Just got in Car accident

^^ I wanted to say it, but I am new here so I'll just agree.

I'm glad your okay.
I do want to know, why did you post this? Not to be a dick, but with the info you gave us, you couldn't expect to get friendly responses.

I would like to see the pics when you get them.
Flipping that much after going 80 would make some cool photos.

I didnt want to be the first, but now that it has been mentioned, slow down!!
I do that fast when im on good roads, but country roads... i did 90 the other day on a road with potholes and dips, and even in a mercedes, it was scary. country roads are bad to speed on. be careful homes!

Wow. Awesome story! That's amazing that you survived. Now chalk it up to experience, and improve your driving technique (aka don't speed like a bat out of hell unless you're extremely confident you and your vehicle can handle it!)

What the hell was the guy doing reporting a dead person? I'd be pissed at HIM - the ambulances don't rush as fast to put a guy in a bag.

Glad you're ok - but I wanna see the pictures.

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #2372139
What the hell was the guy doing reporting a dead person? I'd be pissed at HIM - the ambulances don't rush as fast to put a guy in a bag.

Glad you're ok - but I wanna see the pictures.

There is no requirement for the general public to act as coroner. It doesn't matter if Joe Blow on the street reports the person as deceased or not. The response by emergency personnel is the same either way. They always respond to emergency situations as expeditiously as possible...and always bearing in mind that untrained persons reporting an incident have no idea how severe a situation is or isn't.

surfologist wrote in post #2371984
I would like to see the pics when you get them.
Flipping that much after going 80 would make some cool photos.

I didnt want to be the first, but now that it has been mentioned, slow down!!
I do that fast when im on good roads, but country roads... i did 90 the other day on a road with potholes and dips, and even in a mercedes, it was scary. country roads are bad to speed on. be careful homes!

isnt that advice a bit hypocritical?

The reason why I posted this wasnt for legal aspects. I was just curiuos, as I dont know anything about airbags, or the aspects of them, the information was appreciated it. I was not thinking or prusing legal action, just wondering.

Secondly. I was a stupid kid driving to fast to get home and study. I got lost in the country after dropping my sister off somewhere(thank god she wasn't in the car). I drove 20 minutes in the wrong way, and realized I had finals yesterday, so I booked it home. That was a really big mistake that God as forgiven me for, and I am extremly fourtante to be alive.

I wanted to post this to show that God does forgive us for things, and that he is there for our protection, and mircales do happen. I posted this for all postitive reasons.

I hope this shows others that driving this fast is not ok, especially in unfavorable conditions. Thanks for everyone's responces.

^^^ good answer, especially considering all the flames. Bless you, and glad you are safe, and that you kept yourself out of the Darwin Awards.

Please don't post pictures of the wreck - the interest in that is probably not healthy - like all the rubber neckers who slow up to see a crash....and almost cause a new one by not watching where they are going. we all know you were lucky.

I am glad you are okay as well, but 80 mph is really faster than you should have been going. Your angel must have been working overtime. Take this as a sign you need to work on your driving skills and work harder to live more meaningfully. And suing people is harsh. Save your money, if you were going as fast as you said you were, the car manufacturer's lawyers will have you for lunch.

You have a PM

Dante King wrote in post #2371654
I am a christian. You are lucky.

Now why the hell are you looking into legal matters because your airbag did not deply? Would it save your car? would it have saved you form injuries? Oh, yeah you walked away. People like you are driving up the costs of everything with a blame others cuz you could not handle your car. Your life was just spared by the grace of God and you want to look into a law suit. you make me want to puke. dont sue, dont speed. Yikes. I hope you are 70 years old, because if you are the youth of today we are doomed. I would really liek to tell you how I feel, but you are not worth getting banned over. Some christian you are.

Dante, you make some great points. I am also a Christian. I also know that I am not perfect, I AM a sinner. I make mistakes. I am human. So I agree that there is no way that he should be looking into liabilities. But he is human and a sinner just like you and me. So I understand the urge to look at them. This is a situation where he should be on his knees giving thanks to God for His almighty grace.
Thank God that you were not hurt. Use this experience to learn that 80 mph on a country road is not a very smart thing to do. I am guilty of speeding fairly often (just about every day:oops but I only get up near 80 when I am on an expressway (speed limit 70 mph) and they are designed for more speed than a country road.
Anyway, I'm glad that you walked away unhurt. Please learn from it.

I think that if your airbags DID deploy, you would be looking at more damage to your body... those things pack a bunch!

It was the airbag that saved my life in a horrific car accident, that left me with broken bones and multiple injuries, the head and chest was saved by the bag from receiving punctures to the heart and lungs and leaving me a cabbage.
The idiot was a 27 year old who was speeding at 70 MPH on a 30 MPH stretch of road on my side of the road. He came around a bend and I stood no chance, I didnt even have the chance to brake because he came from nowhere like a bullet. I was in intensive care for 17 weeks and the first 3 weeks of that in a coma. The lad had no insurance and I fought for 6 years to get compensation.
It really upsets me when I see people passing in their vehicles speeding, if only they know what's it like to be in a horrific crash, I hope you learn very quick from this accident and NEVER speed again.

Wow Anthony, that's a terrible story. People tend to forget that bad things can happen to any one - you tend to think it will never be me.

Knowing the UK propensity for turning a blind eye to criminality, I suppose the other driver got some derisory slap on the wrist.