2 accidents in my TJ
12-07-2003, 06:47 PM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
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matt
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
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> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
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matt
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
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12-07-2003, 06:47 PM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
you're a chic magnet
matt
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
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matt
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
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12-08-2003, 10:52 AM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
12-08-2003, 10:52 AM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
12-08-2003, 10:52 AM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
luck.
Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
"Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
>
> Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> mall :^)
>
> Rich M
> 98TJ
12-08-2003, 04:42 PM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
12-08-2003, 04:42 PM
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Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
12-08-2003, 04:42 PM
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
part.
The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
of years.
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
<ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk or
> not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He almost
> swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down his
> drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him coming
> up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull sideways
> into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches and
> go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops yet if
> he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna plow
> into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on his
> Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few months
> ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had bad
> luck.
>
> Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having no
> control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
>
> "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in my
> > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while the
> > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at a
> > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need an
> > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> >
> > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up to
> > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell phones,
> > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > mall :^)
> >
> > Rich M
> > 98TJ
>
>
--
Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
12-08-2003, 06:25 PM
#29
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
Ouch. I can imagine the feeling knowing that its coming. I was lucky to be
able to get out of the way, if there had been someone in the lane next to me
I would have been screwed. Thankfully I was able to cut into that lane and
get enough into the crosswalk for him to miss me.
What kinda truck were you driving when she hit you?
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-i4EbS49iZwj1@anon.none.net...
> Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
> from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
> of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
> Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
> winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
> her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
> brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
> line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
> with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
> inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
> bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
> mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
> and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
> and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
> part.
>
> The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
> then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
> truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
> Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
> of years.
>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
> <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk
or
> > not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He
almost
> > swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> > getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down
his
> > drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him
coming
> > up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> > stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull
sideways
> > into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches
and
> > go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> > Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops
yet if
> > he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna
plow
> > into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> > rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on
his
> > Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few
months
> > ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had
bad
> > luck.
> >
> > Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having
no
> > control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
> >
> > "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> > news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in
my
> > > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while
the
> > > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at
a
> > > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need
an
> > > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> > >
> > > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up
to
> > > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell
phones,
> > > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > > mall :^)
> > >
> > > Rich M
> > > 98TJ
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
able to get out of the way, if there had been someone in the lane next to me
I would have been screwed. Thankfully I was able to cut into that lane and
get enough into the crosswalk for him to miss me.
What kinda truck were you driving when she hit you?
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-i4EbS49iZwj1@anon.none.net...
> Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
> from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
> of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
> Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
> winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
> her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
> brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
> line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
> with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
> inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
> bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
> mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
> and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
> and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
> part.
>
> The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
> then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
> truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
> Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
> of years.
>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
> <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk
or
> > not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He
almost
> > swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> > getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down
his
> > drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him
coming
> > up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> > stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull
sideways
> > into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches
and
> > go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> > Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops
yet if
> > he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna
plow
> > into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> > rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on
his
> > Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few
months
> > ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had
bad
> > luck.
> >
> > Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having
no
> > control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
> >
> > "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> > news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in
my
> > > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while
the
> > > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at
a
> > > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need
an
> > > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> > >
> > > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up
to
> > > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell
phones,
> > > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > > mall :^)
> > >
> > > Rich M
> > > 98TJ
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
12-08-2003, 06:25 PM
#30
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 2 accidents in my TJ
Ouch. I can imagine the feeling knowing that its coming. I was lucky to be
able to get out of the way, if there had been someone in the lane next to me
I would have been screwed. Thankfully I was able to cut into that lane and
get enough into the crosswalk for him to miss me.
What kinda truck were you driving when she hit you?
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-i4EbS49iZwj1@anon.none.net...
> Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
> from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
> of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
> Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
> winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
> her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
> brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
> line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
> with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
> inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
> bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
> mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
> and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
> and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
> part.
>
> The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
> then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
> truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
> Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
> of years.
>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
> <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk
or
> > not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He
almost
> > swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> > getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down
his
> > drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him
coming
> > up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> > stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull
sideways
> > into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches
and
> > go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> > Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops
yet if
> > he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna
plow
> > into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> > rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on
his
> > Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few
months
> > ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had
bad
> > luck.
> >
> > Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having
no
> > control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
> >
> > "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> > news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in
my
> > > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while
the
> > > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at
a
> > > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need
an
> > > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> > >
> > > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up
to
> > > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell
phones,
> > > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > > mall :^)
> > >
> > > Rich M
> > > 98TJ
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>
able to get out of the way, if there had been someone in the lane next to me
I would have been screwed. Thankfully I was able to cut into that lane and
get enough into the crosswalk for him to miss me.
What kinda truck were you driving when she hit you?
"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-i4EbS49iZwj1@anon.none.net...
> Nothing quite as scary as being stopped and seeing an oncoming crash
> from behind you. I was #3 in line stopped for a school crosswalk full
> of kids, 12 inch curb to the right so there was no place to go.
> Looked in the rear view mirror and I see this lifted, bull barred,
> winch toting Ford bearing down with the blonde driver looking way to
> her left. She hit me at about 45 mph without ever touching the
> brakes. Pushed me into the car ahead of me and him into the #1 car in
> line. I had my foot on the brake and was braced up against the seat
> with my head firmly againts the rear of the cab when she hit. Put a 6
> inch bow in the back of the seat and the cab, bent the front of the
> bed a good 3 inches, and twisted the brake pedal 90 degrees. My big
> mistake was having my hand on the shift - drove my elbow into my ribs
> and bruised them good - man, does that hurt and take time to heal! Oh,
> and I bit my tongue, which was probably the most immediately painful
> part.
>
> The best part was getting out and prying the front fender off the tire
> then driving off while the wrecker loaded up her totaled "tough
> truck". Of course, that twisted brake pedal felt a bit strange...
> Banged out the fender and drove that little truck for another couple
> of years.
>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:52:38 UTC "Kevin Sperle"
> <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just missed being rear-ended by about an 80 year old man (either drunk
or
> > not supposed to be driving at night) the other night in my XJ. He
almost
> > swerved into me twice as I got past him, then I was stopped at a light
> > getting the phone out to call the police (he already had scrapes down
his
> > drivers side, likely from side-swiping a parked car) as I watched him
coming
> > up behind me in the rear-view mirror and he wasn't slowing down He was
> > stradling my lane and the right turn lane.... I managed to pull
sideways
> > into the crosswalk just in time to watch him miss me by about 12 inches
and
> > go right through the red light and get t-boned by a nice new GMC Tahoe.
> > Everyone was OK (not the vehicles!) but I haven't heard from the cops
yet if
> > he was drunk or what. Told the Tahoe guy, "sorry man.... he was gonna
plow
> > into me but I got outta the way" I didn't really feel like getting
> > rear-ended and pushed into a busy intersection. Guy had 2000 miles on
his
> > Tahoe, which was a replacement for an Escalade that he wrecked a few
months
> > ago when someone else pulled out in front of him. And I thought I had
bad
> > luck.
> >
> > Thats the worst feeling... watching them coming right for you and having
no
> > control. Thankfully I was able to barely get out of the way.
> >
> > "Rich M" <rich@ikillspammers.com> wrote in message
> > news:rich-712F2E.23055606122003@r03.iad01.newshosting.com...
> > > Well in the span of a few weeks I've been a victim of 2 accidents in
my
> > > TJ. Both not my fault, both times a 17 y/o girl hitting me, go figure.
> > > The good news is my Jeep came through both with flying colors while
the
> > > other cars were both seriously damaged. First time I was rear ended at
a
> > > stop sign. Barely bent one of my rear bumper ends, her Neon will need
an
> > > entire front end. Second time I was clipped in the front by the driver
> > > using the center turn lane as a passing lane. Slightly bent my front
> > > bumper, her entire passanger side was totaled.
> > >
> > > Just wrote this to praise the TJ's durability, and to give a heads up
to
> > > watch out for kids just out of drivers ed, talking on their cell
phones,
> > > playing with the radio, drinking a diet coke and racing to get to the
> > > mall :^)
> > >
> > > Rich M
> > > 98TJ
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>