this is what happens when 90yr old women dont see you coming down the street...smh...
 

Yup...old lady ruined my day :/
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UPDATE!!!-----

Insurance is giving me $8200 for the damages! Hell yeah :) over paid a little but i can live with that ;)

Damn man that's horrible, in all honesty it's very dangerous having drivers incapable of actually driving at that age on the road. I've seen and had so many encounters where older people just commit dangerous maneuvers and their reaction and response times are incredibly low leading to so many accidents that I've seen. Sorry to see that.

Never mind to my original post. Sorry to hear that man!

Lol thanks forza xD

But yeah....i didn't know it was an old lady at first and i got outa the car screaming at her.....then i felt bad once i realized it :p she's ok though

Sorry to hear. Best of luck in getting this resolved.

At least it wasn't your fault? I hope they don't pin the whole 'because race car' thing on you and blame you.

Also, I do not want to start a debate on this thread, but seriously there has to be a cut off age that you should not be allowed to drive any more.

Yeah...i looked at her DOB and it said 1923... :icon14: but the officer said it was her fault. Lots of witnesses THANK GOD!!!!!!

Yeah first I thought the lady was walking down the street didn't see you coming through and then used KungFu on your car when she suddenly realized your car was approching to her. LOL!

Good to hear both you and the lady are okay. Hope you get your car fixed soon!

Agree, some 1000+ year old Korean woman that was smaller than an ewok did this to me in in my old Eclipse. She couldn't even see over the steering wheel, and she had at least 3 other colors of paint on her car. You should need to take a driving test every 10 years.

That sucks. Hope everyone is ok. How fast were you going?

I was goin about 40 and slammed on my breaks and swerved a little but couldn't avoid it :/

If it's her fault, then it's time for an aftermarket front and vented fenders.

That's what i was thinking ;)

Actually there was a study on this once, the whole "age cut-off" thing for drivers. Apparently there are much more accidents due to younger drivers, than there are of the elderly.

Yea but that's probably also a numbers thing. There are far more younger drivers than elderly ones.

Maybe its cause of the fact that there are far less elderly drivers than young drivers?

that is what happens when you drive to fast for old women to see you comming downt he street.

There's really nothing you can do about old people. Enact all the laws you want, they'll just do what they do. If I was 90 and someone told me I couldn't drive, I think I'd basically say "screw you" and drive anyways. What are they gonna do? Throw you in jail for the remaining 3 years of your life? Fine you or sue you? Just have a lawyer push those dates out for a few years...

Nah i wasn't driving fast.....speed limit was 35 i was goin no more than 40. She shouldn't be driving if she couldn't see me coming lol

Yeah it sucks. I bet the elderly secretly think its the youngins responsibility to bring up the average reaction time and visual acuity when it comes to encounters with them. We'll probably secretly think that way when we're elderly too.


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Ahhh, better edit this post. Speed limit of 35 means no more than 35. You're admitting to exceeding the speed limit.

Ouch. Thats about 5k worth of damage. :(

nice tow hooks how much HP do those add?? !

You from OC? I see ... Especially were you are at there is a bunch of old people driving!! trust me I know that area is a lot of 80+ year olds.

Op, ouch! It's not a pretty picture. Hope everything goes well and gets fixed. It looks like there is no damage on the rims..? which is a good thing I would assume.

I swear these cars are invisible. Almost every single time I take the car out, someone is trying to run into. I've had to take the bonus lanes a few times to avoid being hit. Sucks this happened to you but as I seen earlier, perfect time for the vented quarter panels!

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That's why we need aftermarket exhaust.

Sorry to hear about getting hit. Good your are safe, mostly cosmetic damage, the lady did not die on you, and you have an opportunity for an upgrade to a nice kit, new set of wheels, etc.

Truth be told, it is an age thing --- young and older. I agree to a certain extent with Z370Z011. Once you get past 70, you become dangerous but not as dangerous when you were a teen.

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the safest drivers are in the age group between 64 and 69 years old. After 70, it starts to rise ---- sorry Snowhite370 -- you're a victim of a sad but true statistic....And studies of the data reveal that teenage drivers — especially male teenage drivers — are the most dangerous drivers on the road.

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Remember the elderly who rammed his car through a crown in a closed street full of people during a street fair in Santa Monica?

Statistics are gathered from people they happen to.

Yeah but the spike in the deadliness of the wrecks at the end isn't because they're more-violent wrecks. It's because one of the people involved is very old and frail and more likely to die from less-severe injuries.

I know that feel bro

Driver check! Old folks have to go through some kind re-license period or something after they reach a certain age. :icon17:

Are you going to get a diminished value claim?

That suckssss

What da...:bowrofl:

:icon14: In our state a speed limit of 35 = you can drive 35 mph +/- 5 mph due to speedometer calibration. In my Z, going 50 mph, on a radar gun is actually 47/48 mph.

In Illinois you only get a ticket for 41 or more in a 35 or a 29 or less in a 35.

ZMan8, even in my state, while our state statutes say, nothing in excess of the speed limit. Prior court cases here have allowed people to get off of speeding charges unless they were 6 miles above the posted speed limit. Basically the same as Illinois. This is not to say they weren't speeding, but that they do not have to pay the fines associated with speeding, thanks to the court.

In OP's post below, he is admitting to exceeding the speed limit. Plus his comment in the 2nd sentence, I know he's joking, but it wouldn't look good in court. In a civil case where Preponderence of Evidence (just got to tip the scale in your favor) is the burden of proof, this may prove to be the reversal of his claim that the woman was at fault. If you or I were the woman's attorney, I think we would both do the same thing.

I don't know how to post the link here, but the Illinois State Statute on speeding is basically the same definition as Hawaii. So while we may not have to pay a ticket for a few miles over, it's just good to be cautious what we post on the internet.

and since we're at it, you are not alone. Just dropped it off at the shop today, $2,300.- damage, my daughter overlooked yesterday a huge telephone pole when backing out of a friends drive way, no idea how this can happen, but it did. Had traded cars with her for a few days because I needed 3 seats for an airport pick-up.

Anyway, I feel for you :eekdance:

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Nothing worse than a geezer in a truck. So last week wed, i'm in the Z in the left lane on the street doing the limit. 35mph, when this 80 yr old geezer in a new Ford F150, who was inches ahead of me started changing lanes WITH NO TURN SIGNAL but was also moving substantially slower with me there. I put half my car in the left turn lane and started honking like mad at the old guy. He looks at me like where the hell you came from??? lol. I was there the whole time. If the street didn't open up with a left turn lane. The way it would have played out without the turn lane. I would have had to slam on my brake and the tailgating mustang would have hit me... Or i would have to speed up like crazy and probably get hit on the rear 3/4 by the F150. I'd be posting this same thread.:ugh2:

Oh damn :/ that's sucks dude!!

But anyway, just an update....Insurance paid me $8200 for the damages!! :D that was not expected lol so i have a stillen front bumper on the way, evo r side blades, brand new headlights which are going straight to Oneighty ;) and gonna powdercoat my wheels gunmetal.. Oh and they paid me 600 for ONE xxr wheel!!!! Lmao :happydance: we shall see what i have left over :)