Unbelievable Close Call

tcBob · 05-22-2007, 04:47 PM

So I was driving on the freeway today and there was a 6' steel pipe in the lane ahead of me. The car in front of me drives right over it and launches it into the air (right at me!!). It's spinning around and I know some f'd up sh**s about to happen to my truck coz i'm right in its path!! I have no time to get out of the way and I just feel it smash into my Tacoma hard! It was flying about so wildly I couldn't even tell where it hit exactly. So once I'm off the freeway I get out and look. Hmmm nothing dented on the hood. Nothing dented on the grill. Where the hell did it hit me?? And then I see it. The left headlight is all scratched up. I'm the luckiest mofo there is. It coulda smashed my windshield, dented my hood, anything. But instead I get a scratched up headlight. I popped the hood to see if there was any damage and the plastic headlight casing that's bolted inside the hood has been cracked in two different places. But everything still functions and no serious damage. Wild. Tomorrow I go in for my 5k maint.

coreyredken · 05-22-2007, 04:51 PM

Glad no serious damage was done... woohoo... Good save, good save!

sak3358 · 05-22-2007, 05:01 PM

I'm thinking your lucky stars were in line and the guardian angel was working overdrive for you partner. Thank goodness your all right, the truck is replaceable, your a little harder.

coreyredken · 05-22-2007, 05:04 PM

Amen sak3358, I was thinking the same thing!

sunruner19 · 05-22-2007, 05:46 PM

This is the one thing we all dread, but glad to hear that your oky, and the truck only suffered minor injury, compared to what could have happened. I had that same sinking feeling when a deer hit me and I got out to see what damage there was.

evolution6972 · 05-23-2007, 04:57 AM

there was a women that had rolled over a pipe and the pipe impailed her through the windsheild through her chin pinned her to the seat and she pulled over and called 911 and she survived but dam and dam your lucky

007Tacoma · 05-23-2007, 05:10 AM

So the Tacoma commercials are accurate?!?!? They are indestructible!

No, seriously, I am really glad that you walked away unscathed for the most part.

nd · 05-23-2007, 07:21 AM

Doesn't it feel good to laugh in the face of danger? but seriously, glad you're ok and your truck isn't seriously injured. Hope you thanked God for that little miracle...

TRDeity · 05-23-2007, 07:32 AM

Glad to hear your okay, oh and by the way you're NOT invited to play poker at my house , too darn lucky.

Dominant967 · 05-24-2007, 07:25 AM

you should have chased down the a-hole that ran over it. That pole could have killed you, never mind the truck damage....what kind of person doesn't see a pole laying in the road so as to avoid running over it? There was an incident in philly about 7 years ago where a tow truck guy left a torque converter on the back of his truck got on the highway doing about 70mph the torque converter rolled off the truck in the direction of oncoming traffic and (2) 10 year girls in the back seat of an Acura, watched their father decapitated by this thing. A friend of mine was driving by the accident on the way home from a hockey game he saw the car, he said all the windows except the windshield of course, were covered with blood....the 2 little girls survived no injuries ...so don't take this lightly....be thankful for your life, you can always fix the truck..

Ldytaco05 · 05-24-2007, 06:54 PM

Whoa bob good thing nothing else happened to your taco. you were pretty lucky

lsocoee · 06-02-2007, 10:28 PM

The blame is not the person who rolled over the pipe but the person that did not properly secure their cargo. I do not swerve if I can safely role over something in the road. My reasoning is that I will likely do more damage trying to swerve out the way of a cardboard box full of kittens than if I were to just hit it.

evolution6972 · 06-03-2007, 04:38 AM

i agree with that cause i would have to hit a cat before i swerved and hit a parked or oncoming car when you see stuff like that you gotta think what will hurt you more sorry kitty splat lol lol

tcBob · 06-03-2007, 04:41 AM

Yeah I definitely wasn't putting blame on the motorist in front of me. I would of rode over the pipe as well if I were him. Things always seem to hit me on the freeway...smashed into a huge box filled with styrofoam on the 405 a year ago.

05-22-2007, 04:47 PM	#1
tcBob misanthropic anthropoid Joined: Sep 2006, #1 Location: SoCal Age: 2 Posts: 1,708 07 PreRunner SR5 V6 Black 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4.0 V6	Unbelievable Close Call So I was driving on the freeway today and there was a 6' steel pipe in the lane ahead of me. The car in front of me drives right over it and launches it into the air (right at me!!). It's spinning around and I know some f'd up sh**s about to happen to my truck coz i'm right in its path!! I have no time to get out of the way and I just feel it smash into my Tacoma hard! It was flying about so wildly I couldn't even tell where it hit exactly. So once I'm off the freeway I get out and look. Hmmm nothing dented on the hood. Nothing dented on the grill. Where the hell did it hit me?? And then I see it. The left headlight is all scratched up. I'm the luckiest mofo there is. It coulda smashed my windshield, dented my hood, anything. But instead I get a scratched up headlight. I popped the hood to see if there was any damage and the plastic headlight casing that's bolted inside the hood has been cracked in two different places. But everything still functions and no serious damage. Wild. Tomorrow I go in for my 5k maint. __________________

05-22-2007, 04:51 PM	#2
coreyredken Senior Member Joined: Feb 2007, #947 Location: North Georgia, Mount Airy Age: 30 Posts: 381 07 Prerunner SR5 2007 Double Cab Automatic v6 4.0 Westin Stainless Steel Oval Side Bars!	Glad no serious damage was done... woohoo... Good save, good save! __________________ 07 Double Cab, SR5, V6 Prerunner, 2WD Silver Streak Mica And LOVIN It!

05-22-2007, 05:01 PM	#3
sak3358 Senior Member Joined: Feb 2007, #964 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 203	I'm thinking your lucky stars were in line and the guardian angel was working overdrive for you partner. Thank goodness your all right, the truck is replaceable, your a little harder. __________________ '07 Black 4X2 Double Cab Sport '06 Chrysler 300 Signature Series '05 Harley Davidson FLHTCUI (Ultra Classic) '04 Ice Skates

05-22-2007, 05:04 PM	#4
coreyredken Senior Member Joined: Feb 2007, #947 Location: North Georgia, Mount Airy Age: 30 Posts: 381 07 Prerunner SR5 2007 Double Cab Automatic v6 4.0 Westin Stainless Steel Oval Side Bars!	Amen sak3358, I was thinking the same thing! __________________ 07 Double Cab, SR5, V6 Prerunner, 2WD Silver Streak Mica And LOVIN It!

05-23-2007, 04:57 AM	#6
evolution6972 Member Joined: Apr 2007, #1304 Location: metairie Age: 30 Posts: 85	there was a women that had rolled over a pipe and the pipe impailed her through the windsheild through her chin pinned her to the seat and she pulled over and called 911 and she survived but dam and dam your lucky __________________ I reject your reality and sustitute my own !!!

05-22-2007, 05:46 PM	#5
sunruner19 Senior Roving Member Joined: Dec 2006, #546 Location: Great Sacandaga Lake region Northville NY Age: 62 Posts: 202 09 Tacoma 4WD 2009 Regular Cab Manual 2.7L 09 TACOMA 2..7L STD WHITE 4X4 08 TUNDRA 5.7L dbl cab 4wd SR 5 SC 505HP 08 PRIUS 93 Vette 40th anniv conv 02 Vette conv	This is the one thing we all dread, but glad to hear that your oky, and the truck only suffered minor injury, compared to what could have happened. I had that same sinking feeling when a deer hit me and I got out to see what damage there was.

05-23-2007, 05:10 AM	#7
007Tacoma Quantum Moderator Joined: Jan 2007, #643 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,713 08 PreRunner SR5 Double Cab Long-Bed Debadged 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L TacomaWorld.com Sticker, URD True Cold Air Intake, Debadged, Blackened Headlight Mod, 30% Window Tint, Access LE Tonneau, Bed Mat, OEM Daytime Running Lights + On/Off Switch, Fogs-On-Anytime Mod, Alternating Turn-Signal Mod, Canvas Seat Covers, Pioneer Stereo, iPod Connection, PAC steering wheel remote, Homemade Bike Rack (4 bikes), Firestone Destination ATs 265/75R16, gotta do something about this suspension!!!	So the Tacoma commercials are accurate?!?!? They are indestructible! No, seriously, I am really glad that you walked away unscathed for the most part. __________________ Old Ride: 2007 Tacoma PreRunner Access Cab 2.7L I4 w/ 5 speed manual tranny (Impulse Red Pearl) New Ride: 2008 Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab 4.0L V6 w/ 5 speed auto tranny (Black Sand Pearl) Restoration Project: 1998 VW Jetta TDI 1.9L turbo diesel w/ 5 speed manual and 230,000 miles (Black) *Motto: "I don't mod to go fast. I mod to look good going slow"* Mods: TacomaWorld.com Sticker * URD True Cold Air Intake * Debadged * Black Headlight Mod (BHLM) * 30% Window Tint Access LE Tonneau * Bed Mat * OEM Daytime Running Lights (DRL) w/ Switch * Fogs-On-Anytime Mod * Alternating Turn-Signal Mod Canvas Seat Covers * Pioneer Stereo * iPod Connection * PAC steering wheel remote Homemade Bike Rack (4 bikes) * Firestone Destination ATs 265/75R16

05-23-2007, 07:21 AM	#8
nd CA Founder: I'm back bitches!!! Joined: Mar 2007, #1047 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 26 Posts: 6,376 07 TRD Off-Road 4x4 debadged 2007 Double Cab Automatic V6 De badged, 5100's, Black Toyota Baja wheels	Doesn't it feel good to laugh in the face of danger? but seriously, glad you're ok and your truck isn't seriously injured. Hope you thanked God for that little miracle... __________________ The problem with America is that it's full of people And people are stupid Hence............... democrats

05-23-2007, 07:32 AM	#9
TRDeity Senior Member Joined: Jan 2007, #774 Location: ATX Posts: 476 '07~TRD Offroad~Idigo Ink~Access Cab~4.0~6speed 2007 Access Cab Manual 4.0	Glad to hear your okay, oh and by the way you're NOT invited to play poker at my house , too darn lucky.

05-24-2007, 07:25 AM	#10
Dominant967 Member Joined: May 2007, #1521 Location: Delaware Posts: 49	you should have chased down the a-hole that ran over it. That pole could have killed you, never mind the truck damage....what kind of person doesn't see a pole laying in the road so as to avoid running over it? There was an incident in philly about 7 years ago where a tow truck guy left a torque converter on the back of his truck got on the highway doing about 70mph the torque converter rolled off the truck in the direction of oncoming traffic and (2) 10 year girls in the back seat of an Acura, watched their father decapitated by this thing. A friend of mine was driving by the accident on the way home from a hockey game he saw the car, he said all the windows except the windshield of course, were covered with blood....the 2 little girls survived no injuries ...so don't take this lightly....be thankful for your life, you can always fix the truck..

05-24-2007, 06:54 PM	#11
Ldytaco05 it's all about me Joined: Sep 2006, #46 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,193	Whoa bob good thing nothing else happened to your taco. you were pretty lucky __________________ Ldytaco05

06-02-2007, 10:28 PM	#12
lsocoee how baby dodges are made Joined: Feb 2007, #872 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 4,980 2007 PreRunner SR5 Double Cab Long B 2007 Double Cab Automatic V-6 Bed mat, URD CAI, URD MAF Calibrator, C2C Hood Struts, Wet Okole Seat Covers, Pop-n-Lok, Wet Okole Underwear	The blame is not the person who rolled over the pipe but the person that did not properly secure their cargo. I do not swerve if I can safely role over something in the road. My reasoning is that I will likely do more damage trying to swerve out the way of a cardboard box full of kittens than if I were to just hit it. __________________ Tacoma World: One big happily dysfunctional family.

06-03-2007, 04:38 AM	#13
evolution6972 Member Joined: Apr 2007, #1304 Location: metairie Age: 30 Posts: 85	i agree with that cause i would have to hit a cat before i swerved and hit a parked or oncoming car when you see stuff like that you gotta think what will hurt you more sorry kitty splat lol lol __________________ I reject your reality and sustitute my own !!!

06-03-2007, 04:41 AM	#14
tcBob misanthropic anthropoid Joined: Sep 2006, #1 Location: SoCal Age: 2 Posts: 1,708 07 PreRunner SR5 V6 Black 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4.0 V6	Yeah I definitely wasn't putting blame on the motorist in front of me. I would of rode over the pipe as well if I were him. Things always seem to hit me on the freeway...smashed into a huge box filled with styrofoam on the 405 a year ago. __________________

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