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    Default Crashed the work vehicle!

    Well, I had a collision the other day in the work vehicle.

    Got tee boned.

    Had to be cut out by SES an CFA ( those guys and girls are silent angels!!!!!)

    Walked away without a scratch!!!!!

    I attribute this to......

    1. The side curtain airbag. 100% saved me from serious head trauma

    2. The seat belt tensioner. Pull me hard into the seat and held me tight.

    3. That wonderful vest that those in my profession are required to wear. It’s already designed to be a massive shock absorber to stop projectiles and in an collision it also absorbs and dissipates the shockwave away from you vital organs.

    Won’t and can’t say much more but I just wanted to pay homage to automotive technology employed in model cars!



    Still went to hospital for the usual checks
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    Pics or it didn't happen, lol.

    Jokes aside glad you're ok & the technology worked for you.
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    Glad to hear you were not injured porkop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiny View Post
    Pics or it didn't happen, lol.

    Jokes aside glad you're ok & the technology worked for you.
    I suppose this is publicly available so should be ok.........


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    Damn, that looks nasty, were you on the way to a job and the other driver didn't see you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vnboost View Post
    Damn, that looks nasty, were you on the way to a job and the other driver didn't see you?
    Was nasty. Yes and who knows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by porkop View Post
    Walked away without a scratch!!!!!

    I attribute this to......


    3. That wonderful vest that those in my profession are required to wear. It’s already designed to be a massive shock absorber to stop projectiles and in an collision it also absorbs and dissipates the shockwave away from you vital organs.

    Still went to hospital for the usual checks
    those vests would be ideal for us motorbike riders, but ubfortunately we're not allowed to have them.....

    glad you're ok.......

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    Glad to hear you are OK ... Even though it seems you are not physically hurt, take it easy, I would expect you will need a little time to recover from the shock of this anyway

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    So glad your ok mate, the divy van looks a mess, you were very lucky

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    Glad you're ok mate.
    And that no one else was hurt...

    I wouldn't be looking forward to the paper work and grilling though.
    They loose their shit when you scratch one, never seen what happens if you bend one.

    Wasn't a car load of Sudanese was it?
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    No, just another driver. Probably didn’t see me. I didn’t see them that’s for sure.

    Paperwork. Might have to have a dose of amnesia?
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    Back in the 'Good Ol days' all that would have been needed to put your vehicle back on the road was a bucket of warm sudsy water, scrubbing brush and some cloth to salvage what was left of you because the vehicle with its full frame chassis, 3mm(1/8th inch ) pressed metal body, unyielding seats and no interior padding, would have tossed you about like a pea in a can while leaving the vehicle in an almost pristine condition.
    Today however its the vehicle that comes off second best, sometimes to the point of being written of for what may appear minor damage but, who cares you can soon go and get a replacement even for a vehicle like that with its specific equipment in a few days unlike the occupant that takes a lifetime to replace.
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    good to hear you're all good. Was chatting to a mate in a similar biz about cust service and he said his customers were never right lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by porkop View Post
    Well, I had a collision the other day in the work vehicle.

    ............
    Won’t and can’t say much more but I just wanted to pay homage to automotive technology employed in model cars!



    Still went to hospital for the usual checks
    Good to hear you survived.

    If you were in a real car, things could have been worse.
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    besides the impact , did the airbag scare the crap out of you when it went off ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by VroomVroom View Post
    besides the impact , did the airbag scare the crap out of you when it went off ?
    Actually no. I had no idea what happened till we stopped moving. There wasn’t enough time to react or brace. It just happened in the blink of an eye.
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    Pleased to see you here telling the story, mate!

    Many aren't as fortunate.

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    Glad to hear you are alright mate, heard that one on the news when it happened.

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    Quote Originally Posted by porkop View Post
    Actually no. I had no idea what happened till we stopped moving. There wasn’t enough time to react or brace. It just happened in the blink of an eye.
    chick crashed her new Iveco van last week and said the same thing about the air bags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by porkop View Post
    Paperwork. Might have to have a dose of amnesia?
    Do what everyone else does, blame insufficient training, you're actually the victim..... put it back on them.....
    Some retraining and everyone gets out with their integrity intact

    As others have said, very happy you or the other party weren't injured in anyway.
    We don't need to see posts from the Operating Theatre
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