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Em_
02-12-2012, 01:24 PM
hello everyone i just wanted to share with you all some pics of the accident i had in 2008 with my wifes 2000 Toyota Echo

to make a long story short , we were both distracted by a monster bee going up my leg driving home from camping

went on the gravel with the right side wheels at 65MPH lost control took down a light pole flipped over

nobody was injured me my wife or my girl 8 month old at that time

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CTScott
02-12-2012, 01:51 PM
Wow! Glad to hear that the 3 of you walked away.
bronsin
02-12-2012, 02:19 PM
Good news. More lives saved by the ECHO/Yaris.
xhifer
02-12-2012, 02:41 PM
Good news indeed. Damn those bees.
Em_
02-12-2012, 03:39 PM
thanks

i can personally say that the body did it's job great it was a great little car :)
xhifer
02-12-2012, 06:15 PM
typical moron driver. seriously you flipped a car because of a BEE? wow that is just WOW. you should go to the nearest police station and give up your driver's license.WOW

sh1t happens... Even though I'm not afraid of bees and would've of kept my composure, some people are very afraid of bees.
Em_
02-12-2012, 06:35 PM
typical moron driver. seriously you flipped a car because of a BEE? wow that is just WOW. you should go to the nearest police station and give up your driver's license.WOW

Take it easy there bud don't say I'm a moron , you don't know me

It's my mistake I wasn't watching the road , I was watching the freaking bee
I'm not afraid of a bite but I prefer not have any bees walking on me
jpmck03
02-12-2012, 08:41 PM
typical moron driver. seriously you flipped a car because of a BEE? wow that is just WOW. you should go to the nearest police station and give up your driver's license.WOW

:thumbdown: Not necessary.

...

OP, glad to hear that everyone was okay.
Revsson
02-12-2012, 09:28 PM
Glad you are all safe.
What caused the Instrument Panel to go in like that?
I hope no one hit that.
bzinn 1
02-12-2012, 11:06 PM
Bee in a car can be a bad thing.......glad your all ok.Looks like the car fared very well for the speed and a rollover.
bronsin
02-13-2012, 07:15 AM
When I was a kid we lived at the top of a very steep, curvy hill. I used to take pride in rolling down the hil around the corners with no hands on the handlebars of my bicycle. One day I saw a bee off to my right going across the road. Maybe it was a wasp? Anyways it hit my belly below the edge of my t shirt and got underneath it. It stung me three times with my hands off the handlebars going pretty fast. Lucky I saw it coming and grabbed for the bars in spite of being stung.

It was a good thing I did that because if I fell I probably wouldnt be here.
Yury
02-14-2012, 12:09 AM
sh1t happens... Even though I'm not afraid of bees and would've of kept my composure, some people are very afraid of bees.

Especially folks that are allergic like myself. I was stung several years ago and went into shock ending up in a hospital for the rest of the day. been receiving injections ever since, so I should be immune now, but still not a big fan of wasps and bees...
Em_
02-14-2012, 04:29 PM
Glad you are all safe.
What caused the Instrument Panel to go in like that?
I hope no one hit that.

the shock when i hit the light pole, btw the light pole sectioned and fell

we were all wearing the seat belt , that saved us for sure
the airbag dust kinda gives a burn feeling on the skin but goes away after like 1 hour
RABYARIS
02-14-2012, 10:10 PM
I am so glad you and your family are fine. :thumbup:
bentjazz
02-17-2012, 02:07 AM
What a shame. Sorry this happened to you. I'm terrified of bees. Have been since I was a kid. I would have had a shit fit if that happened to me....
Glad you guys are okay.
I love the Echo. I like the style, probably even moreso than the Yaris body style.
fluke_boy
02-18-2012, 09:45 AM
Sweet jeebus. Glad to hear you and your family are ok. Love the dark green color on your Echo.
Em_
02-18-2012, 09:09 PM
thanks for the comments guys

my lesson from this... don't ever get distracted by whatever is happening around you while driving
birdman
02-21-2012, 04:30 AM
I had one of these and it was a fine car and I loved the dash on these. Too bad about the crash. Looks like it was a beauty.
yaris2010RS
02-21-2012, 03:20 PM
wow, as a tow truck driver i can say the car stood up very well considering. im always very impressed when i see a toyota take a beating but keep its over all composure.

too bad about the bee, ive ended up parked up on a curb trying to get a bee out of my work truck (im also allergic)

glad to see everyone was alright