...and then continued down that hill on the roof of my car and smoked the edge of a guardrail


I was travelling down a 2 lane highway (one lane each way) and just nicked the gravel on the outside of the lane and completely lost it. I was pointing into oncomming traffic, and then when i fishtailed the other way, rolled.
I was going downhill and just outside of my lane was slopped, which made it possible for me to roll.

 

so is the TL a safe car?

glad to see that you are alive

 

after i post all the pics i'll tell you about my injuries











All the glass was intact still after my rollover. These pictures are from the towing compound after they winched it out of a ditch.

I got out of that with a scratch on my arm from . I think that was from the airbag deploying.

Mind you if I did not have my seatbelt on I would have been a dead man easily. ...but all strapped in.. rolling over and smashing into the corner of the guardrail at a high rate of speed.

Safe car indeed!

 

wow... those pictures are insane. again glad to see that you are alive and well.

now that you dont have the TL anymore what are you planning on moving on to?

 

thank you!

moving onto a 2008 TL with 18" A-Spec rims.
talk about good timing.. i just found and purchased this bad boy. it was love at first sight

 

I'm glad you're okay. One of the reasons I got this car was because of the safety (totalled my old civic). Whats the next car you're planning on?

 

NICE! staying within the TL family. does the 08 TL come with the technology package by any chance?

i would probably consider buying another TL after being in a crash like yours lol

 

WOW, glad your ok. Nice to hear that after this you are still staying with another TL.

 

damn....glad you are ok.

 

That looks crazy man, glad that you only had a scratch on your arm! Drive safe y'all!

 

How terrifying was it when you were flipping?

glad you're okay, man.

 

biggest thing is that your ok. im glad to see that the tl is indeed a safe vehicle.

 

Glad ur ok, just a testament to how safe these cars actually are...

I think it's safe too say that's not gonna buff out....

 

Such a shitty thing Glad your ok!! a car can always be replaced but your life cant. It did its job. It looks mangeled lol

 

glad your ok.

 

Glad to hear you're alright!

Must have been scary as hell.

 

Glad you're ok. Insane pics.

 

Seat belts do save lives. A guy I know rolled his Civic a few months ago and didn't have his seatbelt on... He is still alive and doing well now... but the guy still doesn't wear a seatbelt

Glad you are staying within the "family" and I hope that I never have to test the safety of our cars...

 

I got dibs on the passenger side mirror...lol j/k.

glad your ok.

 

wouldnt that be........uhhhhhh a wake up call?

 

Thanks for sharing your harrowing tale mang!
Your so blessed ... thanks to God!

 

Crash looks terrible. Glad you are OK! Go buy a lottery ticket

 

Wow, that's crazy! Glad you are okay! Incredible you made it out with only a scratch on your arm.

 

HOLY SHIT.

I'm so glad that the TL can take that shit and that I'll be OK.

Go to the doctor to do a checkup just in case.

Glad you came back to the TL family in a matter of hours/days.

 

Wow. Glad you made it with barely a scratch.


How fast were your going? Was it raining or wet?

 

Whoa, glad you're fine! great pickup on another TL as well!

 

That'll buff right out.

 

It is great to see that the roof didn't collaspe directly over the driver area. In the sake of education, how fast do you estimate the speed at the time you left the road?

 

Good to see you made it out alive with only a scratch on you. Drive safe.

 

Glad to hear your OK. good find on the '08

 

What went through your head when you were rolling and sliding upside down into a guard rail? And I'm very surprised and glad you made it out safely. Makes me feel confident to have my daughter in the car.

 

HOLY SHIT!!!! I'm glad that your okay and you got into a new TL! Seriously, go to a doctor and get yourself checked out and make sure you are okay! This thread exemplifies why the TL got such high crash safety ratings!

 

and one more time we have to recognize tl's can save your life. Glad to know you still alive. The car was totally destroyed.

 

wow that car is toast! is it just me or did the wipers fly off?

like everyone said, glad that ur ok and gl with the new car! its a nice upgrade

 

Incredible that you only recieved a scratch. Glad you're okay. The TL can be replaced and you did. Might as well stay in a car that's proven safe.

 

WOW...glad you're fine! That looks insane...good to know the TL can take a beating.

 

wow....crazy pics. Good thing you strapped on! As proven from time to time, the TL is indeed a safe car.

Glad you got out ok!

 

^What they said....HOLY SHIT!!!!

It's wild to see how mangled your TL is and to know that the only injury your suffered was a scratch. +1 on the checkup too...internal bleeding is a bitch!!!

Also, congrats on the new purchase, and drive safe

 

Glad to hear you're ok! Also glad to hear that the car is safe!

 

Thank you all for your support for my well being.
I did go to the hospital right after the crash. I was strapped to the stretcher and the whole nine yards.

For the fellow Torontonian. I was travelling northbound on Airport Road just north of Highway 9.

There is actually a sign up there that says since 1978 there has been over 4000 accidents in the next 20km of road. I should add a +1 to that.

I was travelling approx 100KM/H.

When I first started skidding i was just hoping to regain control without scratching the beast. After my first roll i thought ok well so much for that.

It was scary as hell seeing the edge of the guard rail coming straight ahead. I thought it was going to come right through the windshield. I just held the steering wheel white knuckle tight at 10 & 2 (which looked like 8&4 because i was upside down lol) and holy sh*t did the front of the car ever absorb that impact well. Other than the scratch on my arm.. nothing.. no bruise on my chest. no bump on the head.
pretty lucky.

It should be any day now that insurance settles up my claim and I'll get out of this rental corolla and into that new 2008 TL.