About two years ago a guy ran a red light and hit me. Recently someone sent me a link that shows pictures of the accident. I didn't know this story had been written or that the pictures existed until last week. This was my first Miata. I bought it new and drove it for seven months before it was crunched. That's me on the stretcher! Wild. So my answer to the question is YES my Miata protected me very well thank you! I think it is SO cool that these pictures were taken so I could see what happened.
The miata protected you, but I am only putting a small part of that into the car design in this case, I think that luck played a bigger factor. This wreck should have killed you in almost any normal car, your guardian angel was obviously on hand. I would look at every single day as an extra.......
Of course, the fact that you are a Texan can't have hurt either..... ;-)
My feelings exactly. AND. I was in my second Miata before five months had passed. Black cherry this time. Zoomzoom... Friends/family say "but those little cars are death traps!" I say "OH YEAH??? Not from where I'm standing."
An interesting discussion with those who study the accident stats would be as follows; "Does 'rack + pinion' type ( 1 to 1 ) steering give greater control and response, and thereby lead to greater accident avoidance"?
My personal feeling is that it does, however the person behind the wheel may be the crit factor. R+P steering in the hands of an idiot could be even more "fateful"..
Ha! I'm familiar with the theory of Photon Drag. I've witness the "scientific" discussions here. I'll stay out of that one. And religion. And politics. :)
Yes the idiot behind the wheel can not be ruled out. I do believe that if I'd had even a second to react I could have maybe gotten at least a LITTLE bit out of this guy's way but because of the angle of the intersection and the speed he was going (through a red light!) I literally never saw him coming.
As for rack & pinion... can't imagine a car without it. Actually yeah I remember my 1982 Ford Crown Vic. Man I could live without remembering THAT car.
A "High Being"? Actually, that is probably correct, what sober Supreme Being could possibly create a world as goofy as this one?
We'll cover "Higher Being" in our discussions on religion, general politics, abortion, gun control, preferred computer operating systems and whether American or European football is better. Or not..... ;-)
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Question for the group: Is there any remote possibility we might be drifting off topic?
I wonder why you quote "scientific"? Anyway, there is little need to discuss the facts in that clear matter. I just want to note that some years ago we had an animated discussion in this group about the corner of a Miata windshield header standing up quite solidly to hitting the ground when that Miata rolled at Thunderhill. I was told by "witnesses" that the windshield never hit the ground, though I had examined the car with my own eyes and I could clearly see that the clods had been ground forcefully in the gaps between windshield and glass. Right. Moreover, I explained that the windshield design had a lot of profile and should not be underestimated. Which was laughed off.
So I take pleasure to note that it seems to me from the pictures that the windshield construct has stood up quite well, even compared to the "actual car". It isn't a roll bar, but it is no cardboard either! I also noticed that in the 2006, there is an actual circular pipe going down the interior of the header...
Sure.
If you stay out of religion, does that make you an atheist? Just wondering? Nothing wrong with that.
I wished more Texans followed your excellent example.
I agree - I credit the windshield header a LOT. If it had given way when the truck landed on me I would not be in the good condition I am in now. I am VERY impressed that, while the entire front of the car is basically mangled and crushed and torn to shreds, the actual passenger compartment was not violated. All of my injuries were to parts of me that moved and hit things when the truck hit me - broken leg, pelvis, shoulder, arm, head injury - all parts that were flopping around. But the truck did not make it into the passenger area, and that means I DID make it out. And lived to buy another Miata. Woo!
That's not to say that if the truck had hit me a foot or two farther back that they wouldn't have been hosing me off the street instead of flying me to a trauma center....but that brings us back to the whole religion thing...and the photon drag thing, too....
If it will keep me out of the Photon Drag argument sure I'll agree with that. :)
...especially the ones that run for political office.
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