Man dies after Mustang plunges from parking garage
6/14/07, 10:21 AM
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People were saying that these walls should have been reinforced, blah blah.
No, it was the guy's fault. You don't hit a wall and walk away without any consequences. Unfortunately, in this case he died. If he had a medical issue, he shouldn't have been driving, he could have injured a lot more people than just himself. And if he is simply an idiot, same thing.
No, it was the guy's fault. You don't hit a wall and walk away without any consequences. Unfortunately, in this case he died. If he had a medical issue, he shouldn't have been driving, he could have injured a lot more people than just himself. And if he is simply an idiot, same thing.
6/14/07, 11:22 AM
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SOME manufacturers install them, (like Mercedes) but not Ford! If we roll our verts we are DEAD.
6/14/07, 04:46 PM
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People were saying that these walls should have been reinforced, blah blah.
No, it was the guy's fault. You don't hit a wall and walk away without any consequences. Unfortunately, in this case he died. If he had a medical issue, he shouldn't have been driving, he could have injured a lot more people than just himself. And if he is simply an idiot, same thing.
No, it was the guy's fault. You don't hit a wall and walk away without any consequences. Unfortunately, in this case he died. If he had a medical issue, he shouldn't have been driving, he could have injured a lot more people than just himself. And if he is simply an idiot, same thing.
6/14/07, 04:53 PM
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In regard to verts, you can survive a roll over in those cars as well.
we responded to this roll over accident several years ago (99/04 Mustang GT vert) and found no patient. The helicopter was searching the area for a patient and couldn't find anyone.
Turns out it was a stolen car and apparantly the thief decided to take the car on a high speed run in the mountains, lost control and rolled.
6/14/07, 05:32 PM
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I don't think that being in a coupe would have saved this guys life based on the distance the car fell.
In regard to verts, you can survive a roll over in those cars as well.
we responded to this roll over accident several years ago (99/04 Mustang GT vert) and found no patient. The helicopter was searching the area for a patient and couldn't find anyone.
Turns out it was a stolen car and apparantly the thief decided to take the car on a high speed run in the mountains, lost control and rolled.
In regard to verts, you can survive a roll over in those cars as well.
we responded to this roll over accident several years ago (99/04 Mustang GT vert) and found no patient. The helicopter was searching the area for a patient and couldn't find anyone.
Turns out it was a stolen car and apparantly the thief decided to take the car on a high speed run in the mountains, lost control and rolled.
Anyhow, how ya doing, man? Any cool hangouts this weekend? Irwindale was a BLAST! I keep watching those videos over and over!
6/14/07, 05:40 PM
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No more parking near the outer walls for me...I'll stay in towards the center of the parking garage...I remember this happening to 4 elderly women in Virginia Beach about 5 years ago...they determined that the outer wall did not have the extra steel reinforcements in it which would have prevented such a tragedy...I would imagine the same happened in this particular incident.
6/14/07, 08:32 PM
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Havn't heard of anything coming up this weekend, and I'm working Sunday. In regard to Irwindale and the videos...I've been watching them alot at home, but for some reason my laptop doesn't like those two videos...they stop right at the begining, yet all other You Tube Videos work fine
6/14/07, 08:52 PM
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I don't think that being in a coupe would have saved this guys life based on the distance the car fell.
In regard to verts, you can survive a roll over in those cars as well.
we responded to this roll over accident several years ago (99/04 Mustang GT vert) and found no patient. The helicopter was searching the area for a patient and couldn't find anyone.
Turns out it was a stolen car and apparantly the thief decided to take the car on a high speed run in the mountains, lost control and rolled.
In regard to verts, you can survive a roll over in those cars as well.
we responded to this roll over accident several years ago (99/04 Mustang GT vert) and found no patient. The helicopter was searching the area for a patient and couldn't find anyone.
Turns out it was a stolen car and apparantly the thief decided to take the car on a high speed run in the mountains, lost control and rolled.
Yikes!
Surviving a roll in a vert is entirely possible. It's all dependant on HOW the car rolls. It's not uncommon for a car to roll with the roof never touching the ground. Do a GIS of Joey Hand's crash in his M3 at Mid Ohio and you'll see a perfect example (excepting the fact that the car ultimately came to rest on its roof). Now a dead drop from any significant height is a totally different story. I think you'd be screwed no matter what you were driving from that height.
6/14/07, 09:56 PM
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6/14/07, 09:58 PM
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From Hurst who makes the jaws of life systems used world wide. they have to be there per the govt. Government mandated.
6/14/07, 10:00 PM
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So...you're saying you NEVER found the guy?
Yikes!
Surviving a roll in a vert is entirely possible. It's all dependant on HOW the car rolls. It's not uncommon for a car to roll with the roof never touching the ground. Do a GIS of Joey Hand's crash in his M3 at Mid Ohio and you'll see a perfect example (excepting the fact that the car ultimately came to rest on its roof). Now a dead drop from any significant height is a totally different story. I think you'd be screwed no matter what you were driving from that height.
Yikes!
Surviving a roll in a vert is entirely possible. It's all dependant on HOW the car rolls. It's not uncommon for a car to roll with the roof never touching the ground. Do a GIS of Joey Hand's crash in his M3 at Mid Ohio and you'll see a perfect example (excepting the fact that the car ultimately came to rest on its roof). Now a dead drop from any significant height is a totally different story. I think you'd be screwed no matter what you were driving from that height.
6/15/07, 03:02 AM
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Well I don't know what DynamicmustangGT is on, however I found this info:
Verts are made stronger to compensate for the missing roof, and are thus safer at non-rollover accident. The A-pillar is a lot stronger than the coupe and will save you from decapitation better in the event of crashing into the back of a truck (especially one without the T-bar). Also the vert has a lower center of gravity and is harder to flip over.
Here is a comparison of the coupe vs vert safety ratings.
2005 Ford Mustang 2-DR Crash Test Ratings
Frontal Impact - 5
Frontal Impact - 5
Side Impact - 4
Side Impact - 7
Rollover Resistance Rating - 5
2005 Ford Mustang Convertible Crash Test Ratings
Frontal Impact - 8
Frontal Impact - 8
Side Impact - 8
Side Impact - 8
Rollover Resistance Rating - 8
Ofcourse nothing would have helped in an accident like this.
*source ( http://www.automallusa.net/2005/ford...g/ratings.html )
Verts are made stronger to compensate for the missing roof, and are thus safer at non-rollover accident. The A-pillar is a lot stronger than the coupe and will save you from decapitation better in the event of crashing into the back of a truck (especially one without the T-bar). Also the vert has a lower center of gravity and is harder to flip over.
Here is a comparison of the coupe vs vert safety ratings.
2005 Ford Mustang 2-DR Crash Test Ratings
Frontal Impact - 5
Frontal Impact - 5
Side Impact - 4
Side Impact - 7
Rollover Resistance Rating - 5
2005 Ford Mustang Convertible Crash Test Ratings
Frontal Impact - 8
Frontal Impact - 8
Side Impact - 8
Side Impact - 8
Rollover Resistance Rating - 8
Ofcourse nothing would have helped in an accident like this.
*source ( http://www.automallusa.net/2005/ford...g/ratings.html )
6/15/07, 06:35 AM
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6/15/07, 09:50 AM
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