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10-30-2014, 01:38 AM | #1 |
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Binned it [with pics]
Just a salutory warning to everyone out there who enjoys a nice mountain drive. I was heading along the Healesville-Kinglake road yesterday afternoon, lovely sunny day, mid week so not much traffic, when a large B-double logging truck ruined my day. I was doing about 60-70km/h around the outside of a right hand hairpin (left hand drive in Aus remember), and was confronted with the large semi oncoming in my lane. The trucks are so big they have to swing all the way to the wrong side of the road to get around the hairpins without tipping their trailer. I had nowhere to go but off the side of the road, and down the steep shoulder into the trees. Only hit at about 30km/h and didn't even trigger the airbags but the car is toast.
Moral: Even when you leave a margin for error and stick to your own side of the road, and keep within the speed limit... things can happen. Expect the unexpected. Here's a link to the location. Not much room even when trucks stay on their own side of the road. https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37....OLM04X_mfA!2e0 |
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10-30-2014, 01:43 AM | #2 |
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Damn. My worst nightmare. Are you getting another?
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10-30-2014, 01:45 AM | #3 |
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It's only a year old, so insurance should replace it with a new one. Waiting to hear.
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10-30-2014, 10:16 AM | #4 |
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Ouch... In this case, would the insurer rule in your favour?
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10-30-2014, 11:58 AM | #5 |
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Sorry for your loss... you have my sincerest condolences!
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10-30-2014, 12:57 PM | #6 |
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Did the truck stop?
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10-30-2014, 01:04 PM | #7 |
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atleast you are okay!
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10-30-2014, 01:39 PM | #8 |
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You are lucky! Things could have been worse! Hopefully insurance will cover everything!
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10-30-2014, 02:11 PM | #9 |
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How much for the exhaust tips shipped to the US?
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Sorry to see this, I've almost been taken out by logging and coal trucks a few times.
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Looking at the damage it is odd to me that the airbags did not deploy. Almost seems like they are either poorly calibrated or something is wrong.
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What makes you think insurance is going to total it out? That looks to be very salvageable.
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