Car Accident (somewhat)

[Clear Glass]

So this asswipe cut me off in a roundabout (surrounded by grass and light-poles), and there was nothing I could think of at the time so I jerked the wheel to the side, went straight off the road to avoid getting hit. When I went off I came about 2 inches away from hitting a metal lamppost head-on, instead the base of it hit my wheel and fender.

Still freaking out because I came two inches from hitting that pole head phone.





Still trying to figure out how it didn't hit anything but my wheel.

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[Pie Crust]

You should be glad it only scraped the wheel.. That could have ended badly for you or for your car's suspension if it doesn't have individual suspensions.

[Rainzx¹]

I'm pretty sure cities only make roundabouts to confuse people and reduce population.

[Pie Crust]

IIRC, they're made to slow people down to prevent serious accidents.

[sir dooble]

IIRC, they're made to slow people down to prevent serious accidents.

They slow you down, but also allow for a more constant flow of traffic, comapred to a 4 way intersection, where at any point, two lanes are always stopped. It helps lower congestion, which is obviously useful in a city.
I take it you weren't able to get his license plate number.
Are there any cameras in the area that might have caught the incident or his plate?

I assume you've contacted your insurance about the damages to your car.

[Clear Glass]

They slow you down, but also allow for a more constant flow of traffic, comapred to a 4 way intersection, where at any point, two lanes are always stopped. It helps lower congestion, which is obviously useful in a city.
I take it you weren't able to get his license plate number. stuff, I didn't get to see what car he had. It was white.
[/b]Are there any cameras in the area that might have caught the incident or his plate?No

I assume you've contacted your insurance about the damages to your car. Well, I called my dad and sent him all the pics. So he did.

Responses in bold^

Anyway that dumb cunt was going at least 50 around it.

[Clear Glass]

Oh and i'm probably going to have a flat by the time school is over so thats just lovely.

[Obliviongate20]

this seems like a belle tire commercial or something

[#Ravencroft]

Classic example of how nobody knows what they're doing in a 2 lane roundabout. I always get nervous as hell when I'm next to someone in those.

[ABlockOfCheese]

You should be glad it only scraped the wheel.. That could have ended badly for you or for your car's suspension if it doesn't have individual suspensions.

what does independent suspension have to do with it?

[Pie Crust]

From experience with my dad, if the car has independent suspension, a strong hit on the wheel will make you replace it's suspension. On the other hand, if it has shared suspension (those economic cars with a steel bar perpendicular to the wheels), it would bend making the repair much more costly and annoying.

[Tetrahedron]

I'm pretty sure cities only make roundabouts to confuse people and reduce population.

[Aoki²]

got a couple dents in my fenders

[Racerboy]

if I ever got sideswiped or shoved off the road by some starfish and they kept going I'd probably chase after them if I didn't think I'd hurt my car further by driving it

[ABlockOfCheese]

From experience with my dad, if the car has independent suspension, a strong hit on the wheel will make you replace it's suspension. On the other hand, if it has shared suspension (those economic cars with a steel bar perpendicular to the wheels), it would bend making the repair much more costly and annoying.

it hit the front wheel.  No modern front wheel drive cars have live axles in the front.  Besides,  what you said didn't make a whole lot of sense in the first place.