Crazy Accident… Buicks Okay

Whirlwind few weeks and finally a moment to share some with the Buick Brethren.

Few weeks ago I get a call there’s been an accident at our house, and our neighbor “crashed into our garage”..

Still not sure exactly the cause (neighbors say fault in programming as she was standing on the brakes), but long story short she was flying up her driveway and couldn’t stop. Swerved to miss her house, jumped the small retaining wall and clipped the corner of our garage, right where the 72 Skylark is parked…

I’m happy to report everyone is okay (driver got a broken thumb) and that all Buicks are okay, too.. if I hadn’t had the passenger fender off would have been much worse. Check out how close the garage door got to the Skylark after being crumpled in..

Very grateful everyone involved is okay but goodness.. stay safe folks and only WOT off the driveway!

 

Wow. Close. Swerves to miss her house & hits yours instead...

 

Damn.

 

Good everyone is okay, Buick too, but wtf...standing on the brakes? I'd imagine she had to slow down to turn into the driveway, and if she did not have brakes then, why would she turn into the driveway?...I don't know, something doesn't pass the smell test there.

 

Likely panicked about hitting hers.

 

A story as old as the Audi 5000.

 

Maybe she just doesn't like your garage addition and decided to try & take it out.

 

Don't see any skidmarks gonna cost a few bucks to fix YOUR garage.

 

Either that or both pedals. I have been rear ended this way in my '68 GS400.

 

I hope you have a post in there by now.

 

Today's drivers, either hard on the throttle, or hard on the brakes, no in between. Brake and tire manufacturers are laughing all the way to the bank.
It's a sad day when are Buicks aren't safe from the crazy's while sitting in the garage.

Bob H.

 

Dam, she took out your fender and toast your tool box into the engine bay....That's what i would have told the insurance company.

 

What kind of car was she driving? Kia?

 

In my 2013 Lexus, if you are at a dead stop, you can brake torque it but if you have any speed and mash the brake and the throttle, it will cut the throttle.

I think a lot of those runaway cars fell into a couple of cataegories: 1) stabbed the gas by accident, 2) had a mat over the throttle, trapping it or 3) blamed runaway throttle on speeding.

 

Glad for no injuries. Maybe a refresher driving course is called for??

 

I actually did the "oops that's the gas not the brakes" thing in our MGB once. Took a sec to figure out what was going on and had plenty of room in front of me. Still felt pretty freaky. And stupid.

Also, there isn't a huge difference between hard braking and sudden acceleration in an MGB, so that helped.

 

WOW, close call!
She was probably looking at her phone

 

Her over the wall OTW & into the structure ahead ITSA sensors must have failed. She clearly wasn't at fault.

 

I think Option 1 covers about 95% of it.