Crazy night... But im still alive...
Man, glad to hear you're alright! I can say with some confidence that that car is probably the worst wrecked/totaled Lancer I've seen on these boards. Hope insurance is good to you...
i think you did the right thing by swerving, and if the airbag went off while you were flipping it probably would have made things worse. if you did just plow into the animal it would have set your airbags off, and it was probably just big enough to set off the airbags, but not stop your car and it could have just went and done the same thing except you'd have no control over the car after being hit with the airbag.
uhm ... if it aint big enough to stop your car then it wont set your airbags off... airbags work with speed sensors as well as bumper sensors... they only go off with extreme deceleration
very glad to see your ok ... i seriously think the lancer is under rated for safety
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Nah it would have just been another part of the car that got trashed and is now junk. Yes is does help with df and the suspension huging the road but sometimes things happen that nothing u could have had or do at that time could have avoided it. (I didnt say this to rag on his statement or say he was wrong I said this cuz sometimes life just hands u a bad hand to play)
but on another note...im glad to see youre ok.
uhm ... if it aint big enough to stop your car then it wont set your airbags off... airbags work with speed sensors as well as bumper sensors... they only go off with extreme deceleration
very glad to see your ok ... i seriously think the lancer is under rated for safety
very glad to see your ok ... i seriously think the lancer is under rated for safety
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I also came out with just bumps, bruises, and a dislocated thumb. Only major damage was moderate nerve damage in my chest that is permanent. But the paramedics said at the speed and angle of the hit, if i didnt have my seatbelt and if the car wasnt so safe, i wouldnt have survived.
Glad you're alright, considering. As for the Lancer's low crash rating, that's pretty much due to it doing so poorly on offset frontal collisions, which thankfully we haven't really seen much of on these boards. Based on what I've seen on these forums, Lancers do amazingly well in rollovers, seems just about everyone walks away from them.
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I roled my civic a while ago with 4 people in the car, i swerved for a deer, did a 180 and flipped about 3 times. everyone was wearing there seat belt and walked away uninjured.
when your car Roles over your most likly to survive, Not saying that you will be ok everytime, but its alot safer then a head on collision with another car or hitting a telephone pole.
This just goes to show, Never get a convertabul. and always wear your seat belt!
when your car Roles over your most likly to survive, Not saying that you will be ok everytime, but its alot safer then a head on collision with another car or hitting a telephone pole.
This just goes to show, Never get a convertabul. and always wear your seat belt!