Too much win [or fail]? Woman crashes into parked classic car, destroys it

[LTC8K6]

Has she blamed it on a stuck throttle yet?

 

[Mark R]

Maybe yes or no but when I borrowed my dads car 62 plymouth I was rear ended by a lancer. The lancer was crunched in the front and smoking and the rear of the plymouth bumper just moved about 2 inches.

This is due to differences in the understanding of collisions. Older cars were built so that the overall structure would withstand low-impact direct head-on/read-end collisions, and were relatively rigid.

The problem with making the front and rear very rigid is two fold:
1. It does not absorb any collision energy.
2. It directs energy into the passenger cell.

The result is that in a higher-impact collision, the passenger cell collapses. Additionally, much higher forces get transmitted into the passenger cell and the passengers, potentially causing more injury.

In modern cars, the front/rear ends are specifically engineered to crumple. This is why cars can sustain severe damage from low-energy collisions, while older cars may survive them. The differences are the forces on the actual passengers. 2 rigid cars colliding, even at relatively low speeds, can put very severe forces on the passengers, causing whiplash, or other internal injuries.

By contrast, in modern cars, the passenger cell is highly reinforced, including side impact protection - which was completely absent from pre 1980s cars. A side-impact, even of relatively low speed, would result in severe intrusion into the passenger compartment.

 

[Number1]

Wow. If I was the owner of that car...I would have flipped out on that Asian woman. FLIPPED OUT.

No I don't think. Your mangled FLIPPED OUT body would have been a mess to pick up.

 

[SP33Demon]

She probably freaked once hitting the curb and her foot was already on the accelerator so in her state of shock probably just depressed the accelerator further (yes, stupid - but most women, I'm sorry, they suck) until hit the car and that's that.

FTFY. Most AZN men are very skilled drivers, especially the ones who drive ricers.

 

[dainthomas]

What was the other car that she pushed the Lemans in to?

 

[Josh]

No I don't think. Your mangled FLIPPED OUT body would have been a mess to pick up.

Except he wasn't in the car...and the driver side doesn't look too bad...so no, my body would have been perfectly fine.

 

[Josh]

FTFY. Most AZN men are very skilled drivers, especially the ones who drive ricers.

I don't know about that. Some of the middle aged, older asian men are just as bad...at least that I've seen. Maybe the younger ricer driving ones are better.

 

[dank69]

1) Woman
2) Old Woman
3) Old Asian Woman
4) Old Asian Woman Driving a Lexus
5) Old Asian Woman Driving a Lexus Pops a Curb
6) Old Asian Woman Driving a Lexus Pops a Curb and Wrecks American Muscle

This is how the progression should be.

 

[ViviTheMage]

She looks guilty as shit!

 

[wirednuts]

I know the car in this test is a bit older, but front crumple zones aren't exactly something that those old cars excelled at either:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

awesome. technology for the win.

 

[Lean L]

I don't know about that. Some of the middle aged, older asian men are just as bad...at least that I've seen. Maybe the younger ricer driving ones are better.

I think it may have to do with age they first started driving. Driving later means you have less confidence to start with. Don't promote rice.... Lets please keep cars normal looking and not unnecessary loud.

Lazy roar of v8 is drastically different than fart cans.

 

[nublikescake]

LOL at the reflection!!

 

[amish]

if your side swiped

if my side swiped what? a credit card? some jeans at the gap?

your dead.

my dead what? dead dog?

 

[busydude]

I am more worried about that 3rd car. Looks like collectors car. Damn

 

[CPA]

first thought,

asian, woman driver.

second thought,

fuck man what a waste.

I'm sure it will be rebuilt, and at a hefty price. Her insurance better be good.

 

[Dulanic]

Ann Curry looks just like the old lady w/o makeup on (I've had a MILF crush on Ann Curry for a LOOOOOONG time).

It was mostly a bad attempt at sarcasm or something I forgot my reasoning lol.

 

[gaidensensei]

Whoa, that's terrible. The place looks familiar like it was in cypress or lakewood or some of the surrounding areas.

The driver is older than Ann. I guess being asian you can tell who's who.

 

[Wyndru]

I'm sure it will be rebuilt, and at a hefty price. Her insurance better be good.

Are classic cars expensive to repair these days? When I was younger my Dad got in an accident with his 68 corvette (all original), and it was less than $3000 to replace most of the front end and half of the side with parts from another 68 vette from the junkyard. (Although, he had no frame damage)

The cost of "classic" cars in the want-ads is usually around the $5000 mark, even in good condition. I'm not sure how rare this particular car is though.

if my side swiped what? a credit card? some jeans at the gap?

my dead what? dead dog?

Wow, I can't believe I did that, thanks for pointing it out. The older I get the worse my grammar becomes. I notice I've also been mixing up to and too lately. I fear by the time I'm 50 I'll just be typing random letters. :awe:

 

[QueBert]

LOL Lexus Of Cerritos plates on her car, Cerritos has a shit ton of Asian people. That's definitely one of the places in So Cal I avoid driving in unless I have to.

 

[0roo0roo]

I can't believe how the Lexus basically drove through the side of it. So much for solid frame vehicles being so safe, if you're side swiped, you're dead.

yea old cars are heavy, but all the metal was in the wrong place...so protecting the people inside was not a high priority back then

 

[djnsmith7]

Wow...but I can honestly say I'm not surprised. Asian drivers (as well as other races), are involved in accidents around here all the time. But this accident in particular looks like it could have easily been avoided & was a total bonehead move.

 

[0roo0roo]

awesome. technology for the win.

never mind just the structure. all the interior stuff was highly hazardous as well, people used to get impaled on steering column and the interior dash and the rest were hard and full of pointy bits. if the glass was original, it would decapitate you since it stretched as your head bust through..then contracted

 

[Slew Foot]

Car show in a parking lot that's being used? Fail.

 

[Nik]

I can't believe how the Lexus basically drove through the side of it. So much for solid frame vehicles being so safe, if you're side swiped, you're dead.

Where, in this picture, do you see side supports between the doors, or even a B-pillar at all?

Oh, wait, that's one huge door and there's no support between the rear of the door and the frame. Oh noes! That's why. She basically just drove up into his car.

 

[Josh]

I think it may have to do with age they first started driving. Driving later means you have less confidence to start with. Don't promote rice.... Lets please keep cars normal looking and not unnecessary loud.

Lazy roar of v8 is drastically different than fart cans.

Agreed. I hate ricers. Terrible, terrible looking things.