Things I learned by being stupid today

[Joe]

1. Don't drive within an hour of quitting your job. You'll crash.
2. Seat belts don't help much (see 4).
3. Jeep Cherokee's may look like battle tanks, but they really aren't.
4. I, however, am.

Pictures to follow.

[Blaze]

Haha, owned via physics.  Take that!

[Sidoh]

That sucks, man.  Any significant injuries?  How'd your car hold up?

[rabbit]

pics or it didn't happen

[CrAz3D]

If that Jeep isn't still in driving condition I hope you were going at least 65mph and hit a brick wall...otherwise LIES!   (j/k, hope you're not dead or something)

[Hitmen]

If that Jeep isn't still in driving condition I hope you were going at least 65mph and hit a brick wall...otherwise LIES!   (j/k, hope you're not dead or something)

Cherokees crumble when they hit things (or are hit by things). At least that is what I have seen from the few people who I know who have crashed one.

[iago]

Cherokees crumble when they hit things (or are hit by things).

Did you mean crumple? Or are they that bad?

[BigAznDaddy]

Hope all is well Joe. so how did you crash? was it a head to head thing or did you hit a parked car. or were you in the parking lot of your work and you were doing burnouts when all of a sudden you lost control and slammed into the building?

[rabbit]

Cars are SUPPOSED to crumple when they hit things, that's what the CRUMPLE ZONE is named after.  It's so that as much energy as possible is used up bending the metal rather than bending your face.

[Newby]

Damn. We need pics. Of the jeep. And you. :)

[Camel]

pics or it didn't happen

Second.


Hope you're okay!

[iago]

Cars are SUPPOSED to crumple when they hit things, that's what the CRUMPLE ZONE is named after.  It's so that as much energy as possible is used up bending the metal rather than bending your face.

Yes, they're totally supposed to "crumple". But probably not "crumble".

[CetniK]

If that Jeep isn't still in driving condition I hope you were going at least 65mph and hit a brick wall...otherwise LIES!   (j/k, hope you're not dead or something)

Rofl.

You guys are mean.

[Joe]

Haha, owned via physics.  Take that!

No. Owned by stupidity. Physics just watched.

That sucks, man.  Any significant injuries?  How'd your car hold up?

I was shaken. Absolutely nothing more.

The Jeep had a worse fate:
Driver's side mirror: Shattered, hanging on by a spring and a few wires.
Driver's side headlight: Shattered, light bulb gone.
Driver's side parking light: Where'd it go? Couldn't tell ya.
Driver's side bumper (corner), moved back a good 6 inches.
Lower radiator hose: Damaged / popped / slid off (I think it leaked before?).
Grille: Snapped in a few places. Nothing major.
License plate: Bent up slightly. Lost a ny-tie holding it on, easily replaced.
Very front of hood (the part that stays down when you pop the hood), snapped fiberglass.

The first three were replaced at a salvage junk yard for $40 (combined). The bumper, we'll fix sooner or later by tying a chain between it and a tree and backing up (dad's idea!). The license plate, grille, and fiberglass, I don't care about. The radiator hose, I see a farm and fleet run in it's future. Either way, I'm back on the street with this monster.

pics or it didn't happen

I told my dad about it immediately when I got home and most of the cool things hanging off it were gone. Now it just looks like a slightly beat up car missing a few lights.

If that Jeep isn't still in driving condition I hope you were going at least 65mph and hit a brick wall...otherwise LIES!   (j/k, hope you're not dead or something)

I was going 60. Close enough? (See two down.) Obviously I'm not dead because I posted this. ^_^

Cherokees crumble when they hit things (or are hit by things). At least that is what I have seen from the few people who I know who have crashed one.

Either the trees crumpled first, or my Jeep isn't crumpletastic. And due to the steel frame, I'm guessing the latter.

Hope all is well Joe. so how did you crash? was it a head to head thing or did you hit a parked car. or were you in the parking lot of your work and you were doing burnouts when all of a sudden you lost control and slammed into the building?

Lost control doing 60 down a snowmobile trail, veered to the left (drivers side, as you can tell by the damage list), and took about 20 trees down with me (small ones, mind you.. 3-4 inches diameter).

[Ender]

Wow =( That must have been scary =( So fortunate you're okay!

Aside: seat belts help enormously... I hope you were joking...