[Spridgets] Another Crash

David Riker davriker at nwi.net
Fri Mar 20 06:46:39 MST 2009


After putting us into a spin, the other car was deflected, tore the stop 
sign out of the ground, went over the sidewalk, through the fence, and came 
to rest up against the van that was parked there.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <robertduquette at sympatico.ca>
To: <davriker at nwi.net>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 6:44 AM
Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Another Crash



what happened to the fence?  Did you visit it too?  Or did he go there?

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> From: davriker at nwi.net
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:26:47 -0700
> Subject: [Spridgets] Another Crash
>
> 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
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