sad story

[BIGROB]

i bought a brand new 05 sti in 06, got a reckless driving ticket and ins went out of the roof!!, sold it and bought my 02 protege 5, quite the down grade i must say, sorry lol. but after a fully built motor and a nice boost kit, im quite happy... about 2 years ago i met my beautiful girlfriend lol.... bla bla bla.. long story short she didnt like her car and so we decided to go to mazda and just "look" at some mazda wagons, her not knowing much about cars i said lets go look at the ms3 hahhahaha.. so 5 hours later we had a brand new ms3 in our garage, i think 23 miles on the odo... next morning shes driving to work and hits a cow... poor car was only alive 39 miles... sorry for the retarded story just thought id share..

[CRGkart44]

lol, how the hell did she hit a cow. is it totalled? pics? I mean, can you really just happen to miss a cow in the road.

i know hitting a deer is considered a not at fault accident, so i can imagine a cow to be much different. does the MS3 have some kind of replacement plan for just that instance?




Oh, and hows the girl?

[RABID_MP5]

That's a sad one indeed.

Only the good die young...

[bazooka joe]

(crazy)a cow? sorry man!

[BIGROB]

the road she was on is really hilly up and down for about 3 miles....and weve had some really weird rainy weather out here in sacramento, ive always tought her to just hit whatever is in front of her instead of swerving, unless of course its a person.. she was ok broken nose from air bag but no magor injuries, and yes the car is totaled out but our insurance is covering it... its not at fault though so thats good. shes a chp officer so i know she can drive! haha :P

[Metallic36]

LOL That's what I was thinking.. a cow?! Man, I bet the impact of that sucked.. poor cow.

[BIGROB]

ya the farmer actually put the cow out right there because the impact didn't kill him

[Rage87]

One of my old friends got clipped in his brand new MS3 on the freeway about a week after he got it. The car was totaled but the insurance had another one in his garage within no time. Sad story indeed.

[CRGkart44]

shotgun to the head?

[Metallic36]

Probably, unless you have a vet out there to euthanize through the vein.


shotgun to the head?

[drgnzadiel101]

so just hit whatever is in front of you with your car? what retarded logic is that? its not a fucking bulldozer or snow plow wtf???

[i12drivemyMP5]

^^^^^^^^steering wheel musta locked up............

[boostngst]

so just hit whatever is in front of you with your car? what retarded logic is that? its not a fucking bulldozer or snow plow wtf???

I know out here in NC we have bears and deer that regularly run out into the roads, if you swerve to miss them and wreck in a ditch or something the State Troopers will say you are 100% at fault if there is no evidence of a deer or whatnot.

So they always say to hit what's in the road, don't swerve.

[Fiji Mazda3]

I know out here in NC we have bears and deer that regularly run out into the roads, if you swerve to miss them and wreck in a ditch or something the State Troopers will say you are 100% at fault if there is no evidence of a deer or whatnot.

So they always say to hit what's in the road, don't swerve.

Bingo. You're better off going straight, hitting the brakes and hitting the object in front of you. You swerve, you run the risk of running into someone coming the other way, which would be a lot worse.

[racerx43269]

im all for running shit over... well kinda... its that way in cali and kansas... being that im from the sacramento area... where was she like in galt or something? or BFE? lol... I hit a rabbit at about a hundred and it demolished my frount mount and a portion of my a/c condensor adn radiator... insurance ended up getting me a new bumper adn replacing all that good stuff... i dont feel bad for the cow anyways... stupid thing shouldnt have been there... sorry to hear bout the car tho...

[ganzhimself]

I've seen the consequences of swerving to miss an animal in the road, and it ain't pretty. Hit the brakes and keep the car going straight and hope for the best. If you're lucky, the dumb animal gets out of the way before you hit it. And honestly, having to deal with the insurance company on a comprehensive clame rather than a collision claim is much easier.

[Jspeed17]

HOLY COW! ....hehe... that sucks tho seriously

[susamafone]

ive learned to hit whatever comes my way. i swerved to miss a dog in the middle of a turn. learned alot after $3600

[ToNeZ90]

damn that sucks. at least she is ok though! (yes)

[Shasta]

Ah such a shame, your girlfriend must be feeling awful.

[BIGROB]

ya she feels pretty bad for the cow but what can you do... if she were to swerve it would have been oak trees or cliffs so she had no other choice..

[slavrenz]

so just hit whatever is in front of you with your car? what retarded logic is that? its not a fucking bulldozer or snow plow wtf???

You obviously don't live in an area with deer. 9 times out of 10, if a deer crosses your car's path, you're more likely to hit the deer if you swerve than if you just go straight (because the deer will move too). Yes, if she had time to properly identify the animal as a cow, then she should've swerved, but I doubt this was the case.

[slavrenz]

"Don't veer for deer" is the official position of the Iowa DOT and the Iowa State Patrol.

[RABID_MP5]

Well if I did hit a cow, I'd grab for any upside I could find. Steak dinner?

[drgnzadiel101]

I know out here in NC we have bears and deer that regularly run out into the roads, if you swerve to miss them and wreck in a ditch or something the State Troopers will say you are 100% at fault if there is no evidence of a deer or whatnot.

So they always say to hit what's in the road, don't swerve.

i'd rather hit a ditch then risk my life hitting a deer or bear

[bazooka joe]

so just hit whatever is in front of you with your car? what retarded logic is that? its not a fucking bulldozer or snow plow wtf???
(headshake chill dude... ya, swerving is often bad news especially at higher speeds...i know first hand...swerved to avoid a table in the middle of the highway (must have fallen off some guys truck who was moving?) and almost tipped the suv over and killed me and the wife...it was VERY close...i'd hit the table next time!

[xDJ DUBx]

i'd rather hit a ditch then risk my life hitting a deer or bear

Imo, you're more likely to get killed falling into a ditch over hitting an animal.

[ToNeZ90]

You obviously don't live in an area with deer. 9 times out of 10, if a deer crosses your car's path, you're more likely to hit the deer if you swerve than if you just go straight (because the deer will move too). Yes, if she had time to properly identify the animal as a cow, then she should've swerved, but I doubt this was the case.

ok what animal is that big and is white with black spots. lol its not that hard to tell it was a cow

[slavrenz]

ok what animal is that big and is white with black spots. lol its not that hard to tell it was a cow

Thank you captain obvious (uhm). I didn't mean that I thought she hit a deer - it's just an example that a lot more people are familiar with. You go out and tell someone not to swerve for a cow and they're gonna look at you like you're high. (nana)