[Spridgets] Another Crash

David Riker davriker at nwi.net
Thu Mar 19 21:26:47 MST 2009


So while we've been debating the merits of electronic ignitions, I've been 
healing from my bumps and bruises.  For all of the GM bashing that sometimes 
goes on (thanks billy Z)  I wanted to share pictures of the 2009 Chevy 
Equinox that basically saved my life Sunday.  My wife, daughter, and I were 
minding our own business on a residential street going about 30 mph, when a 
car blew through a stop sign and hit us at 40+ mph. The force of the impact 
spun us 300 degrees.  All of the airbags, front, side and side curtain went 
off.  The main impact was 90 degree frontal right on my side (driver).  The 
crumple zones did what they were designed to do, and dispite the severity of 
the crash, there was NO broken glass, and all of the doors opened.  The 
passenger compartment safety cage was twisted, but not crushed.

http://tinyurl.com/d2j3ky

I am convinced that if I was in the MG, I'd be dead today.  Needless to say, 
I'm in the market for a roll bar for the Midget.  It needs to be a real one, 
and I'd like the type that the rear braces angle over to the main loop, so 
that they don't interfere with the headrests.  The only ones I've seen 
lately have the supports that go straight up to the loop.  I don't think I'm 
going to drive it again without one.  It wouldn't help in the kind of 
accident I was just in, but it sure should add to the side impact and roll 
over protection.

David Riker


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