about 2 hours ago i was driving my 1993 jeep wrangler down route130 in New Jersey. im in the left lane and up ahead someone has edged out into the right lane.....then the middle. he is trying to jump over my side of the highway and turn left to go down the other. for a quarter of a second i thought "theres no way he could possibly not see me and come into my lan.....e" jump he did. me going idd say 50 and with only about 40 or 50 feet to stop. it had also finished raining 20 minutes before so this was slick. i think the shortest cognitive prayer i can and slam on my brakes.
WHAMMMM!!!!!! .........good thing i had my seatbelt on. i tbone him at a good 40 miles an hour and smash his hole left rear wheel well in; his glass blows out on that window and his rear; i spin to the left 90 degrees; as soon as the car stops i throw off my seatbelt and kind of look in every direction, in a small amount of shock naturally. Then a man comes running out of his house and yells to me if I'm hurt. I'm fine, to tell the truth i don't have a scratch on my body. he then races over to the other man who is Mexican and apparently didn't speak much English. i got scared that being Mexican he would fit the stereotype of not having insurance(don't flame for that one, its very common in my area).
The other driver had a big gash on his head and had to be taken off in an ambulance, it appeared he had a mild concussion. the damaged sustained to my jeep was, ruined aftermarket right front spring; slightly bent axle; a fairly good pushed in right front aftermarket bumper; the right front fender; a windshield that got cracked from some of his **** flying at it; and a hood that has been scuffed up on that side, the hoods not that bad though.
now im at home with ice on my neck because i feel like i have whiplash, and because my doctor told me to put it on. overall i feel i made out lucky.
god i love owning a jeep, who knows what would have happened if i was in some POS aluminum and plastic car.
Edit: i forgot to mention, he was driving a ford Taurus.
WHAMMMM!!!!!! .........good thing i had my seatbelt on. i tbone him at a good 40 miles an hour and smash his hole left rear wheel well in; his glass blows out on that window and his rear; i spin to the left 90 degrees; as soon as the car stops i throw off my seatbelt and kind of look in every direction, in a small amount of shock naturally. Then a man comes running out of his house and yells to me if I'm hurt. I'm fine, to tell the truth i don't have a scratch on my body. he then races over to the other man who is Mexican and apparently didn't speak much English. i got scared that being Mexican he would fit the stereotype of not having insurance(don't flame for that one, its very common in my area).
The other driver had a big gash on his head and had to be taken off in an ambulance, it appeared he had a mild concussion. the damaged sustained to my jeep was, ruined aftermarket right front spring; slightly bent axle; a fairly good pushed in right front aftermarket bumper; the right front fender; a windshield that got cracked from some of his **** flying at it; and a hood that has been scuffed up on that side, the hoods not that bad though.
now im at home with ice on my neck because i feel like i have whiplash, and because my doctor told me to put it on. overall i feel i made out lucky.
god i love owning a jeep, who knows what would have happened if i was in some POS aluminum and plastic car.
Edit: i forgot to mention, he was driving a ford Taurus.
