muncher

Was stopped at a red light and this dude just smashed into me. Right side of my bumper is eviscerated. Pics tomorrow. Can we please have yearly testing for ppl over 65??

stillhere153

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your covered 100% lol... first accident? get something on the side for mods can you say diminished value?

TSX408

Damn... how fast was the fart going?

frank1123

ouch! sorry to hear..

kingkong222

not as bad as me getting hit from behind sitting in rush hour traffic in Vegas. I wasn't even moving and the dude just slammed into the back of my car. I hate people who can't drive.

valeratj

Tell me about it.... I totalled my first car because of an 83 year old grandpa who pulled out in front of me when he had a stop sign and I had nothing in my way...

muncher

yea i'm 100% covered... that I'm not too worried about. Hopefully state farm won't lowball me or anything. The damage wasn't too bad, but the right exhaust tip was a little dented which worries me a little bit.

I'm not sure how fast the dude was going, but judging by the damage I say he hit me at around 15mph.

Question for accident veterans -- if the cops didnt' get involved but I file this through their insurance, will it still show up on a carfax report?

combat mediC

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Sorry for the accident, In texas today, 2 old people, one 83, the other 82, crashed into eachother at an intersection and one died, and the other is near death!!

WTF!!! They want to ban handguns, but keep letting old ppl drive....

nj2pa2nc

Since bad driving does not discriminate I think everyone should be re-tested every few years.

combat mediC

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^

nj2pa2nc

Just to let you know my mom is a 83 year old driver. About a year ago she was involved in a car accident. A 19 year old girl ran a red light while she was texting. She said she was not paying attention and did not realize the light was red.

valeratj

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I am sorry if anyone got offended but this is the harsh truth. Less than 30% of the drivers still drive safely after they hit 60. Testing will only eliminate the dangerout drivers while the safe ones will stay on the roads.

U cant catch both rabbits..... Either the insurance pays for the damage and its on carfax or u pay for it yourself, pal.

nj2pa2nc

My mom takes a senior defensive driving course every year. My husband and I also have taken the course- updates us on the rules of the road.

intensity2x

Same thing happend to me couple years ago, except it was a 20 y/o girl, not an old fart. Got a check engine message a couple days after because the right exhaust got hit. Only looked like the tip was bent but they had to replace the whole right side of the exhaust. Keep an eye on it and make sure you let your insurance know if it comes on.

valeratj

Thats a nice idea too, but I am talking about brain's concentration

SoCaliTrojan

It's one thing to learn things in another class, and it's other thing to actually apply that knowledge on the fly. Some people still have two arms, two legs, and two eyes at an old age, but just because they have the ability to command a machine's controls doesn't mean they have the ability to direct the machine safely/properly.

Actually, that statement isn't limited to old people. I know alot of young people who don't know how to drive yet. The DMV should require that people take the driving test every 3-5 years. They'll make more money by taking in fees, and the bad drivers will have to improve themselves or lose their driving privilege for a while.

I took my driving test at 16...so the DMV hasn't tested me for 13 years (nearly half of my age). How do they know that I am still able to drive? What if I did what other people do and ask someone to take the written test they mail you when it's time for you to renew your license?

Muncher, I think you need to be tested too since you didn't drive defensively. ;-)

muncher

yea if i had some night vision goggles so i could see his unlit black nissan maxima coming, maybe i could have tensed up to avoid the whiplash... lol

dlee74

That is so absurd to hear people texting while driving. That's even worse than talking on the phone. She might as well do her makeup and powder her nose.

combat mediC

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tensing up is worse, thats why all the drunks that get in wrecks dont get hurt, they're euphoric and muscles are all relaxed.

dont get me started on drunk drivers

davidspalding

I've seen that.

I've seen someone talking on a handheld and drinking coffee ... WTH knows what he was steering with.

I got you beat though, a guy rear-ended me in snow in MD in 1987, got out, and said, "I'm sorry, I thought you were going through the red light." Uh-huh.

Worth

That sucks man. I got hit by an 80-something year old man while I was walking across the road in October. He was going like 25 in a camry and didn't even make an attempt to stop until I was half way up his windshield

muncher

yikes. congrats on being alive.

i got a 09 corolla as a rental and i'm sad to say that its auto transmission is more responsive than my 04 AT's, and the engine, despite having like 130 HP, feels like it pulls almost as hard. the handling and feel is not even comparable tho.

stillhere153

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carfax only shows accident if there is a police report

here is an example

Daffunda

It is funny how society discriminates against young teen drivers, but there is no discrimination against old people.

dlee74

We should have a thread of Acurazine people getting hit by elderly people (not to discriminate them) in the past. Just kidding.

nbtx

Lighten up kids - with a little luck you might get old some day just like me.

w00ted

pics?

Darkside TSX

yikesss theres been alot of accidents latly

davidspalding

It's an evil, insidious plan by Honda to get us all out of 1GEN TSXes.

nj2pa2nc

From reading some of these posts there is a discrimination against "old" people. When a drivers reaches the age of 60 (or 65-not exactly sure) insurance rates change. The way some of you sound the day someone turns 60 they become lousy drivers. I know alot of young drivers 25 and under that are excellent drivers (it is the bad ones that ruin it for the good ones-same goes for the older generation.)

808havok_tsx

you mean like how stride gum forces you spit your gum out???