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Re: New Jetta crash test results
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Christoper Hartwell@bbn.com wrote:
> 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?
> >
> >And please, no insuance company threads.
> >
> >BT
> >
> >George Turner wrote:
> >
> >> you have my sincere thoughts and prayers...8(
> >> george
> >>
> >> Christopher Morgan wrote:
> >>
> >> > The instrumented dummy (me) recorded minor neck injuries in the latest
> crash
> >> > test of a New Jetta GLS 4 cyl.
> >> >
> >> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >