SOnofabitch

[yamahonkawazuki]

Well, lmao today was lovely, i, im waiting to merge onto roadway, i wait for lights to pass, anyhoo i see an opening, i go for it. all of a sudden grandma comes along in a toyota minivan, WITHOUT her lights on, and clobbers the front of my chevy ( 1986 full size aka a tank lol, and destroys the front end) ive got witnesses to say she was driving without headlights, ( 9:30pm), now i gotta find out if im at fault or not , and im car less  destroyed a full size truck, and the toyota was drivable as was the chevy but chevy's frame is bent  quite visably

[makenzie71]

Law requires (in TX) that headlights be on at or before 30 minutes past dusk...it's shady, though, and increment weather and road conditions are always ways to screw with it but it would be in your favor if any.  Look up the official time of sunset in your zip code and compare to when the accident happened according to the police report.

[yamahonkawazuki]

and to beat all, the chevy was the donor engine for my rx7 project too   , and now the adrenaline wearing off, there is a new meaning for sore lol in my book. if it gets no better, than ER here i come. if it stays same, then ill jus deal with it. pics tomorrow

[yamahonkawazuki]

Law requires (in TX) that headlights be on at or before 30 minutes past dusk...it's shady, though, and increment weather and road conditions are always ways to screw with it but it would be in your favor if any.  Look up the official time of sunset in your zip code and compare to when the accident happened according to the police report.

9:15pm, well beyond dark , roads were wet, very gentle rain

[makenzie71]

http://www.tntrafficsafety.org/htm/Laws/alc406.html

Of course, even though it has proper citations, I can't confirm the information because Tennessee's department of public safety website was designed by retards.

[yamahonkawazuki]

http://www.tntrafficsafety.org/htm/Laws/alc406.html

Of course, even though it has proper citations, I can't confirm the information because Tennessee's department of public safety website was designed by retards.

Lol indeed, the tard part im quite aware of. btw have i mentioned that the best painkiller in the world seems to be adrenaline?, and the second best is the " aspiin" i recieved from a friend, not 20 minutes ago. we shall see how igfeel in about 12 hours or so. i gotta go car shopping tomorrow. a friend of mine runs a used car lot. ( same place i got the rx7 from, and pick up a loaner. shell see the truck smashed across teh street, and be calling me lol im going to be borrowing the boss ladys car tomorrow, and for a few days until i can obtain suitable/usable transportation frame on teh c10 is bent, but truck although it dog tracks something fierce. im going to sledge hammer the front bumber after taking photos of it, so i can get the pig back to the house

[natedawg120]

you should be alright esp if with witnesses.  I was involved in a similar situation, It was dark drizzly and an old lady in a 80s big metal box Lincoln Towncar turned left on a red light, as i approched the intersection at the speed limit, 55.  My little saturn never stood a chance.  The old lady told the police that i ran a red light but the millions in the food lion parking lot next to the accident, where my car landed after dukes of hazarding thru the food lion sign ...

If not for those random people loading groceries that decided to help I would have been at fault, old lady was yelling at them to help her cause i hit her.

[yamahonkawazuki]

this one after turning on her lights, and then admitting they were off after two witnesses confirmed my story lol was apologising. profusely. my adrenaline rush ( best pk in the world btw) masked any anger/pain i had untli today lol jusut got back from er with more pk's and muscle relaxers yay anyhoo pics, ill get a shot of her van tomorrow hardly any damage. jsut a crumpled passenger fender her car was far more drivable than mine was . mine was jsu barely. i gotta bring the Buddha Loves You home tomorrow after i sledge the bumper up so it dont drag teh road. youll see that in teh following pics. and with teh bent frame, ( quite evident) it will dog track like a motherfucker. so new ( to me) truck/car whatever here i come im not going to be greedy. i jsut want something onteh level of what i had. a full size rwd pickup or a full size car. ive been offered the usage as long as needed of a saturn ion redline  from my friends car lot or from other friends  business, an 02 s500 or a newer lincoln continental. i think ill go for teh saturn. as much as i love driving the merc. anyhoo the pics


Drivers side front

front

pass front

evidence of frame damage . note gap and compare with following pic

its like that from top to bottom

[yamahonkawazuki]

and all of this was done by a f%$king toyota minivan   

[yamahonkawazuki]

and today, i get to drive this dog tracking thing back to my home,a nd begin the battle with the insurance company

[bettingpython]

Damn it Yama you just seem to have horrible luck.

[natedawg120]

Yeah, that's pretty typical.  Had you had no witnesses you likely would have been hosed.  I agree that adrenaline is the best pk of all, it took me a half hour of waiting in my car, could not exit doors were jammed shut, to realize that my leg was severely broken and I had lost a substantial amount of blood (compound fracture).  Hopefully the lady that hit you has insurance, the one that got me didn't.

At least you weren't hurt worse, and i believe what you are saying about the minivan cause it looks like the frame and bumper on your truck took in most of the force, its hard to to that to a full sized PU.

[yamahonkawazuki]

lol tody her insurance claimed liability. in essence, today, nationwide was on MY side  am now driving a rental ford suv, a for edge. i almost like the thing. lol. and monday, and tomorrow, i go cr shopping. and try to find my trucks replacement. and tehn my pi settlement in about a week or so. btw those head supports in teh cat scan machines are strangely comfortable 

[natedawg120]

and for the record yama is golden

ps: Beware of the settlement (pretty damn sure you know this though )

[yamahonkawazuki]

Oh i know they will try to hose me on teh trucks value. being that its 22 years old. BTU im not greedy, BBUT i expect to have enough to purchase its repalcement. to be on par with it. so 500 wont cut it. for some reason, i keep that number in my head., i expect somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 to 1800, rtucks seem to hold value well.

[Toogoofy317]

Geeze Yama  I kinda feel guilty 'cause you were out getting me a get well card. I guess as they say no good deed goes unpunished! Wish there was a way I could help but with my luck I'd probably screw it up more than helping! Feel better buddy!

Mary

[yamahonkawazuki]

only if you heal up first , k?, youve got mroe urgent med issues than i do atm. how long does it take for incision toheal. aka not opn when least expected, or at all?

Anyhow well, look at it this way, i can get more now for my truck ( in its current condition, than i could have pre wrecked  and i picked up one of these today as a rental, ( theyre payin for it) 

[yamahonkawazuki]

teh suckiest part is, i keep having "flashbacks", or occasionally i am startled by anyhting comin in on my peripheral vision, cause when it happened, i had enough time to say, Well f%$k !, and blamo actually prolly less than half second delay during the time i said ell f%$k and thecrash, but it seemed hella longer than that

[yamahonkawazuki]

IMHO the van won

[yamahonkawazuki]

teh loaner