martinmac Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 What a mess. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/20 ... g_for.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 What a mess. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/20 ... g_for.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 sounds like he found out the hard way, that making turns at high speed in residential areas, doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neodc Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 how fast u reckon guys ? 70mph ? i dont think 40 or 50 would do that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 i wouldn't be suprised if it was over 80. just read it again, looks like it was his brothers car. and he was driving like a div. self inflicted. just lucky he din't take anyone with him or hit someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 If he survives that he must have an angel on his shoulder. Whatever speed had to be high looking at the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ummm, pole and left hand drive. The article does state at high speed, so makes you wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ive read some of the comments on that site, why does this one not surprise me... The car is designed to go fast, however our roads are not. How come there are no warnings in the owner's manual or no mention of it at the dealership? Only in America could someone come up with this excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ive read some of the comments on that site, why does this one not surprise me... The car is designed to go fast, however our roads are not. How come there are no warnings in the owner's manual or no mention of it at the dealership? Only in America could someone come up with this excuse. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sounds like a case for mass litigation to me. Digsy leading this? I was never warned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdoch Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 OMG - 70+ DEF!! in a residentail zone... a deserved end in my book! What if someone had walked out or been standing there!! The stupid comment about a warning in the handbook... err this car can go fast... yes if you stick you foot on the floor and ignore the highway code! What a fool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madden Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ouch what a mess. You will be surpirsed at the forces acting on that car at even 30 mph. I crashed my first GTR in the same way. Lost control and ended up on top of a barrier doing a 50/50 grind into the nearest lamp post. That was done at around 25 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 What an idiot!! Cars just arent designed to take that much pressure in that area is the problem. They expect you to get hit by a car in the side, but that disserpates over a much bigger area. Lamp posts/telegraph poles will always do that at slower speeds as the force is much more concentrated. He could have probably done that as at little as 40MPH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 What an idiot!! Cars just arent designed to take that much pressure in that area is the problem. They expect you to get hit by a car in the side, but that disserpates over a much bigger area. Lamp posts/telegraph poles will always do that at slower speeds as the force is much more concentrated. He could have probably done that as at little as 40MPH. Basic physics. What do you measure pressure with? Pounds per square inch. weight (or force) over an area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Ive read some of the comments on that site, why does this one not surprise me... The car is designed to go fast, however our roads are not. How come there are no warnings in the owner's manual or no mention of it at the dealership? Only in America could someone come up with this excuse. Completely agree, how ridiculous. If you really need that spelling out then you shouldn't be driving in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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