Another Accident!

[bronsin]

Got in another accident Tuesday going to work. Pictures later. Spun out going 15-20 mph in a snowstorm and hit the guardrail in a left curve. $2000 worth. This is my second accident in two years after none since 1974. :cry:

Grrr!

[IllusionX]

Winter tires? :S

I'm pretty sure you NEED them in NJ...

[MyzticZ3r0]

Oh man I'm sorry to hear that. Are you alright?

[bentjazz]

Sorry to hear, Bronsin.

[WeeYari]

Scary shit when it happens. $2K sounds like you only experienced minor damage.

[bronsin]

I wrenched my back shoveling snow the other day and even though it wasnt much of an impact Im in a lot of pain right now and am wondering how Im going to drive home!

Yeah the all season tires really let me down the car just went out of control on a curve.

[nookandcrannycar]

Got in another accident Tuesday going to work. Pictures later. Spun out going 15-20 mph in a snowstorm and hit the guardrail in a left curve. $2000 worth. This is my second accident in two years after none since 1974. :cry:

Grrr!

So sorry to hear about this. I hope you feel better soon. I agree with Wee Yari, 2k isn't too bad. Shouldn't take more than a week to fix. My recent rear-ender cost the other person's insurance company about $1100 plus the rental. Years ago, when my best friend's parents moved from California to New Jersey, the same thing happened to his little sister on a curve....right after she got her license. Scary stuff when it happens to even an experienced driver like you. She was driving their new VW wagon..... She was okay, but she hit a tree, and the VW was totaled. No rental coverage on your policy to aid with your round trip to work and back?

[yougojay]

SO sorry Bronsin! :eek: As long as you are OK, I hope you are OK! Chances are you are just hurtin' from the shoveling (I Hope) Get the Yaris fixed & take care of yourself. please keep us updated, again, hope you are alright!

[IllusionX]

SO sorry Bronsin! :eek: As long as you are OK, I hope you are OK! Chances are you are just hurtin' from the shoveling (I Hope) Get the Yaris fixed & take care of yourself. please keep us updated, again, hope you are alright!

Dude, he is NOT ok. but that's because he wrenched his back shoveling.

take care Bronsin!

[yougojay]

Dude, he is NOT ok. but that's because he wrenched his back shoveling.

take care Bronsin!

:rolleyes:

[dj92]

Get better soon - both of you! ;)

[Exiwolfman]

Yeah the all season tires really let me down the car just went out of control on a curve.[/QUOTE]

Sorry to hear about ur incident ...but there is ur answer snow tires make a huge difference for ppl that say u dont need them give it a try and ull never drive on all seasons in the winter.

Get well fast and drive safe :)

[nookandcrannycar]

Yeah the all season tires really let me down the car just went out of control on a curve.

Sorry to hear about ur incident ...but there is ur answer snow tires make a huge difference for ppl that say u dont need them give it a try and ull never drive on all seasons in the winter.

Get well fast and drive safe :)[/QUOTE]

^^^^^ We are on the same page. I read 'all season tires' and thought....those aren't snow tires.

[nookandcrannycar]

Got in another accident Tuesday going to work. Pictures later. Spun out going 15-20 mph in a snowstorm and hit the guardrail in a left curve. $2000 worth. This is my second accident in two years after none since 1974. :cry:

Grrr!

To encourage you to chuckle a bit to help distract you from the discomfort....I hope the dented rim (previous thread) was already off the car before the accident :biggrin:.

[Hershey]

That's a shame :thumbdown: . Hope you have better days ahead . Been one lousy winter . They're not so kind as you age .

[bronsin]

Got home OK but hardly remember it. Here is a picture. Advil seems to help as does some four year old lidocaine patches. The dented rim I did a week ago!

[nookandcrannycar]

Got home OK but hardly remember it. Here is a picture. Advil seems to help as does some four year old lidocaine patches. The dented rim I did a week ago!

Ouch for you and your Yaris :frown:. Sorry for my poor attempt (post 14) to make you chuckle a bit. I really was trying to help you feel a bit better......hope you do soon :smile: :thumbsup:.

[bronsin]

I know. Thankyou! :bow:

It hurts to laugh though. :laugh:

[BIGTAZ351]

I can vouch for the snow tires, I have General Altimax Arctics on mine, as you all heard we got blasted Thursday night (Rained First), my wife got called into work after I left with the 4WD...she had no issues and there were cars in the ditch everywhere!

You wont be sorry!

[nookandcrannycar]

Would rotating the bent rim to the rear axle be 'better for the front' of your Yaris, or is the only issue re that at the point where the tire mounts to the rim (and not any other parts)? Just curious re any future issue I may encounter.

[NEexpat]

Bronsin, sorry to hear about this.

[ijaen]

Good to read that you are OK.

[why?]

dude that stinks. Good to hear you walked away.

The Yaris can do some screwy things in the wet and snow. I spun mine a couple months ago going maybe 30 mph at the end of an off ramp, where the road met the ramp there was a nice little bump, and that is all it took to set the rear wheels free. I didn't actually hit anything, just had a few massive pendulum turns staring at a bunch of trees before it did a 360 and stopped.

Sorry, but snow tires are a gigantic waste of money unless you drive in snow constantly. Otherwise they don't last very long, are expensive, and require you to pay to have them mounted every year, or to have an extra set of rims lying around for them.

My car is horrid in the snow, and I am not some super duper driver, but for the 6 times a year I see snow, I can't possibly think buying snow tires is better than slowing down and taking my time.