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