I hate overpasses.....

shumby · 03-08-2009, 03:54 AM

this happed in edmonton where a kid through a rock off an over pass. it went through the windshield of a school bus killing the drive. kid was charged with manslaughter.

2theextreme · 03-08-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BanningZ

Was this a heavy traffic area? There might be traffic cams in that area that would have caught something. its worth a shot to check it out and possibly contact the DOT.

Good thought....and yes, there are many traffic cams around that area. Basically they call it the "Mixing Bowl" because three highways (95, 395, & 495) all meet in some way. I'll have to see what I can find out....thanks!

2theextreme · 03-08-2009, 11:24 AM

Well, here you go....a few pics of the damage. The first hit looks like it happened just to the right of the Nissan and it rode up the hood from there:

epod86 · 03-08-2009, 12:13 PM

2theextreme · 03-08-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by epod86

I did some of that the next day.....I just went right to bed the first night it happened....

LenZToy · 03-08-2009, 02:28 PM

That's awful! It makes me sick just looking at it. I can only imagine how you're feeling. Keep us up to date on the repairs. Good luck!!!

DIGItonium · 03-08-2009, 02:35 PM

Holy shiznit... I'd be crying on the spot. You ever get that heart sinking feeling? That's what I get.

I had a friend who barely had his 3-series for a month when he hit a deer one night. He saw a couple of deer walking towards a fence so he slowed down. As he got close, one of them charged towards his car and smacked the front quarter.

Another one of my friends, after getting a new job, bought a brand new TL-S. He barely had it for a month when the car in front of him slammed the brakes as he was merging on the freeway. I was on my way to work and saw a TL-S on the side with broken headlights, and found out an hour later it was him. O_o

I'm getting quite OCD upon the arrival of my Z next month, so I'm hoping to get enough rain to wash away the sand. It gets pretty windy here with sand blasting the new cars at the dealership. >.<

Crash · 03-09-2009, 03:58 AM

Wow! That damage is a bit worse than I'd imagined... You must have done something bad in a past life... J/K... It's not that bad. That does blow though. No worries. It's just a car and you're not dead, so you live to tell about it. The important thing is you're ok.

2theextreme · 03-09-2009, 05:15 AM

Haha....I may need to "borrow" that quote of yours, Crash but modify it just a little....."You can't own a nice car in the D.C. area"

Mental Block · 03-09-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

I remember hearing on the news that throwing cinder blocks off of overpasses was apparently more common than I thought. Several people have died.

Yeah here in Albuquerque a woman and her child were killed after some idiot decided to throw a boulder off an overpass. After that they started putting cages on the top of the overpasses.

Sorry to hear about the damage, OP. Like others said, at least it didn't go through your windshield

zZSportZz · 03-10-2009, 12:12 PM

Uggh...thats just horrible bad luck

Keep your chin up. I'm sure she'll be lookin like new once its fixed!

bluzman · 03-10-2009, 06:23 PM

I've got major sympathy for what happened. About 10 days ago, someone on the freeway (couldn't tell who) kicked up a rock into my windshield. Small pit and crack right in my line of sight. Called my insurance agent and it was replaced ASAP. I was devasted and pissed so I can begin to imagine how much worse 2theextreme must have felt.

BTW, if anyone has to have their windshield replaced, be advised that it involves loosening/removing the fascia on the A pillars and the roof fascia above the side windows. The tech that did the job was very careful both disassembling/reassembling everything. Everything is like brand new again.

jakoye · 03-10-2009, 06:33 PM

Pretty sick that there's people out there who get their jollies off of lobbing bricks off overpasses at passing cars. Obviously the people who do this are sociopaths and have no connection or empathy to other human beings. They should be placed in a pot of oil and boiled alive.

Jordan Farris · 04-08-2013, 04:31 PM

I hate overpasses because of we'll let's see you are driving along and u have a very expensive car and the bridge collapses. You would be screwed. Once I was driving under one and the vehicle I was driving was a raised pick up truck. And a pice the width of a semi fell and the truck ended up upside down due to the piece falling on the back of the bed

saber · 04-08-2013, 04:43 PM

holy thread necro, batman!

03-08-2009, 03:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 44 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 236	this happed in edmonton where a kid through a rock off an over pass. it went through the windshield of a school bus killing the drive. kid was charged with manslaughter. __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

03-08-2009, 02:35 PM	#22 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	Holy shiznit... I'd be crying on the spot. You ever get that heart sinking feeling? That's what I get. I had a friend who barely had his 3-series for a month when he hit a deer one night. He saw a couple of deer walking towards a fence so he slowed down. As he got close, one of them charged towards his car and smacked the front quarter. Another one of my friends, after getting a new job, bought a brand new TL-S. He barely had it for a month when the car in front of him slammed the brakes as he was merging on the freeway. I was on my way to work and saw a TL-S on the side with broken headlights, and found out an hour later it was him. O_o I'm getting quite OCD upon the arrival of my Z next month, so I'm hoping to get enough rain to wash away the sand. It gets pretty windy here with sand blasting the new cars at the dealership. >.< __________________ Last edited by DIGItonium; 03-08-2009 at 02:39 PM.

03-09-2009, 03:58 AM	#23 (permalink)
Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 589	Wow! That damage is a bit worse than I'd imagined... You must have done something bad in a past life... J/K... It's not that bad. That does blow though. No worries. It's just a car and you're not dead, so you live to tell about it. The important thing is you're ok. __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

03-10-2009, 06:33 PM	#28 (permalink)
jakoye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 257 Drives: 06 Mustang GT Rep Power: 16	Pretty sick that there's people out there who get their jollies off of lobbing bricks off overpasses at passing cars. Obviously the people who do this are sociopaths and have no connection or empathy to other human beings. They should be placed in a pot of oil and boiled alive. __________________ Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.

04-08-2013, 04:43 PM	#30 (permalink)
saber chew chew chew Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: West Coast Posts: 1,430 Drives: WRX Rep Power: 25	holy thread necro, batman! Haboob likes this. __________________ 魂の中にある一条の光を信じて

03-08-2009, 11:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
2theextreme RIP Tony :( (1969-2015) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 18,802 Drives: '14 Mustang GT/CS Rep Power: 67	Well, here you go....a few pics of the damage. The first hit looks like it happened just to the right of the Nissan and it rode up the hood from there:

03-08-2009, 12:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
epod86 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 229 Drives: 06 Mustang GT BK M5 Rep Power: 241

03-08-2009, 02:28 PM	#21 (permalink)
LenZToy Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mechanicsville, Va. Posts: 143 Drives: 2013 370Z Black 6SP Rep Power: 268	That's awful! It makes me sick just looking at it. I can only imagine how you're feeling. Keep us up to date on the repairs. Good luck!!!

03-09-2009, 05:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
2theextreme RIP Tony :( (1969-2015) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 18,802 Drives: '14 Mustang GT/CS Rep Power: 67	Haha....I may need to "borrow" that quote of yours, Crash but modify it just a little....."You can't own a nice car in the D.C. area"

03-10-2009, 12:12 PM	#26 (permalink)
zZSportZz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,095 Drives: 370z Blk on Blk 6MT Rep Power: 18	Uggh...thats just horrible bad luck Keep your chin up. I'm sure she'll be lookin like new once its fixed!

03-10-2009, 06:23 PM	#27 (permalink)
bluzman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CA Posts: 349 Drives: Red Touring 7AT Rep Power: 16	I've got major sympathy for what happened. About 10 days ago, someone on the freeway (couldn't tell who) kicked up a rock into my windshield. Small pit and crack right in my line of sight. Called my insurance agent and it was replaced ASAP. I was devasted and pissed so I can begin to imagine how much worse 2theextreme must have felt. BTW, if anyone has to have their windshield replaced, be advised that it involves loosening/removing the fascia on the A pillars and the roof fascia above the side windows. The tech that did the job was very careful both disassembling/reassembling everything. Everything is like brand new again.

04-08-2013, 04:31 PM	#29 (permalink)
Jordan Farris Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Farmersville New York Posts: 11 Drives: 2009 Nissan GTR Rep Power: 12	I hate overpasses because of we'll let's see you are driving along and u have a very expensive car and the bridge collapses. You would be screwed. Once I was driving under one and the vehicle I was driving was a raised pick up truck. And a pice the width of a semi fell and the truck ended up upside down due to the piece falling on the back of the bed

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