AgFormula02

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Couple of points:

How was the other car hit? I did some diagrams and based on the damage (Mostly driver side) I can see that you did not hit him from the side. (That would have damaged the passenger side mostly.)

The way the other car was hit will tell the rest of the story. It doesn't matter if he darted out, if he managed to get in the lane and you rear ended him, it is failure to control speed. (Even if you were going the speed limit.)

Any pics of the other car?

AgFormula02

iTrader: (13)

True, but only if it was a side (lateral) impact. If he was fully in the lane, he basically got rear ended.
If the guy pulled out and was t boned or hit in the rear, the damage would have been mostly to the passenger side.
Remember that the driver side is always closer to the center of the road and away from the curb/sidewalk.

When people pull out/back out, it is usually the pass side that takes the worst of it.

HAZ-Matt

iTrader: (8)

Yeah it sort of depends how they are coming out... if he pulled backwards and diagonally the driver side would hit him first. It all depends on when and how he backed out. Also depends on relative speeds.

I somewhat disagree with the comments about speed. I don't know what the exact speed was, but most collisions actually occur at what you would think are "slow" speeds due to braking. People running into things actually at highway speeds usually are a lot more banged up than a bloody nose.

TXMaro

iTrader: (13)

For everybody questioning the power of a 40mph crash...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtWTvzjMRbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdZZe2mSuQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBwqMzKdV5o

Now go run your **** into a wall at 40 and tell me how you feel afterwards

BadBird99

Lol! 40 will do some damage!!!
Once hit a car going 28ish mph, camaro was totalled!

98Roller

iTrader: (1)

ok but if you are driving 40mph and someone pulls out in front of you....you apply the brakes and then colide with them. I am thinking a c5 can slow down pretty quick.

nick.celis

iTrader: (11)

While this being true, depending upon the distance the driver(C5) had. But if the driver(c5) didnt see the vehicle backing out, then you get that result. And yes 40mph will demolish a C5. Go slam into a car 40mph and see what it does to ANY of your vehicles, then post what you posted earlier.

TXMaro

iTrader: (13)

Depends on how close they were to the car when they pulled out... My point is, that amount of damage is VERY possible from 40 mph.

BadBird99

Yeah, i guess its easier said than done, lol. I was in the same situation as C5 and had the same exact outcome, lol. i thought i slowed down fast... until i walked out and saw my front end on the ground.
There are also a lot of variables to consider ... for ex. in my case, i was changing a cd, while chatting to my buddy and it rained not that long ago... Like i said, i only got down to 28(according to insurance), and thats totally my fault!!

Anyways, my point is that 40mph will do some damage!!

Head Hunter

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Don't those (and other) cars have black boxes that log data and keep it if an impact occurs? It should be more than enough evidence to prove what speed you were going prior to the accident.

Head Hunter

iTrader: (14)

Not always true - if he was driving recklessly or made an unsafe lane change, it doesn't matter if he had possession of the lane at the time of impact (atleast that's my understanding).

BadBird99

I might be wrong, but i never heard of 1- only on an airplane. You might be able to pull up some sort of freeze frame data(airbag deploy), and see engine rpm, tranny gear and possibly speed.

5w20

iTrader: (21)

Your videos are cool and all, but that scenario is different from the one posted here. A stationary object like your videos will show greater damage than when a vehicle rear ends another vehicle. Ya dig?

HTX

iTrader: (1)

um.... I call BS.... and judging by other threads that you have started on this forum my call seems about right.... You are always making noise about something and you always want to sue someone......

Cops hate you, the world hates you, your neighbors are mean to you and pick on you.... you never start conflicts but you are always being atacked... yada yada...

There. I said it.
Flame suit ON

1FAST02FORMULAHAWK

iTrader: (8)

Am I the only one that sees a pole impact?

edzsilverss

iTrader: (4)

The other car backed up at 120 mph. Case closed. If that happened at 40 mph, I don't want or never will ride in a c5 vette again. There had to be some kind of braking slowing it down some. Maybe the other car was a Tonka Truck lol. Those things are made to last. I'm with the guy above, what is with the pole indention?

bballr4567

iTrader: (5)

Really guys? A pole?

What if the driver hit a freaking SUV in the rear corner? Most of those are shaped like the corner in the IIHS tests and look at the damage they cause.

edzsilverss

iTrader: (4)

Then it would be hard to find

bballr4567

iTrader: (5)

I see what you did there.

edzsilverss

iTrader: (4)

very very sneaky lol. I'm just saying it looks like a shitload of damage for 40 mph on a side road.