Another Prius Accident

Recently there was a thread that asked the question "Do Priuses get into more than their fair share of accidents?" many thoughts were suggested as to why this might be. looking at the MFD, concentrating more on the mileage than the traffic, BT phones (if available), etc.

in my case, none of those reasons applied. while coming home from a shopping trip yesterday i was headed west on hwy 507 in Roy about 1:45 pm with CC on at 50 mph (the posted limit). i was about 20 feet from the driveway of a private gated community when this 1991 ford f-150 traveling in the opposite direction decided she should turn left. another 2 inches and i would have avoided her completely despite her being more than ½ way into my lane. the glancing blow was so slight that my sleeping SO did not realize we had hit anyone until a lady came up with contact information volunteering as a witness. she heard it, but didnt think we were involved.

despite the minimal change in inertia, the damage is extensive. neither doors will open, the entire left side was creamed. (she basically had damage but admitted the only new damage was a busted headlight. the rest of her damage was from a previous accident)

her insurance company contacted me while we were on the way home (had to call for a ride since my baby was towed) performed a tape-recorded interview and accepted liability and offered a rental car, which i accepted. they should be calling me today to go pick it up.

hopefully, the car can be fixed. despite the front wheel, i did drive it off the road (hwy 507 is a narrow two lane road with less than a foot of clearance on the shoulders in the area the accident took place) so i am hoping that if there is no frame damage, that it can be repaired.

if not, well now is my chance to get SKS!!

 

thanks all for the concern,

1) airbags did not deploy. my gf was half asleep in the car, heard the accident but did not realize that we were the ones involved. i saw the side view mirror removed and thought that the damage would be minimal. we were both shocked when we saw the extent of the damage

the rear quarter panel is damaged but by the time the accident had traveled that far, the impact zone was minimal. the rear bumper cover is bent back and distorted about 18 inches deep as viewed from the rear but the metal beneath was not touched.

hopefully this will be resolved quickly. since the other drivers insurance company will be paying for my rental, i assume it will be settled fairly quickly.

i had just filled up the tank too. had less than 15 miles on it. will have to see how much gas is in it when i get it back from the body shop

 

ya maybe but those thin panels could have prevented the cars from locking together and making the accident much worse. plus i think the lack of impact and the angle of impact would have done similiar damage to most cars.

 

hope it costs a fortune to fix... other insurance co is paying for it... got a rental car that they are also paying for... its a *sigh*...*gag*... a ah uh....

c-c-c-chevy cavalier. im SO EMBARRASSED!! not much selection, they said i could change it for something else. will be calling them tomorrow morning. said would be others in to choose from.

 

enterprise... that is what the other guys insurance company picked. i told them i wanted a more economical car. this car was listed as an economic car... i wonder how that classification works

 

actually dealing with MY insurance co. was a breeze. had my adjuster call to start a tape recorded interview. said it would take about 20-25 mins. i just mentioned off hand that the other insurance company had already accepted liability and my guy said "ok, saves me a trip, have a nice day" and was gone in less than 60 seconds...