08 Accord Coupe is hit by F150 at 100mph, driver walks away with no injury
12-03-2008, 06:11 PM
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08 Accord Coupe is hit by F150 at 100mph, driver walks away with no injury
Here it is (didn't see it being posted anywhere else):
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=802711
Check it out. The Accord got hit by a F150 traveling at 100+mph (according to the owner of the Accord) from behind, flipped 4 times, landed upside down, and the driver walked away, with only a few bruises.
I guess that's safety and somewhat explains why cars are getting heavier.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=802711
Check it out. The Accord got hit by a F150 traveling at 100+mph (according to the owner of the Accord) from behind, flipped 4 times, landed upside down, and the driver walked away, with only a few bruises.
I guess that's safety and somewhat explains why cars are getting heavier.
12-03-2008, 06:15 PM
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nice.
he's gonna get a lot of money now.
he's gonna get a lot of money now.
12-03-2008, 06:50 PM
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Lucky.
12-03-2008, 07:24 PM
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From the article:
I was going about 74 from what I remember.
12-03-2008, 07:47 PM
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12-03-2008, 08:18 PM
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12-03-2008, 08:43 PM
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Here it is (didn't see it being posted anywhere else):
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=802711
Check it out. The Accord got hit by a F150 traveling at 100+mph (according to the owner of the Accord) from behind, flipped 4 times, landed upside down, and the driver walked away, with only a few bruises.
I guess that's safety and somewhat explains why cars are getting heavier.
http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=802711
Check it out. The Accord got hit by a F150 traveling at 100+mph (according to the owner of the Accord) from behind, flipped 4 times, landed upside down, and the driver walked away, with only a few bruises.
I guess that's safety and somewhat explains why cars are getting heavier.
12-03-2008, 09:39 PM
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Testament to the car
12-04-2008, 02:12 AM
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What's going to fly farther if it gets hit from behind at 50 mph, a 10 lb object or a 1000 lb object? Huge discrepancy but you get the point.
12-04-2008, 09:07 AM
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if he was going in the 75-80 range and the truck 100 range then he only took a 25-30 mph rear hit. if he wouldve been rolling lets say 30ish he wouldve been f'd. now i give props on the rollover damage but by looking at the rear of the car he got mainly a firm shove off the road. but glad he's okay and good job honda !
12-04-2008, 09:22 AM
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if he was going in the 75-80 range and the truck 100 range then he only took a 25-30 mph rear hit. if he wouldve been rolling lets say 30ish he wouldve been f'd. now i give props on the rollover damage but by looking at the rear of the car he got mainly a firm shove off the road. but glad he's okay and good job honda !
12-04-2008, 10:35 AM
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I can also say that Honda makes a very strong product.
Here is the result of my similar situation. Only caveat is that I had my wife and 1 year old daughter with me. My wife got the worst of it, a few stitches in her knee. It took us a good year before my kid would get back into a car seat without a fight.
BTW.. I was out 4 grand from that accident.
Here is the result of my similar situation. Only caveat is that I had my wife and 1 year old daughter with me. My wife got the worst of it, a few stitches in her knee. It took us a good year before my kid would get back into a car seat without a fight.
BTW.. I was out 4 grand from that accident.
12-04-2008, 01:01 PM
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if he was going in the 75-80 range and the truck 100 range then he only took a 25-30 mph rear hit. if he wouldve been rolling lets say 30ish he wouldve been f'd. now i give props on the rollover damage but by looking at the rear of the car he got mainly a firm shove off the road. but glad he's okay and good job honda !
12-04-2008, 05:13 PM
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http://jalopnik.com/5101888/man-rams...d-him-to-do-it
12-04-2008, 05:52 PM
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This is why I will always have at least one Honda in my garage. Given the results of some crash testing, not all modern sedans/coupes would have a similar result.
I survived a high speed multiple rollover crash in my first car, a 1982 Honda Civic coupe. In fact, I walked away with scratches. I have bought almost exclusively Honda since then.
Kudos to the engineers at Honda.
I survived a high speed multiple rollover crash in my first car, a 1982 Honda Civic coupe. In fact, I walked away with scratches. I have bought almost exclusively Honda since then.
Kudos to the engineers at Honda.
12-04-2008, 07:35 PM
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not sure the full story here, but this incident sounds similar, although it's pre meditated
http://jalopnik.com/5101888/man-rams...d-him-to-do-it
http://jalopnik.com/5101888/man-rams...d-him-to-do-it
LOL!!!!!!
12-04-2008, 08:58 PM
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Er, not really. As long as SUVs and trucks are popular, lighter cars are not safer. As much as I hate the trend of heavier cars, when it comes to safety a heavier car is better. Look at all the incidents when a car gets hit by a semi-truck..... the car pretty gets destroyed if there's a huge difference in speed but the semi goes on truckin without a problem.
What's going to fly farther if it gets hit from behind at 50 mph, a 10 lb object or a 1000 lb object? Huge discrepancy but you get the point.
What's going to fly farther if it gets hit from behind at 50 mph, a 10 lb object or a 1000 lb object? Huge discrepancy but you get the point.
But I understand your point.
12-08-2008, 09:31 AM
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Er, not really. As long as SUVs and trucks are popular, lighter cars are not safer. As much as I hate the trend of heavier cars, when it comes to safety a heavier car is better. Look at all the incidents when a car gets hit by a semi-truck..... the car pretty gets destroyed if there's a huge difference in speed but the semi goes on truckin without a problem.
What's going to fly farther if it gets hit from behind at 50 mph, a 10 lb object or a 1000 lb object? Huge discrepancy but you get the point.
What's going to fly farther if it gets hit from behind at 50 mph, a 10 lb object or a 1000 lb object? Huge discrepancy but you get the point.
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