Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

Ditto.
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Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Your memory is good. Seats are designed to break for that reason. The
> OP is lucky the back isn't broken, at the top....
>
> The 'whiplash' factor is nasty though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

Ditto.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Your memory is good. Seats are designed to break for that reason. The
> OP is lucky the back isn't broken, at the top....
>
> The 'whiplash' factor is nasty though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

Ditto.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Your memory is good. Seats are designed to break for that reason. The
> OP is lucky the back isn't broken, at the top....
>
> The 'whiplash' factor is nasty though.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

I am not looking for deep pockets, plus Michigan is no fault and I was
wearing my seat belt, but thanks anyway.
RoyJ wrote:
> If you are looking for someone with deep pockets, go sue the person who
> hit you.
>
> If you are trying to find fault with the vehicle, sounds like it did
> everything right: air bags did NOT deploy since it was a rear end
> collision. Seats took a major load but broke the hinge to allow less
> aggresive acceleration. If you had been wearing the seat belt you would
> not have been flung forward in the secondary collision.
>
> 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. But thank you for the response.
> > Steve Foley wrote:
> >
> >>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegr oups.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
 

I am not looking for deep pockets, plus Michigan is no fault and I was
wearing my seat belt, but thanks anyway.
RoyJ wrote:
> If you are looking for someone with deep pockets, go sue the person who
> hit you.
>
> If you are trying to find fault with the vehicle, sounds like it did
> everything right: air bags did NOT deploy since it was a rear end
> collision. Seats took a major load but broke the hinge to allow less
> aggresive acceleration. If you had been wearing the seat belt you would
> not have been flung forward in the secondary collision.
>
> 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. But thank you for the response.
> > Steve Foley wrote:
> >
> >>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegr oups.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
 

I am not looking for deep pockets, plus Michigan is no fault and I was
wearing my seat belt, but thanks anyway.
RoyJ wrote:
> If you are looking for someone with deep pockets, go sue the person who
> hit you.
>
> If you are trying to find fault with the vehicle, sounds like it did
> everything right: air bags did NOT deploy since it was a rear end
> collision. Seats took a major load but broke the hinge to allow less
> aggresive acceleration. If you had been wearing the seat belt you would
> not have been flung forward in the secondary collision.
>
> 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. But thank you for the response.
> > Steve Foley wrote:
> >
> >>"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegr oups.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
 

Thank you for such a nice and honest response. And for the concern. I
really appreciate that.
Spdloader wrote:
> Wendy.
>
> The wreck is what hurt your back, not the Jeep.
>
> It wasn't an accident, there is no such thing. It was carelessness or
> recklessness on the part of the person that hit you, but no accident.
>
> If Jeep had designed a seat that wouldn't break due to the forces of such an
> impact, then your body would have surely been "scrambled" by the forces at
> play during the event. Energy HAS to be absorbed somehow, and your body
> would not have survived it otherwise.
>
> Be thankful you were in your Jeep, and sue the idiot that hit you.
>
> And, I hope your physical problems get better.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegrou ps.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
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

Thank you for such a nice and honest response. And for the concern. I
really appreciate that.
Spdloader wrote:
> Wendy.
>
> The wreck is what hurt your back, not the Jeep.
>
> It wasn't an accident, there is no such thing. It was carelessness or
> recklessness on the part of the person that hit you, but no accident.
>
> If Jeep had designed a seat that wouldn't break due to the forces of such an
> impact, then your body would have surely been "scrambled" by the forces at
> play during the event. Energy HAS to be absorbed somehow, and your body
> would not have survived it otherwise.
>
> Be thankful you were in your Jeep, and sue the idiot that hit you.
>
> And, I hope your physical problems get better.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegrou ps.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
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

Thank you for such a nice and honest response. And for the concern. I
really appreciate that.
Spdloader wrote:
> Wendy.
>
> The wreck is what hurt your back, not the Jeep.
>
> It wasn't an accident, there is no such thing. It was carelessness or
> recklessness on the part of the person that hit you, but no accident.
>
> If Jeep had designed a seat that wouldn't break due to the forces of such an
> impact, then your body would have surely been "scrambled" by the forces at
> play during the event. Energy HAS to be absorbed somehow, and your body
> would not have survived it otherwise.
>
> Be thankful you were in your Jeep, and sue the idiot that hit you.
>
> And, I hope your physical problems get better.
>
> Spdloader
>
>
>
> "wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1164911825.117348.41160@16g2000cwy.googlegrou ps.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
> >

Re: Broken seats on Jeep GC
 

"wendy" <wlevand@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1165023909.245420.215480@j44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> Thank you for such a nice and honest response. And for the concern. I
> really appreciate that.
> Spdloader wrote:
>> Wendy.


You're welcome!

Spdloader