all the more reason after a certian age they should be required to take a driving test just like when you first get you license or they should ahve it taken away. some older members of my own family are no exception.
E got t-boned in a parking lot
Argh!!!!!
I stopped at my tire dealership to get a screw pulled from my rear tire this afternoon. It is right next door to my wife's work so I walked over to wait on my car. A few minutes later I get a call from the tire shop saying that they need me to come back, a customer had hit my car.
I get over to my E and see that an older man had tried to make a u-turn in the parking lot and t-boned my E's A-pillar/fender/passenger door pretty hard. I will post pictures later. The top of the door is standing out away from the roof and the A-pillar/fender is bent in and you can see paint flaking off behind the plastic fender. Looks like a new door and fender for sure.
As I get in my car to leave after my tire is fixed I notice my odo lights don't work anymore.
Luckily my car dealer was right around the corner and has a really good body shop so I swung by to get the initial check over. They say it's fine to drive. I am waiting on insurance to get the paper work going and it turns out that my Honda dealer/body shop is also a certified repair shop with this guys insurance so that will make things a lot easier. I just can't wait to see what rental I get
I stopped at my tire dealership to get a screw pulled from my rear tire this afternoon. It is right next door to my wife's work so I walked over to wait on my car. A few minutes later I get a call from the tire shop saying that they need me to come back, a customer had hit my car.
I get over to my E and see that an older man had tried to make a u-turn in the parking lot and t-boned my E's A-pillar/fender/passenger door pretty hard. I will post pictures later. The top of the door is standing out away from the roof and the A-pillar/fender is bent in and you can see paint flaking off behind the plastic fender. Looks like a new door and fender for sure.
As I get in my car to leave after my tire is fixed I notice my odo lights don't work anymore.
Luckily my car dealer was right around the corner and has a really good body shop so I swung by to get the initial check over. They say it's fine to drive. I am waiting on insurance to get the paper work going and it turns out that my Honda dealer/body shop is also a certified repair shop with this guys insurance so that will make things a lot easier. I just can't wait to see what rental I get
1 - 20 of 37 Posts
I was almost hit head-on by an old lady the other night. I was going down a six lane parkway with a grass median when she came barelling down the wrong direction. I and several other cars were stopped at a traffic light when she came up, slammed on her brakes and laid in on the horn for blocking her way.
Ow!
Hope your car gets fixed soon.
Statistically, however, you may be better off watching out for young drivers.
Young drivers more of a risk than older ones
yeah, yeah I know the source is Consumer Reports.
Hope your car gets fixed soon.
Statistically, however, you may be better off watching out for young drivers.
Young drivers more of a risk than older ones
yeah, yeah I know the source is Consumer Reports.
Thank you PVR....Ow!
Hope your car gets fixed soon.
Statistically, however, you may be better off watching out for young drivers.
Young drivers more of a risk than older ones
yeah, yeah I know the source is Consumer Reports.
All this bashing of seasoned drivers......BAH!!!:x
maybe thats the case up there but here there is TV news every week of some old person saying " i thought i was hitting the brake when i drove thru the front of that store." Florida is overrun with old people, most of whom cannot drive or shouldnt drive anymore.Ow!
Hope your car gets fixed soon.
Statistically, however, you may be better off watching out for young drivers.
Young drivers more of a risk than older ones
yeah, yeah I know the source is Consumer Reports.
From what I have seen the stats are like that because "seasoned" drivers are more apt to pay off the other party rather than go through their insurance while noob drivers lack the financial ability to buy their way out. Here's two quick stories for your enjoyment.Ow!
Hope your car gets fixed soon.
Statistically, however, you may be better off watching out for young drivers.
Young drivers more of a risk than older ones
yeah, yeah I know the source is Consumer Reports.
My father-in-law has one eye from an Army injury and still drives quite well for the most part. He ran completely over the front of a small car at Hardees once because they parked next to his farm truck in a no parking zone at the end of a row. He just offered the kid $500 and that was that.
My wife's car got hit parked in our driveway by an older lady who drove across our yard and then asked if our building had an elevator. Her insurance agent had the nerve to call me and ask if I really thought it necessary to file a claim that his client was really a good driver and could not afford the increase in premium from an accident. I had her plate run and she had been in over forty such accidents and was legally blind. Nice. We almost had to take them to court.
do be mad at the youger gereration's ability to multi task and not run people over or hit cars and buildings.
i can only imagine how bad it would be if grandma and pa tried to do that stuff while driving
I agree...with both of you....lolThank you PVR....
All this bashing of seasoned drivers......BAH!!!:x
As a driver manager, I have more respect for those of us who have been driving longer than half these complainers have been alive! Experience means way more in avoiding an accident than anything else.
I also agree that there comes a time in everyone's life when it's time to hand over the keys. The smart ones seem to be able to do that. Unfortunately, far too many seniors fail to recognize that THEY are the major hazard on the roadways....
But it's not the ability to multi task that is the issue! At issue is the lack of concentration that too many people give to driving!do be mad at the youger gereration's ability to multi task and not run people over or hit cars and buildings.
I don't care who you are, no one can text, or even talk on the phone while driving. ANYthing that takes your attention from what you should be doing is a hazard!
Driving is a privilege that far too many people take for granted. Driving requires your FULL attention. Period.
If you think that there is anything else you should be doing, or that you can do while driving, you are WRONG!. Pull over and talk or text (and not into the right lane!)
I've investigated enough accidents, and seen the carnage caused by inattentive drivers to know what I'm talking about here....
1 - 20 of 37 Posts
