This is what happens when a very light car meets a Ford 150 in an intersection.... ouch



That used to be an Elise

 

As soon as I saw those A048's, i wanted to . Crumple zones really work. Who's fault was it?

 

What was the speed and nature of the mpact? It doesn't look like there was much intrusion into the passenger space and the A-pillars look undamaged so I assume there were few if any injuries to the Elise driver. I'm always amazed at how safe smaller cars are when hit by trucks nd SUVs despite having the laws of physics against them, I'd rather be in a well built small car that can avoid an accident than a poorly built large vehicle that can't.

 

Ouch indeed.....

-Dan

 

Low speed impact, 35 mph totally destroyed the Elise. HIt a F150, the trucks fault going through a redlight, No license, No one speaks English. Figure no insurance Driver banged up but alive, not in hospital

For details see here Its a LONG read.

 

This link might be interesting to some, considering the topic. ...it's from 2002, but still makes good reading. I still feel safer in a MINI than most any larger vehicle.

http://www.bridger.us/2002/12/16/Cra...operVsFordF150

 

...and your point would be what, exactly? ...You're not about to launch into an anti-immigrant rant are you? Most un-MINI-like.

 

If I wanted to discuss illegal aliens, I would rant about it in the PI thread ... long discussion there already. I said nothing about it here ... only an observation ....

"Where have I seen this before?
What happened then?
Whats going to happen now?

My answer to that is most likely, no insurance. It has nothing to do with illegal aliens ... just observations of history.

I, for one, an immigrant (well a generation removed) so I am most definitely not anti-immigrant. Since most "Americans" other than Native American Indians are also the sons and daughters of Immigrants, I dont see how any can be anti-immigrant .... Anti Illegal Aliens is poltical in nature and not the subject here.

 

It would be interesting to see if you are as sanctimonious if it was your car that was hit by some red light running, non licensed, non insured,low life

 

JMHO, but that accident looks like pure luck for the Elise passenger(s). Any faster impact and the Elise passenger(s) would be viewing a transmission, and hopefully not (but likely would be) from under a collapsed roof. Crumple zones and impact engineering applies for matched bumper-to-bumper impact, not for a low slung sport car wedging itself underneath a truck .