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Shady195 · 05-09-2015, 11:15 AM

SO my beloved Sylvia had her life cut short yesterday....

I was cruising down the highway in the left hand lane slowing down for traffic, the right lane was busy and had a break in front of a diner. A lady who was pulling out of the diner did not look left and pulled right out to try and make it. I was unable to see her until it was to late due to the car in the next lane. I asked her if someone had waved her on and she said no at the time, so im not ever sure why she tried to make a left turn on that road. Its one of busiest roads around here and you NEVER make a left turn without being absolutely positive.

I got beat up pretty good, pretty sure Sylvia is totaled. I took a look at her once she was towed, the support bars under the hood were bent and the firewall was pushed back about an inch on the passenger side.

First real accident I've ever been involved in, I was kinda shocked more so after the fact. When I got hit, the car barely had just came to a stop and I was out of the car making sure the other driver was okay.

Bonburner · 05-09-2015, 11:18 AM

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sry 2 hear, keep us posted!

Shady195 · 05-09-2015, 11:23 AM

WIll do, Just happy my wife and daughter were not in the car with me.

Tcoat · 05-09-2015, 11:42 AM

Looks like she must have floored it to try to make the gap. Another one down but kept the driver intact!

DarkSunrise · 05-09-2015, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Shady195

WIll do, Just happy my wife and daughter were not in the car with me.

Good to hear your family wasn't in the car! Sucks about the accident though. I've learned there is no shortage of bad drivers on the road.

Shady195 · 05-09-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Looks like she must have floored it to try to make the gap. Another one down but kept the driver intact!

She most certainly did. I had hit my brakes and swerved left to avoid it, had she hit her brakes we never would have touched.

Bergen23 · 05-09-2015, 12:06 PM

That'll buff right out.

Also, sucks to see that happen. Glad to know you're alright. That's the important thing.

5thGenOwner · 05-09-2015, 12:21 PM

Ouch! Painful photo; glad everyone was ok. Once again the twins earn their top safety ratings. You obviously love Sylvia, I hope Sylvia's successor takes as much care of you as she did.

As for the other driver, and what he/she attempted to do (cutting across a double yellow line, crossing multiple lanes of traffic, on a busy road), I see it much too often. There is no second thought of, "hey I could be dead in the next 2 seconds because there are 2 ton heavy things coming at me"... they just think, "damn, I need to get over there, NOW!" I swear it never used to be this way, and it's getting worse on a daily basis.

edit: grammar

Shady195 · 05-09-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

Ouch! Painful photo; glad everyone was ok. Once again the twins earn their top safety ratings. You obviously love Sylvia, I hope Sylvia's predecessor takes as much care of you as she did.

As for the other driver, and what he/she attempted to do (cutting across a double yellow line, crossing multiple lanes of traffic, on a busy road), I see it much too often. There is no second thought of, "hey I could be dead in the next 2 seconds because there are 2 ton heavy things coming at me"... they just think, "damn, I need to get over there, NOW!" I swear it never used to be this way, and it's getting worse on a daily basis.

Unfortunately I have been in this scenario many times, people taking the "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL" mentality as they shoot across a busy highway to make a left hand turn. However this lady I believe instead of looking left as she came out, decided to look right at the cars on the other side.

soulreapersteve · 05-09-2015, 12:38 PM

Glad that you are ok! Feel for you and your car. RIP

If this were to occur in the future with me, I'd probably be in tears.

MarcFr-s · 05-09-2015, 02:48 PM

That sucks, sorry. Glad nobody's hurt. Such a stupid thing for her to do. Had some close calls, lots of stupid drivers out there. Some people in big suv's only see other big suv's. We are at a disadvantage being in a small low sports car. Had a guy timing a light not see me still in the intersection when he plowed into me, spinning me 360*. I was ok but my little opel gt was badly damaged... but not totalled.

86geek · 05-09-2015, 03:15 PM

Glad no one was hurt. Godspeed to your "Sylvia". Hoping insurance will total out your car and buy a 2016.

KalbiCool88 · 05-09-2015, 03:24 PM

The main thing is you're safe and sound - and if you think about it, the car has done its' job in protecting you. RIP.

humfrz · 05-09-2015, 04:11 PM

Now, that's a shame .....

Not a hell-of-a-lot you could have done to prevent it.

That street configuration seems to call for a lot of people to do stupid things ....

humfrz

05-09-2015, 11:15 AM	#1
Shady195 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: '13 10 Series FRS #1203 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 850 Thanks: 7 Thanked 386 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Another FR-S Down SO my beloved Sylvia had her life cut short yesterday.... I was cruising down the highway in the left hand lane slowing down for traffic, the right lane was busy and had a break in front of a diner. A lady who was pulling out of the diner did not look left and pulled right out to try and make it. I was unable to see her until it was to late due to the car in the next lane. I asked her if someone had waved her on and she said no at the time, so im not ever sure why she tried to make a left turn on that road. Its one of busiest roads around here and you NEVER make a left turn without being absolutely positive. I got beat up pretty good, pretty sure Sylvia is totaled. I took a look at her once she was towed, the support bars under the hood were bent and the firewall was pushed back about an inch on the passenger side. First real accident I've ever been involved in, I was kinda shocked more so after the fact. When I got hit, the car barely had just came to a stop and I was out of the car making sure the other driver was okay. Attached Images

05-09-2015, 11:42 AM	#4
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Looks like she must have floored it to try to make the gap. Another one down but kept the driver intact! __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

05-09-2015, 12:21 PM	#8
5thGenOwner Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: '10 SS & '15 FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 80 Thanks: 20 Thanked 44 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ouch! Painful photo; glad everyone was ok. Once again the twins earn their top safety ratings. You obviously love Sylvia, I hope Sylvia's successor takes as much care of you as she did. As for the other driver, and what he/she attempted to do (cutting across a double yellow line, crossing multiple lanes of traffic, on a busy road), I see it much too often. There is no second thought of, "hey I could be dead in the next 2 seconds because there are 2 ton heavy things coming at me"... they just think, "damn, I need to get over there, NOW!" I swear it never used to be this way, and it's getting worse on a daily basis. edit: grammar Last edited by 5thGenOwner; 05-09-2015 at 02:06 PM.

05-09-2015, 11:23 AM	#3
Shady195 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: '13 10 Series FRS #1203 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 850 Thanks: 7 Thanked 386 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	WIll do, Just happy my wife and daughter were not in the car with me.

05-09-2015, 12:06 PM	#7
Bergen23 Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: '15 Halo FR-S Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 922 Thanked 950 Times in 492 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That'll buff right out. Also, sucks to see that happen. Glad to know you're alright. That's the important thing.

05-09-2015, 12:38 PM	#10
soulreapersteve Contract? ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: An orange cone with flappy paddles Location: Seattle Posts: 5,029 Thanks: 11,347 Thanked 5,170 Times in 2,703 Posts Mentioned: 126 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Glad that you are ok! Feel for you and your car. RIP If this were to occur in the future with me, I'd probably be in tears.

05-09-2015, 02:48 PM	#11
MarcFr-s Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: mtFirestormFr-s Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 89 Thanks: 42 Thanked 40 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That sucks, sorry. Glad nobody's hurt. Such a stupid thing for her to do. Had some close calls, lots of stupid drivers out there. Some people in big suv's only see other big suv's. We are at a disadvantage being in a small low sports car. Had a guy timing a light not see me still in the intersection when he plowed into me, spinning me 360*. I was ok but my little opel gt was badly damaged... but not totalled.

05-09-2015, 03:24 PM	#13
KalbiCool88 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2005 SLK350, 2015 RS 1.0 FRS Location: SF, USA Posts: 452 Thanks: 459 Thanked 181 Times in 120 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The main thing is you're safe and sound - and if you think about it, the car has done its' job in protecting you. RIP.

05-09-2015, 04:11 PM	#14
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,432 Thanks: 29,826 Thanked 32,845 Times in 16,844 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Now, that's a shame ..... Not a hell-of-a-lot you could have done to prevent it. That street configuration seems to call for a lot of people to do stupid things .... humfrz

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