Motherberkeleying Giant Trucks and People Not Paying Attention

GAHHHHHH

Anybody have some sunburst yellow body panels?

Noooooo

That sucks.

Of course just yesterday a buddy of mine had to use every last bit of his evasive skills in his F-250 in the same color yellow when a Prius pulled out in front of him. Apparently a sun yellow truck the size of a small house traveling 50 mph isn't enough to get some folks' attention. It could have ended fatally had my friend not been on his toes!

Had a women back into my school bus. She didn't see that big yellow thing with flashing lights.

I swear to god that the brighter the color, the more of a damage magnet it is.

Almost had that happen to the Vic yesterday/ some douche racing to get to a redlight in a Nissan titan. My blue and white Vic that still says sheriff on the side of it.

I'm seriously considering putting kneecappers on all my vehicles to prevent it from happening again.

Safest I've ever felt on the road was in 4 shades of primer. It might not look good, but it sure is safer feeling.

One of the problems with driving an NA Miata - I was completely below his passenger side window. He genuinely didn't see me. Probably should have been a little more suspicious of that mysterious hole in traffic though.

I just hope insurance doesn't try to total it. Also - Before I started doing this commute, I'd never been in an accident. This is the 3rd car I've crashed in less than 4 years, and only one of them was even remotely my fault. I'm getting pretty close to DONE with working in the city.

I almost had the exact same thing happen to me yesterday. If I had taken a second longer to find the horn I would have.

The one thing that I HATE about the NA Miata (been in it now for 4 days) is the horn button location. Why can't they put it in the middle of the wheel? Same complaint with my moms old Volvo.

I have an aftermarket wheel (and loud-ass supertones), so mine's in the middle. I was on it. Guy just wasn't paying attention. I suppose I could have driven up onto the curb, but then I would have been at fault.

This situation right here is exactly why I've considered getting a pair of those eight-foot-tall bicycle pennants for my NB and bolting the brackets to the Frankenstein bolts. I mean, even with the rumbly Roadster Sport exhaust and wide tires my wife says it looks like a toy, anyway so why not!?

People make fun of Dodge trucks with the mirrors in trailer mode, but you can actually see a lot more around you like that. When you're driving a vehicle that weighs nearly 4 tons empty, visibility is good.

Sorry to hear about this! You're not kidding, the stock NA horn location on airbagged cars is goofy. Goofy enough that "button bumps" to make them easier to hit were a legit aftermarket product in the early days.

Happened to me in the MR2 waiting at the school pickup. I pulled in behind a lady in some mega-truckasaurus SUV with a lot of bling. She backed right into me, claiming that she didn't see me because I was so low. Ok, one: you have a reverse camera. It was at eye level to me! And two, I watched you in your giant towing mirrors as I was furiously honking. You finished your text and yelled at your kid about something the whole time, never checked any of your mirrors or monitors. You assumed that the empty space behind you when you pulled in was still empty 10 minutes later.

She bought me a new front end. OK, in truth, she PAID for a new front end but I BOUGHT new race rubber.

pinchvalve wrote: claiming that she didn't see me because I was so low

See if you'd just quit being communist and get a Canyonero, everything would be fine.

She's still gonna back into you though.....

Damn that sucks. Same thing happened to me in my 92 with a big ass jeep just merged right into me. Fortunately red door/fender weren't too hard to find. Good luck to you in the yellow dept, will keep my eyes open for some. For reference the insurance gave me a $1,400 check that wasn't enough to total it (2 years ago). That bought me a roll bar and hardtop after finding the panels cheap.

Chadeux wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: claiming that she didn't see me because I was so low

See if you'd just quit being communist and get a Canyonero, everything would be fine. She's still gonna back into you though.....

This reminds me of that Maldonado meme from a couple of years back: "I don't know who you are, but I will find you, and I will run into you!"

Wow, there's actually a fender on EBay. It has some unfortunate pinstriping though - and is $250 - but it is the right color....

I hate driving the MR2 on the highway anymore. Brodozer trucks and soccer moms in giant SUVs on cell phones. They just don't see me.

Sorry dude!

Inattentive drivers stink. Did the other guy/gal at least have insurance and everything? Around here we're getting lots of hit and runs.

Yeah, situations like this are why I have a full set of 4-note old-school Caddy horns that are going on the DMC during its rebuild. That thing is stupidly low and often overlooked despite how much it stands out in general. And that same fender on it is one of the few parts that are NOT readily available- at least at one point replacing it cost more than its weight in gold...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/PI_Jl5WFQkA

I hate the giant truck movement for just that reason. Consumer reports states that they are attractive because "offer a commanding view of the road."

Yea until every other shiny happy person has the same sized SUV then it becomes an arms race.

Sorry for the loss. I'd grab the pin striped one and use an eraser wheel on it. Provided it's not paint to anyway.

KyAllroad wrote: That sucks. Of course just yesterday a buddy of mine had to use every last bit of his evasive skills in his F-250 in the same color yellow when a Prius pulled out in front of him. Apparently a sun yellow truck the size of a small house traveling 50 mph isn't enough to get some folks' attention. It could have ended fatally had my friend not been on his toes!

Thanks all. This is making me feel better. The other guy was very apologetic and does have insurance. Unfortunately, I didn't have collision on it, so I have to go through them. Hopefully it goes smoothly.

That sucks but fortunately Miatas are easy to repair and parts are relatively inexpensive. Find a good body shop that does insurance work, take the car to them and let them deal with the insurance company. They do it all the time and a good shop will make sure that the settlement covers the cost to fix it right. Fixing it right in this case is probably just bolting on a new fender, fixing the door and shooting some color.

Dang man, sorry to hear about that.