And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Looks like a display to scare people from drunk driving. Had a few of those in high school, they would park the trashed car right out front of the school. Worked on me.
A couple of mechanics at a Ford dealer up the street from where I worked decided to have a race after work. One in his own Mustang (which was a classic) the other in a customers Mustang. The customers car ended up looking about like the car in this picture, the mechanics body lay in the gutter for about four hours before the corner arrived.
Last hit like that, that I inspected, was a Honda Del Sole. Driver hit a big light pole centered on her door. Maybe a two ft diameter pole. She took down a ~60 ft tall pole while spinning, bounced the passenger side off a sound wall, and bounced back onto the freeway shoulder, without dipping into the deep ravine that bordered the wall. Other drivers estimated her speed as at least 100mph. I got to the driver's side at the same time as the FD crew got to the other side. I could tell she was DRT by the lack of movement by them. The pole shaped divot extended to the center of the small car, and I was unable to see anything beyond the top of her head. Saw lots of single car crashes at that location.
My friends Dad has a wicked awesome tool collection… bet we can fix it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lethal level of damage.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a display to scare people from drunk driving. Had a few of those in high school, they would park the trashed car right out front of the school. Worked on me.
ReplyDeletei think i can see the steering wheel on the LH side. i wonder if it started out that way. not a good day for someone.
ReplyDeleteNot everything revolves around the UK.
DeleteGiven the style and layout if its surroundings, I'm concluding it's art.
ReplyDeleteYou might think this driver was untalented, but he did manage to get pole position.
DeleteEuro artist did a display of car-wrapped poles. This spot seems to have no damage to the lawn and surrounding fencing.
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I don't think the airbags did much good.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a set up or that car was tossed at that pole at somewhere near Mach 3
ReplyDeleteA couple of mechanics at a Ford dealer up the street from where I worked decided to have a race after work. One in his own Mustang (which was a classic) the other in a customers Mustang. The customers car ended up looking about like the car in this picture, the mechanics body lay in the gutter for about four hours before the corner arrived.
ReplyDeleteThat'll buff out.
ReplyDelete"Well, that hadda hurt" Yeah, but only for a very, very short time.
ReplyDeleteSeen similar in real life, Camaro wrapped around a tree, killed the backseat passenger, driver essentially unhurt. The car was practically cut in two.
ReplyDeleteWhat was pole made of?
ReplyDeleteIf that car hit that pole there's no way that windshield stayed with the car.
ReplyDeleteThere is a NHTSA requirement now for side impact into a pole. Early results look the above picture.
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So, a German and a Pole...never mind.
ReplyDeleteLast hit like that, that I inspected, was a Honda Del Sole. Driver hit a big light pole centered on her door. Maybe a two ft diameter pole. She took down a ~60 ft tall pole while spinning, bounced the passenger side off a sound wall, and bounced back onto the freeway shoulder, without dipping into the deep ravine that bordered the wall. Other drivers estimated her speed as at least 100mph. I got to the driver's side at the same time as the FD crew got to the other side. I could tell she was DRT by the lack of movement by them. The pole shaped divot extended to the center of the small car, and I was unable to see anything beyond the top of her head. Saw lots of single car crashes at that location.
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