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stevej37 12-10-2020 12:00 PM

Also....I think the guy with the dash-cam hit/ran over a big chunk of the Camaro's front end or fender.

Bob Kontak 12-10-2020 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile (Post 11136941)
Well when the car weighs 3,400 pounds (more than some SUVs) it’s going to be a bit more stable. Newton’s First Law of Motion and all that... Most newer cars are PIGS, the Camaro especially so - it’s huge and it’s not light.

Heavy car, lower to the ground with mildly stiff suspension. No problem taking the fender and door skin off.

It looks like the driver did not initially judge how much to turn the wheel to clear the barrier. The car was turned at a greater angle nearing the barrier and it responded, but it was too late.

Zeke 12-10-2020 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod (Post 11136638)
Another few feet farther and he would have pulled a Grosjean.

You have just coined a new phrase regarding drivers and barriers.


The Grosjean.

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EagleIronCorn 12-10-2020 12:13 PM

If he had a bigger motor, he would have made it.
Turbo ??

stevej37 12-10-2020 12:26 PM

^^^ Concrete beats sheet metal any day.

vash 12-10-2020 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11136646)
It's amazing to me, that the collision didn't put the Camaro into a spin.

not good tires..great tires! :)

i cant see what is the end treatment on that barrier. it was metal?

stevej37 12-10-2020 01:29 PM

I'm surprised that the DOT doesn't require a post or a tower where the concrete division is.
Might be hard to see the actual separation.

Still no excuse for the driver trying to pass when he shouldn't have.

wdfifteen 12-10-2020 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11136646)
It's amazing to me, that the collision didn't put the Camaro into a spin.

From the look of the damage he just barely touched the concrete. It doesn't take much force to tear the hell out of a modern car.

sc_rufctr 12-10-2020 06:31 PM

Lots of damage IMO. That car would be a write off... And I'd bet the driver was hurt :(

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607657441.jpg

stevej37 12-10-2020 06:38 PM

I agree. That front end and drivers side is toast. Expensive lesson.

masraum 12-10-2020 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevej37 (Post 11137110)
I'm surprised that the DOT doesn't require a post or a tower where the concrete division is.
Might be hard to see the actual separation.

Still no excuse for the driver trying to pass when he shouldn't have.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 11137549)
From the look of the damage he just barely touched the concrete. It doesn't take much force to tear the hell out of a modern car.

He didn't hit concrete. He something like this that was sticking out past the end of the concrete.

https://www.3benefitsof.com/wp-conte...y-Barriers.png

And it was still there when he went past. I don't think he moved it much.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607663285.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607663285.jpg

ckissick 12-10-2020 08:12 PM

That'll buff right out. Of the barrier, that is. Not the car.

A930Rocket 12-10-2020 11:12 PM

I wonder what the impact resistance is for that type barrier on a highway? I can only imagine at speed, you’re not going to walk away. Would barrels of water (with reliefs) or some other substance be batter?

pwd72s 12-10-2020 11:23 PM

Fess up, guys. You'd have loved it more if the car had been a Mustang.

ltusler 12-11-2020 07:06 AM

Just turn that into one of those lambo doors.

ckissick 12-11-2020 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 11137696)
Fess up, guys. You'd have loved it more if the car had been a Mustang.

Why was that in green?


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