How not to end your week

[york56]

If you think mine is bad you should see hers , hit her with no brakes applyed , she came out of nowhere , didn't even see her until it was to late , plus it was raining , both air bags deploy was wearing set belt they do save lives including mine.:(

[y7turbo]

glad your ok...

[craig1]

If you think mine is bad you should see hers

You should make this you're new signature line :D

[scottsacavsfan]

WOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[krh1air]

Holy Crap!!! you hit hard.....hard enough to move your drivers mirror forward!!! Glad you're ok!

[absrbrtek]

Glad to hear your ok. Did you have to take a piss test?

[amickracing]

Ah crap... we're going to get a safety bulletin next month now about careful driving, and prolly have to install a full roll cage for PPE now huh!

Seriously tho, glad you're ok!

How bad did it tear the stuff up in the back of the van?

[tommyfrigeguy]

If you wanted a new service van.... why didn't you just ask?

[jpb2]

Glad you walked away schmidt happens

[york56]

Went to hospital yesterday because I declined to go then didn't feel that bad at the time but everyone said to go , so I did yea got a few bruised ribs left side took xrays don't look like anything broken , they seem to be more concerned with developing water in lungs so they want me to take deep breaths at least 10 times a day , and yea I have to go take piss test early tommarow morning , yea next thing they wil want us to wear is neck harness like they do in NASCAR , like I said she wasn't there and then she was there brakes what brakes , prepare for ramming speed. Shelving inside is all torn up from inside steal and front cage is bowed like an arrow , I don't think there fixin this one , and got ticket for careless driving to.:(

[yellowirenut]

i can see forward facing cameras being the next safety device...like Chevy's recorder that is under the driver seat. Another big brother thing but could have saved u a ticket...u are going to need a new hubcap, that one looks cracked.:D Glad to hear u are ok.

[HeyBob]

Usually when a service van takes a hit 1/2 that hard it's totaled, the shelves will pull the interior structure apart from the exterior sides of the van and they will total it because it costs too much for the interior repairs. Look inside where the shelves mount, see if the structure is torn apart.

That thing looks totaled anyway!

[Dowadudda]

I am in the shop Jalopy for the next few weeks myself. I hit a deer Last Monday on my way in to work early AM. 55 MPH. The damn thing jumped right out in front of me. I had not time to react. The insurance is contemplating total loss as we speak. The Chevy Van smashed in like an accordion. I know they make them to do this now, but my first thoughts were, what a cheaply made van. I hope they make up their mind quick. This POS I am driving sucks.

[york56]

Here is the latest went to do drug testing this morning at labcorp had office check to see if that could be done on saturday there website said they were open and assume they could do test , went to labcorp they said they don't do this testing at any offices on saturday , has to be done M-F only and must be done 1 hr before they close office oh well called office what do you want me to do now. tryed to have hospital do test when I was there but they said I had to go to the specifed labcorp office they could not perform the test , waiting for further instructions.:eek:

[absrbrtek]

I had the same type of accident years ago. I had time to think, "their not stopping". Never got my foot off the gas. Van did a 360 and she was pushed about 100' strait forward. Door popped open and the seat belt held me in. Broken ribs, knees blown out, 6 months out of work.

Truck was totaled and the passenger door on the car that hit me was pushed just about into their drivers seat. They medivaced her out in a helicopter.

The seat belt kept me from flying out the door into 50 MPH traffic. It saved my life, it gets buckled up before the truck or vehicle ever moves every time I travel.

[amickracing]

It's actually good that the front of the van is that tore up, the more the van crinkles the less energy you absorb. Course, a good cattle guard and maybe you would have just had to pry her car out of your grill lol.

That sucks about the ticket for sure!

BTW, I have a lil something for you to tell your boss... well I'll tell you a story and you can modify it to fit your needs.

I got in a wreck several years ago in a company vehicle, of course had to go take the pee pee test. Came back to the office after and told the boss "I failed the piss test". Where I worked, it wouldn't be a huge surprise, but his eyes got huge and you could tell he was getting mad. Then I said "I missed the cup the 1st time." I had tears rolling down my face from laughin so hard at his reactions. Thankfully he had a good sense of humor!

[Trublshter]

Did I read that right? They ticketed you ?

[york56]

Yep they ticketed me careless driving offence , yesterday they said van was going to be moved to another location was in secure area new location just found out today van is outside fenced area with all my tools still in it , thousands of dollars of equipment , all a theif would have to do is lift the hood power the battery and break the window and pop the locks its christmas time in NJ. after speaking with the body shop told them I was coming to get my all my stuff that truck internaly is all torn up inside this truck is scrap metal now , curious to know condition of the girl they took away she was bleeding bad there were three girls I believe in this car I think it was a Honda and of course we all know a Ford E-350 will win almost everytime.:eek:

[york56]

Here are some more pic's will get some new ones from the interior those are good ones to.

[fenian]

"she wasn't there and then she was there brakes what brakes , prepare for ramming speed."

that has me rolling. I keep imagining william shatner saying it for some reason.

would love to see if the back of your van is any worse now than the ones at the supply houses these days.

[fcs]

Glad your fine
Is the van totaled

[york56]

My van Totaled , her car I would pretty much the same didn't get pic's but office has them her truck is in the back seat , There ani't no more junk in her trunk. Here are some more pic's

[motoguy128]

They need to find a way to economically add some type of crumple zones on the full size trucks and vans without losing functionality. Glad you weren't hurt and didn't kill the other driver. Full size trucks are like having a brick wall comming at you. Not your fault... just saying.

I'll step off my soap box.

Totaled??? well, ya, looks like some major frame damage... and thsoe air bags are pretty pricey to replace. .

[york56]

"she wasn't there and then she was there brakes what brakes , prepare for ramming speed."

that has me rolling. I keep imagining william shatner saying it for some reason.

would love to see if the back of your van is any worse now than the ones at the supply houses these days.

I believe that came from the movie Animal House at the end when they modified that lincoln into some sort of birthday cake that said eat me and then the driver said prepare for ramming speed.

[HeyBob]

They need to find a way to economically add some type of crumple zones on the full size trucks and vans without losing functionality. Glad you weren't hurt and didn't kill the other driver. Full size trucks are like having a brick wall comming at you. Not your fault... just saying.

I'll step off my soap box.

Totaled??? well, ya, looks like some major frame damage... and thsoe air bags are pretty pricey to replace. .


All Ford vans have a crumple zone built into the first 10" of the frame, crawl underneath and look at the frame rail behind the bumper, I am sure Chevys do as well.

[Twilly]

Twilli used to be bodyman

[KLEINman]

Dayum, good ending for a ford lmao jk, as long as everyone will be ok that's all that matters.

[motoguy128]

All Ford vans have a crumple zone built into the first 10" of the frame, crawl underneath and look at the frame rail behind the bumper, I am sure Chevys do as well.


Based on the damage to the van, I'm not impressed by the crumple zones, compared to the damage a much lighter car will sustain in a proportionally equal accident. I think they lean heavily on seat belt tensioners to limit peak G forces. I'd rather let the vehicle absorb the damage. But that's just me.

The Smart Car has a similar problem. Very, very rigid to prevent intrusion, with limited crumple zones. It relies on seat belt tensioners too.

I suppose I'm just a fan of minivans over full size vans if you're not towing heavy trailers. Especially when gas prices are back over $3.

[ray mcbriarty]

i see the roads are still rough in jersey,i miss home sometimes but never the traffic.

[york56]

Just another day in the wild wild east , now lets see what the lawyers do with this one I have had so many law firms contact me with reguards to my ticket to represent me to rediuce my careless driving offence , not to mention what JCI will be hit with.:eek:

[sapper]

Here is the latest went to do drug testing this morning at labcorp had office check to see if that could be done on saturday there website said they were open and assume they could do test , went to labcorp they said they don't do this testing at any offices on saturday , has to be done M-F only and must be done 1 hr before they close office oh well called office what do you want me to do now. tryed to have hospital do test when I was there but they said I had to go to the specifed labcorp office they could not perform the test , waiting for further instructions.:eek:

They told me I only had 5 hours after the accident to get piss tested. If it was after hours they said I had to go to the emergency room to do it.

[DjPolar]

Totaled??? well, ya, looks like some major frame damage... and thsoe air bags are pretty pricey to replace. .

ya and i know how much they cost to replace i got into an accident on dec. 22/08 and i had no where to go on ice everything i did would keep the van going forwand, and on top of it it the van is a sprinter. Also did just under $30,000 (cad) worth of damage!, the insurance company just should have written the bloody van off like i said in the first place! took 15 weeks for it to be repaired!

[york56]

Accident happened on Friday final piss test done on Monday after speaking with several people at office over problem Labcorp would not do it on Saturday , then got result back came back positive because I am on perscription had to call back Labcorp to give all info they then verify with pharmacey now test results are reversed negative:eek:

[slb8101]

Accident happened on Friday final piss test done on Monday after speaking with several people at office over problem Labcorp would not do it on Saturday , then got result back came back positive because I am on perscription had to call back Labcorp to give all info they then verify with pharmacey now test results are reversed negative:eek:What has JCI done to you so far?

[york56]

Switch me into another van now I am in a Chevy Express 2500 back at full duty performing all sorts of jobs , just got the accident report back wensday reason why she was stopped was there was a construction barrel that either fell off a truck or something how it got there is a question all I know is she was stopped dead in the road when I was merging into traffic I was more than likely forced to move one more lane over causing me to be directly in her path she was trying to merge out of here lane I didn't she her till it was to late kaboom. I have already spoken to the JCI insurance rep. they will handle any and all litigation including there side and mine she said if I get any letters from anybody to foward them to her direct.:cool:

[jemawalton]

How many times have you heard this phrase so far? "What could you have done to prevent this accident?"

[york56]

Taken a sick day or vacation day is the only way I could have prevented this from happening.

[jprince]

Ouch

[bustawrench1]

Just another day in the wild wild east , now lets see what the lawyers do with this one I have had so many law firms contact me with reguards to my ticket to represent me to rediuce my careless driving offence , not to mention what JCI will be hit with.:eek:

Call a lawyer who works out of the town where you will be going to court. He will get it reduced and you will end up spending a little more now to save thousands in insurance premiums over the next 4 years.

I know, it sucks, but it's Jersey............that's just the way things work here.

Glad you're OK, hope the boss don't jam u up too bad over the truck.

[atufano]

Good thing your okay. Had this exact thing happen to me last year. No speakea da english, no drivers license, no my car man, pulled out in front of me at an intersection. 12k in damages to my svc van. He disappeared, no tickets, traffic cam caught it on tape. destroyed the shelving in the van. Thanks to that little barrier behind the seats or I'd be pressed to space. Just pisses you off to no end that crap like this happens, you're not at fault and the other guy gets away with it, and you're the one jumping through the hoops.