Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

The other driver wouldn't have the deep pockets of a car manufacturer.
The OP should be asking a professional such questions.


Earle Horton proclaimed:

> Usually if you are rear ended by someone going 55 mph, it is their fault
> what happens to you.
>
> Earle
>
> "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164913506.261765.235160@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
>>would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
>>in accidents. But thank you for the response.
>>Steve Foley wrote:
>>
>>>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googleg roups.com...
>>>
>>>>I was recently rearended. I was stopped they hit me going 55 mph.
>>>>They did not total the jeep but the damages were around $14,000.
>>>>However, my air bag did not go off, maybe because of being rearended,
>>>>but my seat also broke. So after I was flung forward, when I went to
>>>>fall back there was no seat to catch me. Does anyone know the law on
>>>>seats during accidents? Thank you
>>>>
>>>
>>>The insurance company should fix the broken seat.
>>
>
>

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

The other driver wouldn't have the deep pockets of a car manufacturer.
The OP should be asking a professional such questions.


Earle Horton proclaimed:

> Usually if you are rear ended by someone going 55 mph, it is their fault
> what happens to you.
>
> Earle
>
> "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164913506.261765.235160@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
>>They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
>>would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
>>in accidents. But thank you for the response.
>>Steve Foley wrote:
>>
>>>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googleg roups.com...
>>>
>>>>I was recently rearended. I was stopped they hit me going 55 mph.
>>>>They did not total the jeep but the damages were around $14,000.
>>>>However, my air bag did not go off, maybe because of being rearended,
>>>>but my seat also broke. So after I was flung forward, when I went to
>>>>fall back there was no seat to catch me. Does anyone know the law on
>>>>seats during accidents? Thank you
>>>>
>>>
>>>The insurance company should fix the broken seat.
>>
>
>

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

The other driver is going to sign all his belongings over to his in-laws muy
pronto, if it was really his fault and he doesn't have enough insurance. My
agent talked me into extended liability coverage, which is actually pretty
cheap, but the best protection, is not ramming people from behind. The
unfair part, is that if they have the money to pay you off, they also have
the money to defend themselves.

Agreed, this is lawyer stuff, but the OP is also knowingly asking civilians
their opinion on Usenet.

Earle

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> pronounced in
news:ZrydndV4Gpx67PLYnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The other driver wouldn't have the deep pockets of a car manufacturer.
> The OP should be asking a professional such questions.
>
>
> Earle Horton proclaimed:
>
> > Usually if you are rear ended by someone going 55 mph, it is their fault
> > what happens to you.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1164913506.261765.235160@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> >
> >>They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> >>would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> >>in accidents. But thank you for the response.
> >>Steve Foley wrote:
> >>
> >>>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googleg roups.com...
> >>>
> >>>>I was recently rearended. I was stopped they hit me going 55 mph.
> >>>>They did not total the jeep but the damages were around $14,000.
> >>>>However, my air bag did not go off, maybe because of being rearended,
> >>>>but my seat also broke. So after I was flung forward, when I went to
> >>>>fall back there was no seat to catch me. Does anyone know the law on
> >>>>seats during accidents? Thank you
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The insurance company should fix the broken seat.
> >>
> >
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

The other driver is going to sign all his belongings over to his in-laws muy
pronto, if it was really his fault and he doesn't have enough insurance. My
agent talked me into extended liability coverage, which is actually pretty
cheap, but the best protection, is not ramming people from behind. The
unfair part, is that if they have the money to pay you off, they also have
the money to defend themselves.

Agreed, this is lawyer stuff, but the OP is also knowingly asking civilians
their opinion on Usenet.

Earle

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> pronounced in
news:ZrydndV4Gpx67PLYnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The other driver wouldn't have the deep pockets of a car manufacturer.
> The OP should be asking a professional such questions.
>
>
> Earle Horton proclaimed:
>
> > Usually if you are rear ended by someone going 55 mph, it is their fault
> > what happens to you.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1164913506.261765.235160@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> >
> >>They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> >>would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> >>in accidents. But thank you for the response.
> >>Steve Foley wrote:
> >>
> >>>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googleg roups.com...
> >>>
> >>>>I was recently rearended. I was stopped they hit me going 55 mph.
> >>>>They did not total the jeep but the damages were around $14,000.
> >>>>However, my air bag did not go off, maybe because of being rearended,
> >>>>but my seat also broke. So after I was flung forward, when I went to
> >>>>fall back there was no seat to catch me. Does anyone know the law on
> >>>>seats during accidents? Thank you
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The insurance company should fix the broken seat.
> >>
> >
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

The other driver is going to sign all his belongings over to his in-laws muy
pronto, if it was really his fault and he doesn't have enough insurance. My
agent talked me into extended liability coverage, which is actually pretty
cheap, but the best protection, is not ramming people from behind. The
unfair part, is that if they have the money to pay you off, they also have
the money to defend themselves.

Agreed, this is lawyer stuff, but the OP is also knowingly asking civilians
their opinion on Usenet.

Earle

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> pronounced in
news:ZrydndV4Gpx67PLYnZ2dnUVZ_oudnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> The other driver wouldn't have the deep pockets of a car manufacturer.
> The OP should be asking a professional such questions.
>
>
> Earle Horton proclaimed:
>
> > Usually if you are rear ended by someone going 55 mph, it is their fault
> > what happens to you.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1164913506.261765.235160@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> >
> >>They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> >>would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> >>in accidents. But thank you for the response.
> >>Steve Foley wrote:
> >>
> >>>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googleg roups.com...
> >>>
> >>>>I was recently rearended. I was stopped they hit me going 55 mph.
> >>>>They did not total the jeep but the damages were around $14,000.
> >>>>However, my air bag did not go off, maybe because of being rearended,
> >>>>but my seat also broke. So after I was flung forward, when I went to
> >>>>fall back there was no seat to catch me. Does anyone know the law on
> >>>>seats during accidents? Thank you
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The insurance company should fix the broken seat.
> >>
> >
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

wendy wrote:

> They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> in accidents.

I believe that the official position taken by State and Federal Safety
Laws is that it is best not to rear end other people, and that it is
best not to be rear-ended yourself. More or less.

Sue the idiot who hit you, and leave Jeep out of it. You're still
sucking wind because Jeep designed a vehicle that mitigated your
injuries, allowing you to continue living.

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

wendy wrote:

> They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> in accidents.

I believe that the official position taken by State and Federal Safety
Laws is that it is best not to rear end other people, and that it is
best not to be rear-ended yourself. More or less.

Sue the idiot who hit you, and leave Jeep out of it. You're still
sucking wind because Jeep designed a vehicle that mitigated your
injuries, allowing you to continue living.

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

wendy wrote:

> They did do that but now I have major spinal column issues. I just
> would like to know if the safety laws say anything about seat breaking
> in accidents.

I believe that the official position taken by State and Federal Safety
Laws is that it is best not to rear end other people, and that it is
best not to be rear-ended yourself. More or less.

Sue the idiot who hit you, and leave Jeep out of it. You're still
sucking wind because Jeep designed a vehicle that mitigated your
injuries, allowing you to continue living.

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

My stepdad got rear-ended in his Cherokee a couple years ago by a guy
going around 45. I'll have to ask him about it to refresh my memory,
but his seat broke as well, and I *think* he found out later that the
seats are actually designed to break at a certain point to keep it from
being your neck that breaks. I'm really not sure on that one, almost
hate posting that...

At any rate, if you can design ANYTHING that will withstand the
onslaught of a couple tons of steel moving at 55 mph... I will give you
all the money out of my wallet (not really). I'm going to go ahead and
vote with the crowd on this one, be thankful that it was your seat that
broke, and not your neck. No auto manufacturer in the world can boast
that its cars will keep your back from hurting after you get rear-ended
at 55. Seems to me it'd be kind of like getting in a fender-bender,
then suing the car company because their sheet metal was "faulty"
because it bent out of shape. Something's gotta give.

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

My stepdad got rear-ended in his Cherokee a couple years ago by a guy
going around 45. I'll have to ask him about it to refresh my memory,
but his seat broke as well, and I *think* he found out later that the
seats are actually designed to break at a certain point to keep it from
being your neck that breaks. I'm really not sure on that one, almost
hate posting that...

At any rate, if you can design ANYTHING that will withstand the
onslaught of a couple tons of steel moving at 55 mph... I will give you
all the money out of my wallet (not really). I'm going to go ahead and
vote with the crowd on this one, be thankful that it was your seat that
broke, and not your neck. No auto manufacturer in the world can boast
that its cars will keep your back from hurting after you get rear-ended
at 55. Seems to me it'd be kind of like getting in a fender-bender,
then suing the car company because their sheet metal was "faulty"
because it bent out of shape. Something's gotta give.