Re: New Jetta crash test results

["Christoper Hartwell@bbn.com" <chartwel@bbn.com>]

Anyone heard from Wally lately???  Maybe he could lend some free
consultation...


At 09:39 AM 05/17/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Sounds like it is time to get a lawyer...  you did say your neck hurt, right?
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>And please, no insuance company threads.
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>BT
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>George Turner wrote:
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>> you have my sincere thoughts and prayers...8(
>> george
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>> Christopher Morgan wrote:
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>> > The instrumented dummy (me) recorded minor neck injuries in the latest
crash
>> > test of a New Jetta GLS 4 cyl.
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>> > Yes, I got wrecked.  Friday 5/14, 4:30 pm, southbound Merritt Pkwy in CT
>> > just before exit 49.  Due to an accident about 1/4 mile down the road,
>> > traffic came to a stop.  The Taurus behind me didn't.  He hit me
(stopped at
>> > the time) at about 15 mph impact speed and punted me into the Expedition
>> > (also stopped) in front of me.  The Taurus front end got bashed pretty
well
>> > and the airbags went off (the passenger bag shattered the windshield).
 The
>> > Jetta rear bumper cover got knocked off, the rear floor got bent, and the
>> > right quarter buckled slightly as the crumple zone thing began to happen.
>> > The front bumper of the Jetta went under the rear bumper of the
Expedition,
>> > so that the Jetta hood, fenders, headlights, grille, radiator, etc
took the
>> > impact.  The black engine cover got cracked and the battery got pushed
back.
>> > The airbags did not go off (understandable if you consider the
deceleration
>> > of the impact).  The driver's door wouldn't open due to interference with
>> > the fender, so I ended up climbing into the back seat to get out of
the car.
>> > Damage to the Expedition?  Don't know.  The guy took off.  Never even got
>> > out of the truck.  Probably had some issue (Warrant?  No insurance?)
and he
>> > didn't want to stick around for the police to show up.  The driver of the
>> > Taurus was, of course, pretty upset about all the damage that he
inflicted.
>> > I said something like, "You know, this is a new car".  "Yeah I just
got the
>> > Taurus, too (used '96)".  "No, you don't understand.  This is a new
car, not
>> > yet titled, 69 miles on it."  "Oh shit".  Anyway, in the 2.5 hours
that it
>> > took to get the accident written up (the Taurus guy got a ticket for
>> > following too closely) and to get towed, the Taurus guy and I talked a
lot.
>> > Cool guy, considering.  He was concerned that I, having no way to get the
>> > 100 miles back home, would get left standing on the street in the bad
>> > section of Bridgeport (which did, in fact, happen) and he offered to
put me
>> > up at his place for the night.  I didn't take him up on the offer
because I
>> > didn't want to take the risk of getting rear ended twice in the same
day, if
>> > you know what I mean.  So, after standing on the street for about hour,
>> > giving the crack dealers (who I was told would leave me alone) and the
>> > addicts (who would roll me) the best evil eye I could manage, my other
boss
>> > came and picked me up.  Whew, what a day.  At least nobody got injured
any
>> > worse than a few aches and pains.
>> >
>> > -Chris
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