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Zebedee · 04-28-2016, 03:59 PM

Anyone notice where id of ended up,if I went through the fence?

Zebedee · 04-28-2016, 04:02 PM

I need a bit of positivity.There is a pic on the parts list,of a crease in the panel under the hood,is my car finished without vast expense?

hollywdv · 04-28-2016, 04:16 PM

Damn. This hurts to see, but glad you're okay.

Zslash28 · 04-28-2016, 04:24 PM

Thats gonna cost a bit to fix. Finfers crossed that the car is not totalled.

Zebedee · 04-28-2016, 04:28 PM

Job to tell which way the wheels were pointing when I hit the kerb,which luckily is fairly low,wheels are not buckled.
Air bags did'nt blow,I assumed I did'nt have any!!
Impact was prob below 30 mph.

DrkPhx · 04-28-2016, 04:44 PM

I hate to see such a nice car torn up like that. As others mentioned; next time hit the animal. Sounds cruel, but the truth is it's safer than swerving. Here in MN, deer on the road are not that unusual (hit one myself years ago) and law enforcement specifically states do not attempt swerve out of the way.

Crushinator · 04-28-2016, 04:56 PM

What a bummer! Sorry about the wreck. Shit happens, but you're ok, and that's what matters. Good luck fixing it up.

JUSTIFIED · 04-28-2016, 07:01 PM

Sorry about that OP. Major bummer, but it's good that you are okay!

It's easy to say "don't swerve", but it all happens so fast and, for most of us, our desire to not kill a living creature is so strong that we'd likely swerve. It would be hard to just plow right over a deer, cat, etc. Having said that, I agree that we should not... better to kill a cat than yourself or someone else.

I am curious though...anyone here ever been in a similar situation and not swerved?

DRKS1D3 · 04-29-2016, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JUSTIFIED

Sorry about that OP. Major bummer, but it's good that you are okay!

It's easy to say "don't swerve", but it all happens so fast and, for most of us, our desire to not kill a living creature is so strong that we'd likely swerve. It would be hard to just plow right over a deer, cat, etc. Having said that, I agree that we should not... better to kill a cat than yourself or someone else.

I am curious though...anyone here ever been in a similar situation and not swerved?

My Dad blasted a deer on his motorcycle and in his Silverado. It was either the deer or a row of trees, both times.

99frc · 04-29-2016, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JUSTIFIED

Sorry about that OP. Major bummer, but it's good that you are okay!

It's easy to say "don't swerve", but it all happens so fast and, for most of us, our desire to not kill a living creature is so strong that we'd likely swerve. It would be hard to just plow right over a deer, cat, etc. Having said that, I agree that we should not... better to kill a cat than yourself or someone else.

I am curious though...anyone here ever been in a similar situation and not swerved?

one of the best articles I ever read about vehicle control referred to " smoothness glue". Make every movement while behind the wheel as if your hands were stuck in glue. It has to be smooth, controlled and in small degrees, but can still be rapid, even panicked. You can can make a sudden, immediately complete lane change in this way without skidding and without being out of control.
It has saved me so many times, I don't even care to recall.

4 FN 27 · 04-29-2016, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JUSTIFIED

I am curious though...anyone here ever been in a similar situation and not swerved?

Yep. Hit a 6 point Buck last fall on my way to work with my Dually. If I went left I would have head-on'ed on coming traffic and if I went right I would have went down a 20 foot ditch filled with trees.

One of the girls in our office swerved to miss a Deer years back. Went over/through a field approach. Totaled her car, banged her up pretty good and was not considered and "act of God" since she did not make contact with the Deer.

I brake as safely as I can and go straight unless by chance I have a way out.

Ghost7997 · 05-01-2016, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by arkentect

Next time kill the cat.

Agreed.

Ghost7997 · 05-01-2016, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Zebedee

Two bits of luck involved,well three actually!!
The bench was concreted into the grass to the left of the large casting.
It happened at a speed of under 30mph and luckily no one was hurt,not even the cat, that made me take evasive action,coming off a roundabout.(we love our animals,in the UK)
Mine is quite possibly the only one in England,which is why i have to rebuild it.

Glad to know that you are safe and everyone is alright. I wish you the best of luck on nursing the vicious beast back to health.

04-28-2016, 04:24 PM	#18
Zslash28 Jumanji Drives: '14 Z/28 - AGM - No A/C Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,688	Thats gonna cost a bit to fix. Finfers crossed that the car is not totalled. __________________ Keeper of the 5th Gen Z/28 Registry. Registry Facebook. Follow: @5th_gen_z28_registry I track wrecked Z/28s Total lost -41

04-28-2016, 04:56 PM	#21
Crushinator Drives: '15 Z/28 #783 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: PA Posts: 456 View My Garage	What a bummer! Sorry about the wreck. Shit happens, but you're ok, and that's what matters. Good luck fixing it up. __________________ 2015 Z/28 A/C and audio

04-28-2016, 07:01 PM	#22
JUSTIFIED Drives: 2015 black Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 1,077	Sorry about that OP. Major bummer, but it's good that you are okay! It's easy to say "don't swerve", but it all happens so fast and, for most of us, our desire to not kill a living creature is so strong that we'd likely swerve. It would be hard to just plow right over a deer, cat, etc. Having said that, I agree that we should not... better to kill a cat than yourself or someone else. I am curious though...anyone here ever been in a similar situation and not swerved? __________________

04-28-2016, 03:59 PM	#15
Zebedee Drives: Black Z28 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 72 View My Garage	Anyone notice where id of ended up,if I went through the fence?

04-28-2016, 04:02 PM	#16
Zebedee Drives: Black Z28 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 72 View My Garage	I need a bit of positivity.There is a pic on the parts list,of a crease in the panel under the hood,is my car finished without vast expense?

04-28-2016, 04:16 PM	#17
hollywdv Drives: 2015 Camaro Z/28 - Silver Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 135	Damn. This hurts to see, but glad you're okay.

04-28-2016, 04:28 PM	#19
Zebedee Drives: Black Z28 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 72 View My Garage	Job to tell which way the wheels were pointing when I hit the kerb,which luckily is fairly low,wheels are not buckled. Air bags did'nt blow,I assumed I did'nt have any!! Impact was prob below 30 mph.

04-28-2016, 04:44 PM	#20
DrkPhx Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 / 2006 TB SS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: MN Posts: 2,250	I hate to see such a nice car torn up like that. As others mentioned; next time hit the animal. Sounds cruel, but the truth is it's safer than swerving. Here in MN, deer on the road are not that unusual (hit one myself years ago) and law enforcement specifically states do not attempt swerve out of the way.