That really stinks Digi, this definitely the type of thread that makes me cringe since this could happen to anyone. I hope you have the best of luck with the ensuing insurance and repair issues. :(

ok man.. first of all you are doing almost 60 mph in a city rd?? and also wasnt there a no left turn sign. LolZ... besides the point uhmmm accelerating like that next to soo many cars its like looking for an accident to happen, what if someone decides to change lanes.. BADABING!!!!.. honestly the person in the first suv was wrong by not waiting for you to pass but he/she prolly got scared; seeing that you were coming that fast they didnt know what to do. Now the second one.. the guy is just an ***.. thats how I got hit in my left quater panel.

I got up to about 55 yes because I accelerated to get farther in front of and insure I didn't cut the person off who was in the lane to the left of me. Before that I was doing about 40 and at the bare minimum the speedlimit on that stret was 35. I accelerated quickly but was not driving fast until that person pulled out (and stopped)

As for the no left turn sign.. It would have been obvious if I let the video start a bit earlier. I was coming off a freeway offramp. The No left turn sigh is for the other two lanes (they actually have these little cone things that will probably screw up peoples tires now) as the problem is people in the other two lanes turning left *in front* of the people who go strait coming from the freeway on ramp which basically ends at the light. That no left turn was *not* for my lane which is why it was so far over to the right.

If you pause the video right at the start in the bottom right you can see the little cone thingies I am talking about which they added as too many people were ignoring that no left turn sign.

EDIT: I will admit I should have just slowed down and stopped and waited for the idiot who stopped in the damn lane to move. Also I very rarely have situations where I accel and move between traffic like that. I have been driving for over 10 years and I have yet to have any type of collision with another vehicle.

The only accident I ever got in was in a subaru which was caused by crap on the road in a mountain-like area which I hit while turning which made me go off the side. Luckily it was the base so the drop wasn't life threatening.

Glad your okay!plus kudos to you for staying calm and keeping your composure. I got rear ended once while I was waiting at a traffic light when I heard tires screeching then bam! Right into me as soon as my car stopped I jumped out and ran to the other car and tried to open the door but was locked then I took of my shirt and wrapped it around my hand and was ready to hit the drivers window then I saw the ladys face in pure terror as I was about to hi the glass when I just realized what I was doing. Scary moment for me to just snap like that without thinking what I was about to do. Anyways I'm jus glad you were able to handle a situation like that in very controlled manner.

Glad you're ok! A car can be replaced and/or fixed. It's very nice that you were polite to the driver too... I can't say I'd be the same. I got out and cursed at the deer that hit me in my past 350z. It got so scared, it ran off haha. But seriously, glad you are ok. Keep us posted on the updates

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Sorry to hear this...glad you are all right...the reason i got my 40th is because 4 weeks ago my 350 was rendered totalled..i was only doing 20mph but do to the impact, the airbag went off...it was sad to see my 350 go but good things come out in the end...i got the 40th now.

Good quick reaction time. It's a shame that you always have to assume another driver is going to do something stupid. Hope the Z is fixed soon!

Ouch, man! Sorry to hear. Glad you're alright, though. Could have been worse I'm sure.

It'll be as good as new once it's repaired. Just use a good body shop that will go the extra distance and measure the frame. It looks like your front impact bar is bent and an impact to the tire can still damage suspension...get it evaluated. Otherwise it's just a headlight, fascia, and fender with miscellaneous interior parts. Did the airbags deploy? The sensor is in the middle of the front beam so I'm guessing they didn't...that saves about $6k in repairs.

Insurance companies give you two options: call the other guy's insurance and pursue the claim through them or get reimbursed by your insurance and then they go after the other guy. I've done it both ways and it ends the same. They WILL pay for your headlight and for the work Marco needs to do to make it the same as the one that was damaged.

I just want to know why she got cuffed...

Ouch. :( sorry to hear.

Glad to see nobody was hurt. It always hurts to see a banged up Z for sure.

Standard Women Drivers :facepalm:

Im glad your ok bro, your skills as a driver seemed to help prevent more damage in this situation.

Oh man, hope everything works out with your Z's Digitonium and 2theextreme.

Hey Digi, Sorry to hear about your Z. I hope the repairs come fast and not costly. Did the airbags happen to go off I'm guessing since you were around 40mph? Those are $$$ to replace.

Glad to hear everyone was unharmed.

Ouch, glad to hear everyone was ok, did the insurance place you at fault? I was in a car involved in a similar type of accident and the insurance put the blame on our friend even though the lady in the other vehicle clearly cut him off in our lane. Something about her being already in the lane when we got hit.