I was heading through an intersection yesterday, and an old man in an 80's Chevy ran through a red light and T Boned my beloved black 2010 EQ. The car rotated, then rolled on its side, then flipped onto the roof. I am OK, due to the car's safety features coming through with flying colors.
I ended up upside down, strapped into the seat belt. The windshield was very damaged, and the side airbag curtains deployed, so I could not see out of the vehicle, I just knew that I had to get out of there. I was alone, thank God. I fiddled with the seat belt latch, I might have tried the wrong side first, then released it and fell onto my head or side. I can't remember if I tried the driver side door, but I did crawl to the passenger door and opened it, and crawled onto the street, stood up and got very sad looking at the car's underside.
I only have scratches on my elbow from the glass, but feel fine, and very lucky considering it could have been much worse.
Being upside down in a car is like nothing I have felt before, and have never trained for either.
Bottom line is the car is totaled, 15 months old and 18,000 soft miles. The interior still looked and smelled brand new. I am hoping that the insurance money will get me close to being able to replace it with another EQ, so I will still be a part of this great forum. I did not think to take a pic of the car upside down, but it was pretty sad looking.
Till next time. :beer:
I ended up upside down, strapped into the seat belt. The windshield was very damaged, and the side airbag curtains deployed, so I could not see out of the vehicle, I just knew that I had to get out of there. I was alone, thank God. I fiddled with the seat belt latch, I might have tried the wrong side first, then released it and fell onto my head or side. I can't remember if I tried the driver side door, but I did crawl to the passenger door and opened it, and crawled onto the street, stood up and got very sad looking at the car's underside.
I only have scratches on my elbow from the glass, but feel fine, and very lucky considering it could have been much worse.
Being upside down in a car is like nothing I have felt before, and have never trained for either.
Bottom line is the car is totaled, 15 months old and 18,000 soft miles. The interior still looked and smelled brand new. I am hoping that the insurance money will get me close to being able to replace it with another EQ, so I will still be a part of this great forum. I did not think to take a pic of the car upside down, but it was pretty sad looking.
Till next time. :beer: