Rear ended

[Liar]

My car no longer has rear bumper. Or trunk. Or back doors that opens.

Suprisingly enough I'm without a scratch. Didn't expect that from being rammed from behind at 35 mph. {Insert butt sex joke here} I guess even shitty compacts have decent crash zones these days.

 

[BabblingBrooke]

Glad you made it out scratch free, Liar.

 

[Lancecastor]

What shitty compact were you driving?

Always good to walk away; kudos!

Btw...The pain may be delayed by a day or two once your adrenaline levels return to normal.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Pick-up trucks with reinforced hitch areas on the rear bumper have no crumple zone. Everything is transferred straight to the frame immediately.


I got rear-ended at low speed by a cargo van last Columbus Day.


I'm just recently at a new,slightly more painful, equilibrium.

 

[foxinsox]

Glad to hear you're okay.

What sorrt of car do you have that you're able to escape with minimal damage?

 

[someoneyouknow]

Just a question, did you see it about to happen or did you get hit out of the blue?

I only ask because about 6 years ago I was at the tail end of a line of cars and out of habit I kept checking my rear view mirror. I saw a car way back down the road (roughly a mile) and flashed my brake lights.

The traffic still wasn't moving and as I looked back, I judged the car hadn't changed speed so I again flashed by brake lights. Rinse and repeat two more times.

After the last time I knew the person wasn't going to stop. I had about five seconds to make sure my feet were firmly on the clutch and brake, crossed my hands across my chest, settled into the seat, relaxed as much as I could and closed my eyes.

Needless to say I was not a happy camper.

 

[RobDownSouth]

My car no longer has rear bumper. Or trunk. Or back doors that opens.

Suprisingly enough I'm without a scratch. Didn't expect that from being rammed from behind at 35 mph. {Insert butt sex joke here} I guess even shitty compacts have decent crash zones these days.

Wow, I witnessed one of those from one lane over last summer.

Glad you're okay.

 

[phil_o]

And

My car no longer has rear bumper. Or trunk. Or back doors that opens.

Suprisingly enough I'm without a scratch. Didn't expect that from being rammed from behind at 35 mph. {Insert butt sex joke here} I guess even shitty compacts have decent crash zones these days.

the point is????

 

[RobDownSouth]

the point is????

Fuck off, Queerbait alt.

 

[Wings]

Glad you're relatively unscathed.

 

[phil_o]

Ha

Fuck off, Queerbait alt.

LOL, you are one funny man. gotta love ya, xxxx

 

[trysail]

Are you sure your neck doesn't hurt?

Just a little bit?

I'm almost sure your neck hurts ( hint, hint ).

-Your friendly, local tort lawyer and ambulance chaser.​

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[ElizabethWest]

Sorry for your bad fortune, but I'm glad you are okay.

I was rear-ended last year. I was not moving and the other car was going maybe 5 mph. The other driver said that my car was so cute that she was just trying to get a closer look.

 

[Lancecastor]

Agreed. Your neck hurts. A lot.

Are you sure your neck doesn't hurt?

Just a little bit?

I'm almost sure your neck hurts ( hint, hint ).

-Your friendly, local tort lawyer and ambulance chaser.​

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[phil_o]

and

Agreed. Your neck hurts. A lot.

I think they call it whipcash !

 

[Busybody]

it was a MUSLIM trying to KILL you

 

[Liar]

What shitty compact were you driving?

Always good to walk away; kudos!

Btw...The pain may be delayed by a day or two once your adrenaline levels return to normal.

Yeah I know. I had nice people wiräth stetoscopes and stuff probe to check that I was, as far as they could tell, fine.

Car is (was?) a Citroen C1. Best shitty city car I ever had.

 

[Liar]

Just a question, did you see it about to happen or did you get hit out of the blue?

I only ask because about 6 years ago I was at the tail end of a line of cars and out of habit I kept checking my rear view mirror. I saw a car way back down the road (roughly a mile) and flashed my brake lights.

The traffic still wasn't moving and as I looked back, I judged the car hadn't changed speed so I again flashed by brake lights. Rinse and repeat two more times.

After the last time I knew the person wasn't going to stop. I had about five seconds to make sure my feet were firmly on the clutch and brake, crossed my hands across my chest, settled into the seat, relaxed as much as I could and closed my eyes.

Needless to say I was not a happy camper.

Completely out of the blue. My attention was sideways, checking for lane change. Wouldn't have had more than a second or three of warning anyway since it was rush hour traffic flow.

 

[Liar]

the point is????

None. What's the point of you?

 

[Lancecastor]

Yeah I know. I had nice people wiräth stetoscopes and stuff probe to check that I was, as far as they could tell, fine.

Car is (was?) a Citroen C1. Best shitty city car I ever had.

Often, soft tissue injuries and back injuries don't present themselves for a day or few afterwards.

Standard advice is get checked over by your family doctor within a few days, and if there is evidence of any loss of motion or pain to get a referral for tests...make daily notes of how you feel as well.

Neat car!

 

[thør]

Yeah I know. I had nice people wiräth stetoscopes and stuff probe to check that I was, as far as they could tell, fine.

Car is (was?) a Citroen C1. Best shitty city car I ever had.

At least it wasn't a Ford Pinto or a Jeep Liberty!

 

[doowdniw]

Sounds like your compact is now a sub-compact. Glad your okay. As noted, it may take a few days for your neck to exhibit whiplash. Hopefully the citroen had decent head restraints.

 

[Not Normal]

I'm also glad you weren't hurt. Hopefully insurance will be swift and in your favor so you can get some new wheels quickly.

 

[warrior queen]

A friend recently got hit from behind at 60km/hr.
She was taken to hospital for a checkup and felt completely fine and was sent home.
Fast forward a week, and now she's in a neck brace and off work for at least 12 weeks.
Seems soft-tissue injuries can take some time to develop.

Hope you really are ok tho

Oh - and I had a little Citroen C4 for a while.
Total lemon
Got rid of it quicksmart!

 

[Noor]

A friend recently got hit from behind at 60km/hr.
She was taken to hospital for a checkup and felt completely fine and was sent home.
Fast forward a week, and now she's in a neck brace and off work for at least 12 weeks.
Seems soft-tissue injuries can take some time to develop.

Hope you really are ok tho

Oh - and I had a little Citroen C4 for a while.
Total lemon
Got rid of it quicksmart!

Sometimes broken bones don't show up in the immediate xrays either.