well coming home from work today i hit brick mail box. i took the shortest way home which included a 2 lane rural road. coming over this hill i noticed a car going north bound was partical in my lane. so i moved over on to the shoulder to avoid a head on accident. the shoulder the turned into paventment where this rich neighborhood starts. there is a large height difference in this surafce change. i hit the bump causing my truck to start fish tailing. trying to keep control and not hit on coming cars i couter steered and slamed on my brake. final i my counter steering didnt help and i supn out of control into this brick mailbox. the mailbox was thrown off its foundation i spun around another 180 degrees and stoped. after 45 mins of waiting the cop finally filled out his police report and gave me a ticket for "failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident"

so now i get to go to the insurance company tomorrow to see if i have full coverage or not. (hopfully i do or it looks like im going to get in and out of my passanger door until i graduate next spring)







new photos
the mail box






my new window

 

Is there a chunk of the rim missing?
If so you need to at least replace that.

 

holy crap man, that sucks.

definitely get that rim fixed asap, thatll pop off the bead pretty easy.

 

damn that sucks man. but if you dont have full coverage the insurance may total it and not cover it any more

 

OUCH! Glad your ok but why would you have liability on your only vehicle?

 

o daaaamn. that really sucks man... gota watch those speeds... Id like to see a picture of the mailbox tho

 

yeah once i get to my grandpas house tomorrow im going to chage the spare then go to a junk yard to get a new one

well i had my eye on this 97 chevy in the paper that i like

well my dad was paying for my insurance so he might have changed it once i got my license.

ill get one tomorrow when i go talk to the people that own it to see if they will call the county to get my ticket revoked

 

That sucks man, I took out a fire hydrant last week, and I also blame it on another vehicle. Hopefully you have full coverage, is the truck paid off?

 

dang man what a day ruiner. could have ended worse though i'm sure. definitely need pics of mailbox

 

It's a dam if you do, dam if you don't. Rule of thumb is to never leave your lane. If you stayed in your lane and the other guy hit you, it's his fault and ticket (or worse)... you leave your lane and have an accident... it's on you. I know it stinks but what are ya gonna do unless your neck snaps to photo memory his tag number

 

I know in my county all mailboxes have to be able to break away when hit. I know there were a few around here that the building inspector got mad at and made them change. Just something to find out. Too bad about the truck.

 

Looks like a snowy/icy road - how fast were you going?

Driving lesson - that's the WORST thing you can do. Put it in NEUTRAL and let the wheels roll when you countersteer.

 

Man that really sucks, at least your okay

 

That sucks man, what ever happen to mail boxes on a 4x4 post or less, whats the need for a brick mailbox

 

Ouch!