Truck Spilled Cones On Interstate - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

tbass · 04-09-2012, 01:15 PM

On Friday, I was driving to visit family in my Camaro. Just as I got outside of town a large truck two cars ahead of me started loosing construction cones. Wind must have lifted the cones out of the bed. So there are 5-6 3ft high cones bouncing arcross the interstate and everyone is slowing down. I slammed on my brakes and could feel the ABS kick in. I was also trried to avoid the cones by moving over to the shoulder but it didn't help. I ended up hitting a cone dead on and ran over the cone completely. Once I got out of the car I saw my bumber was cracked and scratched. The lower grill also popped out. Of course the truck kept driving away so I'll have to pay for the repair.

You never know what will happen when you're driving.

meissen · 04-09-2012, 01:32 PM

It's really unfortunate that in situations like that you can't get the driver's license plate and make them responsible for paying it.

2001ragtop · 04-09-2012, 01:36 PM

Always drive with a gigantic buffer space in front of your car so you can easily avoid the debris or pull over.

jd10013 · 04-09-2012, 03:53 PM

you were in a camaro, I'm sure you could have caught up with them

seriously though, that does suck.

kjkjr27 · 04-09-2012, 04:13 PM

That really does suck, one time a couple of weeks after I got my camaro I was behind some station wagon that had the rack on the top and the person either forgot their boots were kinda wedged in there or didn't care but the boots eventually fell off and came flying at me, luckily they were small enough and I had enough distance I was able to dodge both of them without any damage done to my car.

tbass · 04-09-2012, 06:17 PM

I thought about chasing the truck down but I was pretty sure I incurred damage and needed to check that first. There was a state trooper stopped on the other side of the road but he didn't see the truck.

Fiftydriver · 04-09-2012, 06:35 PM

Yes, I hope you got the license number. They are liable for anything coming out of their vehicle as it must be secured while on the highway. My wife had a part of a brick crease her hood and put a hell of a break in her windshield from a concrete worker that did not clean off his flat bed before driving on the highway. His insurance company finally agreed to pay for it but they tried to be tough about it. Did not work.

FL1CK · 04-09-2012, 06:47 PM

That's a state vehicle, and can be tracked due to time of incident and location. Find out who it was and get them to pay repairs. They also have to claim to the state the loss of every cone they lost in the incident. Shouldn't be too hard to track with the state DOT.

tbass · 04-09-2012, 08:49 PM

Ill back a call to the state office tomorrow. It would save paying my deductable. I don't know for sure if it was a dot vehicle but the call is worth a shot.

ss409cid · 04-09-2012, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FL1CK

That's a state vehicle, and can be tracked due to time of incident and location. Find out who it was and get them to pay repairs. They also have to claim to the state the loss of every cone they lost in the incident. Shouldn't be too hard to track with the state DOT.

My wifes car was hit by a rock from the roadway lawn mowing crews. I contacted the state and they gave me the number of the private contractors. It took about a dozen phone calls and two months, but I got a check for the repairs....Go get um.....

04-09-2012, 01:15 PM	#1
tbass Drives: Red 2SSRS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 57	Truck Spilled Cones On Interstate On Friday, I was driving to visit family in my Camaro. Just as I got outside of town a large truck two cars ahead of me started loosing construction cones. Wind must have lifted the cones out of the bed. So there are 5-6 3ft high cones bouncing arcross the interstate and everyone is slowing down. I slammed on my brakes and could feel the ABS kick in. I was also trried to avoid the cones by moving over to the shoulder but it didn't help. I ended up hitting a cone dead on and ran over the cone completely. Once I got out of the car I saw my bumber was cracked and scratched. The lower grill also popped out. Of course the truck kept driving away so I'll have to pay for the repair. You never know what will happen when you're driving.

04-09-2012, 01:32 PM	#2
meissen Founder - Michigan FBody Drives: 1994 Camaro LT1, 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Haven, MI Posts: 2,598	It's really unfortunate that in situations like that you can't get the driver's license plate and make them responsible for paying it. __________________ 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 - *"Zooma"* 1994 Camaro LT1 A4 - *"Red Alert"* - v6-to-LT1 Swapped Cruiser; Cammed, Stalled, Enjoyed "Gone But Not Forgotten" 2016 Camaro 1LT A8 - "Elmo" 2014 Camaro 1LT M6 - "Cherry Bomb" 2012 Camaro 1LS M6 - "Clifford" Michigan FBody Association http://www.mifbody.com/

04-09-2012, 04:13 PM	#5
kjkjr27 COTW 9/16/13 Drives: 2011 2LT/RS Camaro IOM Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Syracuse Posts: 10,089	That really does suck, one time a couple of weeks after I got my camaro I was behind some station wagon that had the rack on the top and the person either forgot their boots were kinda wedged in there or didn't care but the boots eventually fell off and came flying at me, luckily they were small enough and I had enough distance I was able to dodge both of them without any damage done to my car. __________________ Twitch Youtube

04-09-2012, 06:35 PM	#7
Fiftydriver Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS RJT L99 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fort Shaw, Montana Posts: 1,242	Yes, I hope you got the license number. They are liable for anything coming out of their vehicle as it must be secured while on the highway. My wife had a part of a brick crease her hood and put a hell of a break in her windshield from a concrete worker that did not clean off his flat bed before driving on the highway. His insurance company finally agreed to pay for it but they tried to be tough about it. Did not work. __________________ Fiftydriver 2010 SSRS, RJTC, L99, Maggie 2300 SC, 3.4" pulley, Roto-Fab CAI, Dynatech Supermaxx LT headers, Dynatech High Flow cats, Corsa Cat back exhaust, Dual Elite Engineering catch can, MSD wires and Jannetty custom tune, JRE custom diff w/ posi mod, 3.91 LPE gears, Pfaht trailing arms, Pfaht trailing arm and Diff bushings, drop springs and sport sway bars front and back, Fesler dual guage pillar pod w/ AM Cobalt Boost and A/F guages. More to come!!

04-09-2012, 06:47 PM	#8
FL1CK Switchin' n Twitchin' Drives: 2011 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA (Eastlake) Posts: 3,145	That's a state vehicle, and can be tracked due to time of incident and location. Find out who it was and get them to pay repairs. They also have to claim to the state the loss of every cone they lost in the incident. Shouldn't be too hard to track with the state DOT. __________________ I am not childish, you're just being a poopy head!

04-09-2012, 01:36 PM	#3
2001ragtop Drives: V8 american car Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,417	Always drive with a gigantic buffer space in front of your car so you can easily avoid the debris or pull over.

04-09-2012, 03:53 PM	#4
jd10013 Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: central VA Posts: 3,199	you were in a camaro, I'm sure you could have caught up with them seriously though, that does suck.

04-09-2012, 06:17 PM	#6
tbass Drives: Red 2SSRS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 57	I thought about chasing the truck down but I was pretty sure I incurred damage and needed to check that first. There was a state trooper stopped on the other side of the road but he didn't see the truck.

04-09-2012, 08:49 PM	#9
tbass Drives: Red 2SSRS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 57	Ill back a call to the state office tomorrow. It would save paying my deductable. I don't know for sure if it was a dot vehicle but the call is worth a shot.

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