View Single Post
Old 05-08-2009, 08:50 AM   #100
fireresq157

 
fireresq157's Avatar
 
Drives: 1997 SS & 2010 2SS/RS
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 1,027
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redvet1 View Post
I am a little curious on the 25 mph impact speed. Must have been more. I have seen a lot of accidents at speeds 40 and up that didn't do near as much damage. Even with the new fancy crumple zones in the new Camaro, something isn't quite right here. Hell, my mom and sister face planted a windshield at 25 mph and didn't even get hurt many years ago and the car bumper was the only thing damaged?
I'd bet 25 was the speed the kids told the victim and the cop, and the cop probably said to himself Suuuuure. In my opinion that damage is from at least a 70MPH impact , unless you were glued to the ground. There's always some force that is dissipated by you vehicle moving forward after the hit and I'm sorry 25MPH won't do that kind of damage. Reading some of the background to this story I'm sure theirs more to it than is being said. Anyhow that's my 2 cents worth, from someone that's seen 10 years worth of accidents in south Florida.

Last edited by fireresq157; 05-08-2009 at 09:17 AM.
fireresq157 is offline