Rolled the Prius, I included pictures.

that's a bummer, glad you're o.k.! we live on a country road with lots of deer. the speed limit is 40 but i try to keep it 30-35 after dark because it happens all the time. people behind me don't appreciate it tho, senseless, i guess.

 

That is what a car should do in an accident . . . save the owner from harm. Looking at the car, the frame is rubbish. However, the rest of the parts should find a good home in another Prius.

Interesting, no air bag deployment.

Thanks for the photos,
Bob Wilson

 

Oh, you poor thing! Oh, your poor Prius!

Don't be terribly surprised if you have nightmares, weird emotional reactions, or feel funny for a few days or weeks. Are you sure you're okay? Did you get checked out at all? You might get really sore in a day or two... as muscles swell from bruising. Take it easy on yourself.

:hug:

 

You might want to track what happens to the old car and possibly . . . save some parts:

undamaged wheel rim - makes a nice start for a full-size spare in the next (I have mine but they run about $100)
traction battery - heavy to get out but nice to have (or sell . . . say to Oakland CA?)
inverter - tedious but another part nice to have handy (or sell)
accelerator pedal - some go bad so having one that was OK, is OK (I'd like the connector and pig-tail)
ECUs - behind the glove box is a steering and engine ECU, under the passenger floor mat, the HV ECU (along with pig-tail connectors)
unbroken light assemblies - also nice

If you pull any of the ECUs, send me a PM and we can do a deal. I'm especially interested in the HV ECU. Also, inverter pig-tails (where the cable for the connectors is hacked off leaving a wire 'pig tail' for other circuits.) Accelerator 'pig-tail' too, I'm interested.

Bob Wilson

 

They say you should hit the deer but you swerved.

Why can't we just brake?!?

 

Damn bro, always good to walk away from a rollover unscathed. I smell a part out in your near future.

 

How close to max sidewall was your tp?

Put some money aside for driving lessons. Look for the AAA classes in your area.

 

I've hit deer before... and I have heard of too many people dying from hitting deer.

Just hitting the deer is not always the best thing. Deer are like brick walls, and I'd more than likely swerve, taking my chances with a ditch rather than hitting a deer.

Any wreck you walk away from was a good wreck. :thumb:

 

Glad to hear you're OK. Car/deer collisions in Michigan are very common and there is a saying that the state uses - "Don't veer for deer". I can understand the reaction though to swerve when there isn't time for thought, but I'd take a 100 some pound deer over a tree, culvert, or oncoming car any day.

 

Glad the OP survived his accident without physical harm. If that had happened in a car from the 60's or earlier there's a reasonable chance the roof would have collapsed and the OP would not have survived. Some recent SUVs that rollover have been deathtraps i.e., older Ford Explorers.

As mentioned earlier if the OP had hit the deer there's some possibility that the top-heavy deer would have hit the windshield with adverse consequences for the OP.

Hopefully the OP will take to heart the advice to moderate his speed in areas where deer or other potential obstacles are known to be present, especially at night when forward and side visibility is limited.

Here's one source indicating that rollovers account for only 3% of accidents, but 1/3 of fatalities.
http://carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/4203.php