Ughh Another Accident!!
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From: Topsfield, MA
Ughh Another Accident!!
Am I cursed for having a Ford F-150? This is the 3rd accident I've had in 2 years that were not my fault! As some of you might remember, I lost my red truck (in gallery) on may 10th of last year. Today is April 10th and now my green truck is questionably okay. I was driving down RT114. It's a 4 lane highway with a turning lane in the middle. I was on the left side of my two lanes, and an elderly woman was in the turning lane. I was driving along at 35-40mph and she decided to pull out RIGHT in front of me. I tried to swerve around her but I couldn't make it. The body of it is fine, except for the bumper. The air bags didn't go off so thats good. But my front axle is toast. I'm going to go take some pictures right now and I'll have a follow up.
WHAT A GREAT DAY!
WHAT A GREAT DAY!
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From: Atlanta GA
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You mean RT114 in Middleton MA? Wow, I have not been there for a while. That is one accident prone area, especially in Danvers during the shopping wars (Thanksgiving to Christmas).
Unless I was making an immediate left to go to a store I always slow poked it at 35 or so in the slow lane just for that reason. Too many distracted people pulling in front of you at 45 mph. The 10 mph less and being in the slow lane once they started to turn gives you a lot of extra time to avoid an accident.
The other worse thing is up the street at the mall when traffic overflows the turn lane and people start getting rear ended by people in the fast lane that can not stop in time while they are beating the light.
Unless I was making an immediate left to go to a store I always slow poked it at 35 or so in the slow lane just for that reason. Too many distracted people pulling in front of you at 45 mph. The 10 mph less and being in the slow lane once they started to turn gives you a lot of extra time to avoid an accident.
The other worse thing is up the street at the mall when traffic overflows the turn lane and people start getting rear ended by people in the fast lane that can not stop in time while they are beating the light.
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From: Topsfield, MA
Ughh Another Accident!!
Small world. How do ya know the area?
It was right by the Dunkin' Donuts and Woodworker's Warehouse, Kane's flowers, that area.
Well I just got back from the autobody shop and my truck seems to be alright. The radius arm and the front differential took most of the hit. There are a couple marks on the fenders of either side, the bumper is dented, and the sheetmetal between the bumper and the grill is a little messed up. My radius arm is bent right in 1/2. The differential side of the TTB is bend back and twisted up. The front driveshaft broke off at the yoke. Thats the major damage, I'm sure there are a lot of little things I missed. I took some pictures and I'll post them in my gallery when I get a chance. Ugh what a day.
It was right by the Dunkin' Donuts and Woodworker's Warehouse, Kane's flowers, that area.
Well I just got back from the autobody shop and my truck seems to be alright. The radius arm and the front differential took most of the hit. There are a couple marks on the fenders of either side, the bumper is dented, and the sheetmetal between the bumper and the grill is a little messed up. My radius arm is bent right in 1/2. The differential side of the TTB is bend back and twisted up. The front driveshaft broke off at the yoke. Thats the major damage, I'm sure there are a lot of little things I missed. I took some pictures and I'll post them in my gallery when I get a chance. Ugh what a day.
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From: Annapolis, Maryland
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Think about this:
(A) You're still breathing.
(B) You can still walk.
Metal and plastic can be replaced. Your life and limbs can't (usually).
Keep yer' head up!
XXL
(A) You're still breathing.
(B) You can still walk.
Metal and plastic can be replaced. Your life and limbs can't (usually).
Keep yer' head up!
XXL
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From: Topsfield, MA
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I'm not a fan of airbags at all. I've been in 3 accidents where all three were pretty good hits and I've never needed one or been injured. I was hit at 50-60mph and I walked away, but my truck got towed to the graveyard on the accident that was last year.
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I wrecked an 89 e150 conversion van. no air bag, it was the friday b4 x-mas 2k, I was on my way to work, it was icy and some stupid farmer wasn;t paying attention. Any way he backed out of the driveway he was plowing with hs John Deere 4965 with a good plow. I smacked his back axle and put it through the block of the motor, I hit the steering wheel so hard I broke the knuckle for the tilt and sent the steering colum through the instument cluster. I walked away the farmer went to the hospital.
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I've been in 4 wrecks in my life three of which were in my own vehicle within 3 months of each other, non were my fault. No airbags in any of them and the most I've suffered was a small broken bone in each of my hands. Which was my fault for grabbing the steering wheel too hard when the other car hit me. I agree with my dad what do I need an airbag for with 2000 lbs of truck in front of me? It's the other people i feel sorry for.
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Justin,
I have the perfect place for you to move to. Try Pandale, Texas. On a crowded day in downtown Pandale the population, including visitors, might hit 8. There are no traffic lights and there is no traffic. Some days, a car doesn't go thru Pandale. Most days, you can break down in the morning and no one will know about it til dark.
Also, the nearest town with any population at all is 60 miles away.
I have the perfect place for you to move to. Try Pandale, Texas. On a crowded day in downtown Pandale the population, including visitors, might hit 8. There are no traffic lights and there is no traffic. Some days, a car doesn't go thru Pandale. Most days, you can break down in the morning and no one will know about it til dark.
Also, the nearest town with any population at all is 60 miles away.
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Man, sorry to hear about the accident. I've been drooling over your truck ever since I joined this site! But hey, at least you're okay; better having to fix your truck than fix your internal organs.