Well it finally happened.... after 31 years of driving RVs, I was involved in an accident.
Thankfully. no one was hurt.
This accident makes me like the MDT I use as a tow vehicle even more. The basic scenario of the accident is, a lady in a Toyota Tercel cut in front of my truck and caught the right front bumper with her driver door. The end of my bumper hooked on her door jamb and her car ended up perpendicular in front of my truck. I pushed her for about 3 feet until I was able to get everything stopped.
It was amazing I barely felt her car hit the truck and the only damage was to my bumper, a trim piece plus 5 lug nut covers. The bumper will need to be replaced. The only sensation I felt was the same as when you slam on the brakes.
If we had been in the old 1986 chevy 3500, I'm sure the damage to the truck would have been more extensive and the feel of the accident would have been more severe.
I was able to complete the trip down to San Diego and get setup for the 4th of July weekend.
The Chevy Kodiak is a great tow vehicle, I'm sorry I waited several years before I finally decided to get one.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Wednesday 7th of July 2010 09:45:20 AM
Racerguy said
09:16 AM Jul 7, 2010
Glad to hear everyone is o.k. Isn't it amazing how some of those moron's in those little cars drive ?
mktobob said
03:49 PM Jul 7, 2010
Glad everyone is OK. Was she on a cell phone?
Denise said
09:34 AM Jul 8, 2010
People just amaze me! They get behind the wheel of a car and act like they are bullet proof!
Thankfully. no one was hurt.
This accident makes me like the MDT I use as a tow vehicle even more. The basic scenario of the accident is, a lady in a Toyota Tercel cut in front of my truck and caught the right front bumper with her driver door. The end of my bumper hooked on her door jamb and her car ended up perpendicular in front of my truck. I pushed her for about 3 feet until I was able to get everything stopped.
It was amazing I barely felt her car hit the truck and the only damage was to my bumper, a trim piece plus 5 lug nut covers. The bumper will need to be replaced. The only sensation I felt was the same as when you slam on the brakes.
If we had been in the old 1986 chevy 3500, I'm sure the damage to the truck would have been more extensive and the feel of the accident would have been more severe.
I was able to complete the trip down to San Diego and get setup for the 4th of July weekend.
The Chevy Kodiak is a great tow vehicle, I'm sorry I waited several years before I finally decided to get one.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Wednesday 7th of July 2010 09:45:20 AM
I sure am glad to hear everyone is O.K.