Probably in her late 70s. We went and got her husband who took her to the hospital. The airbags got her pretty good and she probably broke her ankle.
Lady Took Out Our Mailbox This Morning
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Wow, big difference between hitting those bricks as compared to a regular post.
Hope she's fairing OK.
How long was it in place before this?
Hope she's fairing OK.
How long was it in place before this?
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Cars damage easily now due to crumple zones.
I think the flipping effect was probably the result of a kerb or rockery the other side of the hedge there. Maybe the OP can elaborate. Wonder what made her lose control?
I think the flipping effect was probably the result of a kerb or rockery the other side of the hedge there. Maybe the OP can elaborate. Wonder what made her lose control?
We're pretty sure the brick mailbox was put in place when the house was built in 1983. The actual mailbox insert was fairly beat up and had some rust. We were looking at replacing it. I was actually thinking about putting my LPR cameras into the mailbox structure. They're in the front yard bushes now and the mailbox would have given a more head on view. Guess it probably wouldn't be such a good idea.
Yeah, she was distracted...reaching for something. You can see the black marks on the curb where the passenger side tire hit and basically climbed up the curb. Once that tire gripped, it shot to the right. They're good neighbors. Husband was very apologetic. I told him it's only a mailbox and a car that were damaged. Definitely could have been worse.
Another angle...
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Hope she got to read/post on FB/Whatapps/Whatever as she was clearly distracted?
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I think that was the kerb. Certainly damaged the car though but as I said above, cars are made with crumple zones to absord shock and protect occupants / pedestrians. Unfortuately that makes them peel apart in a way they never used to. That said, hitting a brick column is always going to cause substancial damage.
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Well, ramen noodles and super glue isn't going to fix that! Thanks for posting. You didn't want that mailbox anyways.
Hitting a curb at that angle would not flip a car. Clearly the impact with the bricks and mortar was the cause.
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Quite a few years ago I've hit a kerb myself with a 4x4 at 20mph and jumped up like that. Impacting a flat column wouldn't do it. If there was a sloped bank either side of the mail box then that might or maybe if the impact threw some debris in front of the car and it climbed over it.
That would have been something if you had a LPR in that there mailbox. Try explaining that to insurance...
'Oh, and I'll be needing a new XYZ LPR camera, 100' of Cat5e, some conduit....'.
'Say what? She hit your m-a-i-l-b-o-x'
'I know .. would you care to see the video..of her hitting the m-a-i-l-b-o-x'??
'Oh, and I'll be needing a new XYZ LPR camera, 100' of Cat5e, some conduit....'.
'Say what? She hit your m-a-i-l-b-o-x'
'I know .. would you care to see the video..of her hitting the m-a-i-l-b-o-x'??
Yeah, and I have Hikvision DS-2CD7A26G0/P-IZHS dedicated LPR cameras. It wouldn't be cheap, that's for sure.That would have been something if you had a LPR in that there mailbox. Try explaining that to insurance...
'Oh, and I'll be needing a new XYZ LPR camera, 100' of Cat5e, some conduit....'.
'Say what? She hit your m-a-i-l-b-o-x'
'I know .. would you care to see the video..of her hitting the m-a-i-l-b-o-x'??