Just Crashed my Yaris

[tk-421]

I just came back from the accident and my neck hurts a bit. Sorry if I don't make much sense at the moment.

I was heading back home after leaving my brother at school. The pavement was wet from the rain the night before. Some geniuses at the local county thought it would be a good idea to add a new speed bump at the curb, unpainted the day before. Since the Yaris has no ABS, I just basically skidded off the street and onto a car that had just crashed because of the same reason.

The worst thing about this whole thing was that the guy from the other crash got hit while he was standing in front of his car, and got a dislocated left knee. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, and he will most likely need surgery to get it fixed. I feel like crap for that, but the guy was very cool and didn't blame me at all.

The other thing I wanted to mention is that even while the crash was pretty much head on, my airbags didn't deploy. I am about to make the necessary calls to my dealership and tear somebody's head off. I advice everyone in this forum to have that double-checked, because in my book this is unacceptable.

Sorry for the rant, but I thought you guys might be interested in knowing how important it is to get those airbags checked.

[BlazingBlue08HatchBack]

OUCH! Good thing your alright. How's the car? Most car's airbags aren't designed to deploy if the impact wasn't severe enough. Post pics when you can.

[redyaris]

damn tk that really sucks.

Glad you're ok. Hows the damage to the Yaris?

[Astroman]

Sorry to hear about your wreck. My gf was involved in a wreck and the airbag had gone off in my yaris. Hope you're going to be ok.

[death is my gift]

Aww man...I'm sorry to hear about that. It's good that you and the other guy are okay. It could have been worse. If you were here, I'd rub your neck for you. That is strange that the airbag didn't deploy. It's a little spooky to think about actually. But again, you are okay and honestly that's all that really matters.


fucking speed bumps.

[kurokoma-kun]

OMG! I'm so glad you're not hurt! Hope the car is back to normal soon.

[sherryberry]

whoa that is VERY scary. You can probably sue those ppl for putting the speed bumps there. I'm glad that you're OK though and hopefully, things will be ok. I don't know how severe the hit was but sometimes the airbags don't go off if it's not serious enough. Let us know how you are doing

[nqd]

glad your okay man....you should talk to the city and have them pay for damages...

[brickhardmeat]

Go to the Doctor. If I'm ever involved in another accident I'm going to the doctor. I'm not even getting out of the car until the ambulance gets there. I learned my lesson on this. If you want to come out on top go to the Doctor today.

Hope you get a new car. a lot of money and good drugs. Maybe even some time off work.

I almost wiped mine out the other day on slick roads. I had plenty of room but no ABS is certainly different. I kinda prefer it on the dry roads but wet and oily errrr.

By the way if the bag deployed you'd probably just have facial burns from the explosive powder to go with the sore neck. But anyway sue ass. get rich and send some my way.

[bearda]

brickhardmeat is dead on, head to the doctor ASAP. Make sure there's no lingering soft-tissue damage. Until you do if anyone asks DO NOT say you weren't injured, just that your neck hurts and you haven't gotten it checked out yet. If it does come down to a reimbursement claim or lawsuit it could matter.

Hope it doesn't come to that, though, and that you get your car fixed/replaced without a hassle. It really does sound like the county screwed up by not marking the speed bump, especially if someone else did the exact same thing moments before.

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by BlazingBlue08HatchBack

OUCH! Good thing your alright. How's the car? Most car's airbags aren't designed to deploy if the impact wasn't severe enough. Post pics when you can.

Believe me: The impact was severe enough. I'm getting my insurance pics on tuesday and I'll post them here.

Originally Posted by redyaris

damn tk that really sucks.

Glad you're ok. Hows the damage to the Yaris?

The jellybean is pretty much wrecked in the front and the front right wheel was pretty much dangling. My heart is broken.

Originally Posted by death is my gift

fucking speed bumps.

Tell me about it.
Thanks for the neck rub offering. It would really help out right now.

Originally Posted by sherryberry

You can probably sue those ppl for putting the speed bumps there.
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I don't know how severe the hit was but sometimes the airbags don't go off if it's not serious enough.

Originally Posted by nqd

glad your okay man....you should talk to the city and have them pay for damages...

I'm definitely suing, since it's clearly stated on transit regulations that you can sue if there's no clear street signs indicating nearby speed bumps.

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

Go to the Doctor. If I'm ever involved in another accident I'm going to the doctor. I'm not even getting out of the car until the ambulance gets there. I learned my lesson on this. If you want to come out on top go to the Doctor today.

Hope you get a new car. a lot of money and good drugs. Maybe even some time off work.

I almost wiped mine out the other day on slick roads. I had plenty of room but no ABS is certainly different. I kinda prefer it on the dry roads but wet and oily errrr.

By the way if the bag deployed you'd probably just have facial burns from the explosive powder to go with the sore neck. But anyway sue ass. get rich and send some my way.

Yup. Going to the doctor later today. As far as getting time off work, that's not really a problem, since I'm a freelancer.

Thanks everybody for your kind words of support!

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by bearda

It really does sound like the county screwed up by not marking the speed bump, especially if someone else did the exact same thing moments before.

Not only that, but I just heard that six other cars just impacted with each other because of the same thing! Traffic is at a standstill at the moment.

[kurokoma-kun]

Brick's right, go to the doc! Make sure that sore neck is not anything serious.

I say this because when I was in a wreck a few years ago, I had a concussion and did not even know it. The ambulance came (for someone else) and the driver saw me sitting by side of the road. He asked me some simple questions (such as who is the president, what day is it) and I could not answer correctly! Had to go to hospital even though I did not feel that bad.

So please go to doc! We'll be thinking about you!

[bearda]

Hopefully the doctor will give a clean bill of health, the insurance company will total your car (you're almost always better off replacing than repairing when it comes to suspension damage, it never seems to go back to the way it was), and they'll settle out of court with the county.

What are you doing for a car in the mean time? Is your insurance company covering a rental?

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by bearda

Hopefully the doctor will give a clean bill of health, the insurance company will total your car (you're almost always better off replacing than repairing when it comes to suspension damage, it never seems to go back to the way it was), and they'll settle out of court with the county.

I hope the Toyota manager plays it cool and just replaces my car. I'm sure he doesn't want things to get to rowdy, since I am planning to get a Camry from them. Plus, I'm sure there's a possibility that the airbag thing can get him into trouble, so I'm sure he'll just take the more convenient route.

What are you doing for a car in the mean time? Is your insurance company covering a rental?

Heh, that's a good one.
I wish we had good insurance companies like in the US. My guy basically arrived an hour after I placed the call, filled out the papers, and left. I mean, he was professional while he was there and everything, but he was pretty much trying to get it over with asap (and I probably don't blame him for it, since I'm pretty sure his job sucks and needs to get to the next wreck of the day).

My point is that he didn't offer too much and I guess I didn't ask for enough either. Such is life down here, I'm afraid.

[bearda]

Originally Posted by tk-421

Heh, that's a good one.
I wish we had good insurance companies like in the US. My guy basically arrived an hour after I placed the call, filled out the papers, and left. I mean, he was professional and everything, but he was pretty much trying to get it over with asap (and I probably don't blame him for it, since I'm pretty sure his job sucks and needs to get to the next wreck of the day).

My point is that he didn't offer too much and I guess I didn't ask for enough either. Such is life down here, I'm afraid.

I didn't realize you weren't in the US, what country are you from?

It might be worth calling up your insurance company and seeing what they can do for you if you're not sure. It can't hurt. With mine the guy who comes out is pretty much just there to access the damage, and just drives from accident from accident. Once I put in an actual claim (and had a claim number) they put me in contact with a claim rep who got me a rental, towed the car to a body shop, etc.

I'm really big on milking the insurance company for all their worth. Mine is willing to do a lot more for me than just pay out when an accident is my fault (which thankfully hasn't happened yet, knock on wood), so if there's a problem or I need something I tend to let them know.

I hope everything works out for you. It's not your fault, which is the #1 thing you can have going for you.

[sherryberry]

well I really hope you're ok and nothing serious has happened. let us know how it goes with the suing and stuff :) good luck. and I also am sad about your poor yaris.

[blacksan]

Go too the doc and then get yourself an attorney shortly thereafter. The guy that was understanding at the accident scene is going to sue you, the county, your insurance company, Toyota, the local asphalt manufacture, the people who trim your neighbors lawn, etc. While your waiting for the court subpoena make contact with every other person who has crashed at the spot since the road modifications and prepare your own civil suite against the government entity responsible for the road modification and research the traffic codes in reference to highway sinage and markings. You will most likely settle out of court for a reduced amount, but non the less scathed. DAMHIK!!!