Rich Mickol

OUCH Good luck with the repairs.

CMY SIX

good thing your front BRAKES give you 90% of your stopping power, so we can't blame this on the rear tires. good thing you were in a hurry in the rain to get to the tire shop.

CMY SIX

so what did WE learn from this experience? not to ride the *** of the car in front of you in the rain in a hurry where you think you need to pass? or how should we help someone blame it on every thing else except the real reason? truck drivers CAN't look over their shoulders{mirrors only}

BSE1956

OUCH! Sorry to hear.......

dvilin

Most truck drivers don't bother to look they just move into the lane when they feel like it and block the fast lane forever.

vetintheblood

Me too. Can't tell you how many times I thought it was clear - looked over my shoulder and "Hey, where did that guy come from?"

Be careful out there!

traderfjp

Ouch! Sorry about your car. One note on vented hoods. I was thinking of getting one and the consensus is that the fitment is not great. Do your DD since the fitment runs from horrible to not bad.

ODEN2

That's OK, it'll buff out!

Insurance adjuster talk!

charles

johnodrake

For those that want to look over your shoulder, give yourself plenty of room in front of you. You cannot see what's going in front of you when you are looking over your shoulder. What happened to the OP is an object lesson. With mirrors properly set, one does not have a blind spot.

1rusty1

Glad you are ok. Like others say. It's repairable.

pokerpro

I am one person who certainly does not need to do a blind spot test. I drove a semi in a former life and being 75 feet long in over all length there was no such thing as looking over your shoulder, how ridicules.
I've got more miles backing into docks than most people have going forward. So yeah I think I passed your "blind spot test".

Baxter's Dad

Years of riding motorcycles in traffic taught me; "Mirrors don't say yes, they just say no."
I always verify the blind spot is clear before moving over a lane. Riding a motorcycle makes you emphasis self preservation more than say, an 80,000lbs truck. I would think a light weight high performance sports car would fall more into the motorcycle category of self preservation. But that's just me.

bj1k

A good driver doesn't just totally rely on mirrors. I haven't and in 47 years of driving have never even had a fender bender. How many accidents have you had and how many years driving ? I would add that a good driver also knows where all other vehicles are around him at all times.

bj1k

You might also want to mention that your truck mirrors are huge compared to a cars mirrors which give you an advantage. Never , never just rely on mirrors , especially in a car unless you are prepared to pay the price.

Mad*Max

sorry man, glad you are okay

bj1k

Where did that guy come from you ask ? That my friend is due to tailgaters. That's why mirrors don't cut it alone. It happens too fast. To drive safe you need to leave a safe distance between you and the car ahead so you have time to do the quick back check and have your side view mirrors adjusted so the side of your car is just disappearing out of view. That gives you a more clear view of the entire lane beside you. And more important , always keep a watch on your mirrors to know where all vehicles around you are.

unixcorn

I too drove many miles behind the dog, a Mack dog, and despite that experience, I still do a head check. I say that mirrors in a car, especially a Corvette are nowhere near as effective as a two foot long mirror with a 5" blind spot mirror attached, like in your truck. Do what you will but remember this thread next time you don't look and someone is there blowing their horn at you.

360Rocket

be careful with your feedback in this thread, your posts will get deleted and the originai antagonizer will be allowed to post at will.

lordofwar

if you hit him from behind I hope you have $250,000 $500,000 liability.when people with vettes or exspensive cars hit somebody from behind the people see $$.

lordofwar