What would have happened if..?

Todd R

Depending on the speed of the other vehicle type, and year it and same for your vehicle are all factors in this. Example: Your Truck is a 2008 Mistsubishi Raider and the sports a 1990's Chevrolet Camero. If he hit you either your side or drivers side you door would have been pushed at least a 2-4 feet into the cab of the truck. It is also possible that the truck would have rolled onto it's side or best spun around. Both you and your father would have injuries but speed will determine what these were.
If you hit the sports car depending on the side you hit then the driver of that vehicle would have some sort of injuries as your truck is higher than his car and would hit right about at his shoulder and the drivers door would be pushed at least 2-4 feet into his car. At 35mph he could sustain head injuries and left side injuries.

All this all depends on the speed, types of vehicles and year. Older model trucks were not required to have the same door protection as a car because they were considered higher and could with stand a T-bone crash. All trucks made after 1988 required to have doors like those used on cars to protect drive passenger from side impact collisions.

Check out these web sites and you can read up on this and check other sights also. I have this sites included to help you understand what can happen and how to try and prevent this from happening to you agian. Glad you two are safe. If you are still conserned about what happened you may want talk to your dad or church pastor or bishop about what happend and how you feel. It can help you over come what you are or might start to feel in the future espeicaly when you beagn to drive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/car_crash
http://www.car-accidents.com/side-impact-collisions.html

Randi S

The hit could have been tragic. I'm glad you and your dad are okay. He must have some good reflexes to avoid a car jumping a light. Sometimes you can't help but wonder..."what if...". You guys must have had a guardian angel watching over you.

Friendly Stranger..

Well if you were hit, there could have been extensive damage done to both of the vehicles but it is based on the speed of the impact and the size of the vehicles. Now if you are in an accident you do not want to panic. Make sure that you stay where you are. Do not flee the scene whether you caused the accident or you were the victim. At the moment of the accident usually paramedics and police officers come to the scene to aid the victims. Once they come, you and the person who hit you are expected to file a police report. What that means is you give an account of what happened. Secondly, you want to make sure that you have your insurance information handy such as the registration. Then you provide that information to the person that hit you. Basically you and the other driver exchange insurance information. Now based on who hit who, the person that caused the accident is at fault, and their insurance if they have any must pay for the damages caused. Also depending on how severe the accident is you may be taken to a local hospital, but the main thing is to stay where you are until the scene has been cleared. Just be glad that you were not involved and that you are ok.

chris2EM

Idk....boom, crash, damage, smoke, injury, possibly death??

Not sure why you're asking this....

Don't you know what a car accident looks like?

contractorgal

Glad to see you and your father are safe. Side impact protection in cars is not as good as front or rear end protection. There are some newer models of cars that have increased door protection features however they tend to be on the higher end cars. Unfortunately with driving while texting I have seen more and more drivers careening over the line and this type of crash may become more common. http://buildsitepro.com/home.asp

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