Another reason not to own a Vette...

[iwannacobra5]

Not a good day for this Vette owner...

Lucky Corvette driver survives trailer crash that experts call too common | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos

ouch!! this is one lucky guy..

 

[CobRoush-00]

Any car would end up the same way in these situations. Nothing to do with owning a Vette.

 

[svtsmo]

that would happen to any car. if anything, the fact that a vehicle like a vette has a longer hood than most cars may have saved the dude's life

 

[thecrimson]

Seems more like a case of the underride guards not performing as expected... reason not to own a vette? Cereal?

 

[iwannacobra5]

the front end of a vette is much lower than the average car. i could only figure the chances of dying or being seriously injured increases in this situation when driving the vette. you're right though, the long front end might have saved the guy in this case. either way, when you plow into the back of a semi in any car you're screwed!

 

[V6&V8SHO]

Don't crash into the back of a trailer.

 

[thomas91169]

Yup, drive in the fast lane and pay attention. Hard to believe a trailer out braked a corvette. Dude was obviously not paying attention.

 

[jbs$]

Get off of the damn phone and look at what is in front of you. The guy may have survived, however, his pants did not.

 

[REPCobra10]

Yo! Trailers are mean and solid bitches! You're better off not crashing into one...:nono: Jus' sayin! :lol1: I'm glad the guy survived though...

 

[S8ER01Z]

I'll be honest those 35mph crash test on the linked article scared the **** out of me. I would likely die if I hit the back of a trailer at any speed. Something I never really thought about until now.

 

[KurtDog]

Physics win again. 70K lbs > 3K lbs.

This article annoys me. The trucks already have big enough bumpers. If you are not driving like a dip shit, semis would not need any bumpers.

If you can not out break a 70 thousand pound vehicle, you deserve to die.

This dipshit was obviously hauling ass on the 405 and should probably be dead. The average speed on the 405 is probably about 20 mph. It's congested from 6am until 2am the following morning.

 

[619Cobra04]

This article is blaming the truck rails!?! How about the driver pay attention :O What a moron lol

 

[cobrakidz]

He survived--so actually a good reason to own a Vette. Either way he probably was not paying attention.

 

[Sof Top]

+1 on avoiding crashing into the back of semi trailers! Yes they move slow, but just stay away from. He was probably texting his girlfreind that he is running around with on the side and as she texted him that her husband may be onto them, he looks up and baaaammmm!

 

[Camaro_94]

"dont own a corvette because if you run into the back of a semi truck you may die"... Awesome logic not to buy one.

Dont be a dumb ass and pay attention.. And you'll be fine.

 

[truefiveo]

Lucky Corvette driver survives trailer crash that experts call too common | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos

ouch!! this is one lucky guy..

Time to trade your lesser deathtrap POS stang in for a POS deathtrap Vette:shrug:

 

[Reno Five-O]

Don't crash into the back of a trailer.

Exactly! This is what happens when idiots don't pay attention and follow too closely behind a vehicle. Just do a little observation when you drive next time, count how many times somebody is right on the ass of a semi or other vehicle. Hell, I get idiots on my ass all the time when I'm following atleast 2 seconds behind the vehicle infront of me like for some reason they think trying to park in my backseat is going to get them somewhere faster...

 

[Camaro_94]

Hey OP, if someone drove a mustang off the Grand Canyon, is that good reason not to buy one?

 

[Mr. Mach-ete]

Hey OP, if someone drove a camaro off the Grand Canyon, is that a good reason not to buy one.

 

[mrlrd1]

I heard the Corvette driver was distracted by the GT500 in the rearview mirror. I don't buy it though... as that is quite common.