Took a refrigerator box to the bumper at 60MPH yesterday - Toyota Yaris Forums

mazilla · 11-02-2011, 03:49 PM

Northbound on I-5 near San Clemente @ about 8AM a panel truck with an empty refrigerator box(almost empty, had a couple pieces of wood and misc in it) cut me off so he could get around a slower car in the #2 lane(I'm in #1/fast lane). When he moves my way the change in turbulence lifted the empty box up and over the panels and onto the freeway about 10 feet in front of me. I was able to slow to about 60MPH and deflect the debris off of the passengers side of the bumper. I noticed the truck was not slowing down, I caught back up to him at about 85, got in front and slowed him down while signaling him to move to the shoulder. He complied and we exchanged info, it also gave another car involved(unbeknownst to me, I was busy catching the guy) enough time to catch up, they had damage very similar to mine.

All in all I suffered a scratched bumper and a couple of broken mounting tabs in the wheel well...not too bad considering how it could have turned out at that speed, I'm thankful for that.

Anywho, it looks like I might do paint before turbo based on the recent turn of events...it seems like a good time to get the whole thing sprayed. I'm gonna shop some quotes for satin black.

The owner of the company and I are going to settle privately.

Drive safe everybody!

Dadams · 11-02-2011, 05:08 PM

That blooooows! but at least you got some money out of it!

cali yaris · 11-02-2011, 05:37 PM

Glad you are ok, if that had covered your windshield it could get ugly in a hurry.

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Anywho, it looks like I might do paint before turbo based on the recent turn of events...

And a pulley before that?

mazilla · 11-02-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

Glad you are ok, if that had covered your windshield it could get ugly in a hurry.

And a pulley before that?

EDIT: Check you MI inbox Garm.

:)

mazilla · 11-02-2011, 09:38 PM

Pics...

EPyarisdriver · 11-02-2011, 09:46 PM

Not bad at 60mph. Glad your ok!

Dadams · 11-02-2011, 10:28 PM

Wow you almost got away unscathed!

mr_miles · 11-02-2011, 10:42 PM

Oh wow, for going 60mph that's not bad! good thing it's getting fixed, though :D

bzinn 1 · 11-03-2011, 12:27 AM

Man hows your shorts after that flew out at ya.....mine would not of been in good condition after that....had a Dsihwasher box do that to my tC....sadly it managed to get drug under the car and wedge into the wheel well,and it messed up the new Five Axis lip but insurance covered it for me....the driver never stopped either....glad your ok,thats some scarey shit man.

mazilla · 11-03-2011, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bzinn 1

Man hows your shorts after that flew out at ya.....mine would not of been in good condition after that....had a Dsihwasher box do that to my tC....sadly it managed to get drug under the car and wedge into the wheel well,and it messed up the new Five Axis lip but insurance covered it for me....the driver never stopped either....glad your ok,thats some scarey shit man.

I didn't have time to sh*t my pants, I had to catch that mofo!

I was worried I was going to drag something, but I figured it's better to drag whatever as long as I could make sure the responsible party paid for it.

Part of my job as director of safety is to evaluate vehicle accidents. Sometimes we have several driver involved accidents per week that I have to sift through and determine the appropriate course of action...this was right up my alley so to speak.

Hamster · 11-03-2011, 07:53 PM

Wow, it's great to hear that you managed to get the driver to pull over. This way, the guy is stuck paying for his actions, and you don't need to worry about paying a deductible. I can't stand these drivers of trucks who think they're hot $hit and don't need to secure their loads. Luckily, this was just an almost-empty box. It could have turned out much, much worse if there was something inside the box (like, a full-sized refridgerator!).

Black_griffin6 · 11-04-2011, 01:26 AM

Aww man, that sucks!

Hope you get it fixed soon!

How did you get the guy to pull over? I wouldn't even know where to start unless I had some spare blue lights to put on my roof.

eTiMaGo · 11-04-2011, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mazilla

Part of my job as director of safety is to evaluate vehicle accidents. Sometimes we have several driver involved accidents per week that I have to sift through and determine the appropriate course of action...this was right up my alley so to speak.

what, catch the mofugger and beat him with a baseball bat?

Dadams · 11-04-2011, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

what, catch the mofugger and beat him with a baseball bat?

+1

mazilla · 11-04-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

what, catch the mofugger and beat him with a baseball bat?

haha, No I'm pretty calm when it comes to down to it...

"you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar" (It's an American expression)

matthewai · 11-04-2011, 02:35 PM

beat on the brat with a baseball bat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EhP...eature=related

ohhh yeaahhhh

TLyttle · 11-04-2011, 11:16 PM

Man, some of you guys have real ego problems! Beat the guy with a bat? Ah, civilisation seems to be still a long way off! It's just a car fergodsake...

A buddy of mine collected an old overstuffed sofa with his Volvo one night. Some damage to the car, but blew the sofa to smithereens! No pieces to pick up after.

matthewai · 11-05-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TLyttle

Man, some of you guys have real ego problems! Beat the guy with a bat? Ah, civilisation seems to be still a long way off! It's just a car fergodsake...

A buddy of mine collected an old overstuffed sofa with his Volvo one night. Some damage to the car, but blew the sofa to smithereens! No pieces to pick up after.

some of you guys ? only one person said anything about a bat i just referenced a sick song by a sick band

11-02-2011, 09:38 PM	#5
mazilla advocatus diaboli Drives: 07 Yaris hatch Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Jacinto California Posts: 1,126	Pics... __________________ -Type 07 FFL- My odometer 03/11 http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/2843ed85.jpg

11-04-2011, 02:35 PM	#16
matthewai Drives: it is kinda stock Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: united states Posts: 1,258	beat on the brat with a baseball bat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9EhP...eature=related ohhh yeaahhhh Last edited by matthewai; 11-04-2011 at 02:47 PM.

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11-02-2011, 03:49 PM	#1
mazilla advocatus diaboli Drives: 07 Yaris hatch Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Jacinto California Posts: 1,126	Took a refrigerator box to the bumper at 60MPH yesterday Northbound on I-5 near San Clemente @ about 8AM a panel truck with an empty refrigerator box(almost empty, had a couple pieces of wood and misc in it) cut me off so he could get around a slower car in the #2 lane(I'm in #1/fast lane). When he moves my way the change in turbulence lifted the empty box up and over the panels and onto the freeway about 10 feet in front of me. I was able to slow to about 60MPH and deflect the debris off of the passengers side of the bumper. I noticed the truck was not slowing down, I caught back up to him at about 85, got in front and slowed him down while signaling him to move to the shoulder. He complied and we exchanged info, it also gave another car involved(unbeknownst to me, I was busy catching the guy) enough time to catch up, they had damage very similar to mine. All in all I suffered a scratched bumper and a couple of broken mounting tabs in the wheel well...not too bad considering how it could have turned out at that speed, I'm thankful for that. Anywho, it looks like I might do paint before turbo based on the recent turn of events...it seems like a good time to get the whole thing sprayed. I'm gonna shop some quotes for satin black. The owner of the company and I are going to settle privately. Drive safe everybody! __________________ -Type 07 FFL- My odometer 03/11 http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/2843ed85.jpg Last edited by mazilla; 11-02-2011 at 09:39 PM.

11-02-2011, 05:08 PM	#2
Dadams View User's Garage Drives: '09 yaris hatchback Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 285	That blooooows! but at least you got some money out of it!

11-02-2011, 09:46 PM	#6
EPyarisdriver ...or Vegas for short Drives: 2010 Toyota Yaris 3door LB Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 205	Not bad at 60mph. Glad your ok!

11-02-2011, 10:28 PM	#7
Dadams View User's Garage Drives: '09 yaris hatchback Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 285	Wow you almost got away unscathed!

11-02-2011, 10:42 PM	#8
mr_miles Drives: 2013 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 914	Oh wow, for going 60mph that's not bad! good thing it's getting fixed, though :D

11-03-2011, 12:27 AM	#9
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	Man hows your shorts after that flew out at ya.....mine would not of been in good condition after that....had a Dsihwasher box do that to my tC....sadly it managed to get drug under the car and wedge into the wheel well,and it messed up the new Five Axis lip but insurance covered it for me....the driver never stopped either....glad your ok,thats some scarey shit man.

11-03-2011, 07:53 PM	#11
Hamster Drives: 2009 5-Door Liftback Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 333	Wow, it's great to hear that you managed to get the driver to pull over. This way, the guy is stuck paying for his actions, and you don't need to worry about paying a deductible. I can't stand these drivers of trucks who think they're hot $hit and don't need to secure their loads. Luckily, this was just an almost-empty box. It could have turned out much, much worse if there was something inside the box (like, a full-sized refridgerator!).

11-04-2011, 01:26 AM	#12
Black_griffin6 View User's Garage Drives: 09 Meteoric Metallic 3 door HB Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Atlanta Georgia Posts: 419	Aww man, that sucks! Hope you get it fixed soon! How did you get the guy to pull over? I wouldn't even know where to start unless I had some spare blue lights to put on my roof.

11-04-2011, 11:16 PM	#17
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Man, some of you guys have real ego problems! Beat the guy with a bat? Ah, civilisation seems to be still a long way off! It's just a car fergodsake... A buddy of mine collected an old overstuffed sofa with his Volvo one night. Some damage to the car, but blew the sofa to smithereens! No pieces to pick up after.