Reason 1 not to drive a ford focus wagon in Detroit at night
#1
Reason 1 not to drive a ford focus wagon in Detroit at night
I just got back from hanging out at Wayne State University in Detroit tonight with some buddies. A mutual friend had picked me up and drove down there, on our way back we get cut off while making a left hand turn, hit the curb hard doing 20 and just toast the front end of the focus wagon he was driving... The 3 of us got out of the car, look at it and its just toasted... Thank god i was wearing a seat belt, had i not, i would have been thrown hard into the airbag and probably windshield, i now will never not wear it again.... This accident happened 2 hours ago and i'm still shaking...
#2
I used to manage an impound yard, and was a tow recovery specialist. I saw first hand what happens to people who can't be bothered with a seat belt. I never go anywhere without one on, I always wear a helmet when on my bike out out playing with the Odyssey. Ya only got one life, I plan on living mine long & hard!
#3
x2 on seeing the injuries from not wearing seatbelts. being a firefighter i have ridden up on some pretty nasty wrecks and seen some very nasty stuff.
#4
But the one thing about the whole accident that surprised the heck out of me was that only the driver side curtain airbag went off.
I "am"(now won't be) the person who drives 2 blocks to family member's house, friends house, the corner store without my belt because "its only 2 blocks".. Now, i will always wear my seat belt and be **** about everyone else in my car.
I "am"(now won't be) the person who drives 2 blocks to family member's house, friends house, the corner store without my belt because "its only 2 blocks".. Now, i will always wear my seat belt and be **** about everyone else in my car.
#5
that is weird that the front bags never deployed but it hit with enough force to open a side curtain. the front drivers and passengers are usually the most sensitive.
i have been to wrecks were the drivers bag went off from something only a little more than a bad fender bender and it actually hurt the driver worse than the actual impact would have.
i have been to wrecks were the drivers bag went off from something only a little more than a bad fender bender and it actually hurt the driver worse than the actual impact would have.
#6
it's good that this little accident happened then.
while i feel bad for our friend (for driving a Ford and getting his ride wrecked), @ least you'll be safer from now on.
i've always been **** about safety belts-won't even drive across a parking lot without putting mine on. and if you've seen any of the parking lots around the GTA, you'd know why!
j/k. but seriously, glad you made it through in one piece.
while i feel bad for our friend (for driving a Ford and getting his ride wrecked), @ least you'll be safer from now on.
i've always been **** about safety belts-won't even drive across a parking lot without putting mine on. and if you've seen any of the parking lots around the GTA, you'd know why!
j/k. but seriously, glad you made it through in one piece.
#7
Well, this is one more thing thats going to save my life. I quit smoking about a month ago and haven't looked back, i don't drink, i don't touch drugs, and i personally don't race. So, i guess the little strip of material called a safety belt was the logical next step.
#8
yup.
besides that, you'll save cash for avoiding a ticket too.
besides that, you'll save cash for avoiding a ticket too.
#9
#10
sometimes all it takes is a knock in the head
for a lesson to be heard
theres a good in everything that happens
for a lesson to be heard
theres a good in everything that happens