Makes me wonder if this Prius had side airbags and if they activated... Two motorists escaped serious injury in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Rutland Town. Vermont State Police said a 2006 Toyota Prius was traveling north on Route 7 around 4 p.m. Saturday as a 1994 Dodge pickup was trying to drive south from the intersection of Chittenden Road. Police said the pickup, driven by Harry Hendryx, 81, of Chittenden, pulled in front of the Prius, driven by Katie Schindal, 25, of Massachusetts, from the stop sign at the junction. Police said the front of the pickup struck the passenger side of the Prius. A passenger in the Prius had to be freed from the vehicle with the help of extrication tools due to the damage to the passenger side door. Police said the driver of the Prius as well as the passenger in the vehicle suffered minor injuries, mainly bumps and bruises. The pickup driver was not injured in the crash, police said. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt, police said. http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll...347/1002/NEWS01
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jun 14 2007, 12:43 PM) [snapback]461718[/snapback]</div> How boring Vermont must be for this to be newsworthy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jun 14 2007, 05:51 PM) [snapback]461878[/snapback]</div> I was thinking the same exact thought.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ Jun 14 2007, 05:12 PM) [snapback]461891[/snapback]</div> Is every day a slow day for news in Vermont?
Having nearly lost a brother to a similar accident, I always feel a rush of emotions when I read something like this. A flood of traumatic memories come back to me. So no, I'm not bored by it. Instead, I want to know more, like how fast was the Prius traveling?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jun 14 2007, 10:43 AM) [snapback]461718[/snapback]</div> Since the passenger, who had to be extricated, and the driver suffered only minor injuries, I would imagine the side airbags worked. I'm glad I drive such a safe car.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jun 14 2007, 04:51 PM) [snapback]461878[/snapback]</div> Wasn't so boring for a couple of people in a Prius, was it? Boring is a relative term just like exciting is relavent.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BexarWolf @ Jun 15 2007, 01:14 AM) [snapback]462163[/snapback]</div> True and thank God the folks in both cars are all ok. But really - is this newsworthy? Car accidents are common events and barring exceptional circumstances (lots o' fire, highway closure, death, extensive damage, celebrities, etc) usually aren't reported as news even on a local level. When I first read this thread I thought the article would be about how the Prius' gas and brake pedals had spontaneously switched themselves under the driver's feet causing the Prius to suddenly (but completely silently so the other driver had no idea it was coming) crash into the truck which in turn caused a massive fireball to erupt as a result of the hybrid battery exploding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ Jun 14 2007, 05:51 PM) [snapback]461878[/snapback]</div> Rutland is about 65 miles south and a bit west of Montpelier - and not really near anything except scenery. Not exactly a big city like New York, Chicago or LA. So, compared to the normal - yep, this was newsworthy.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(walt @ Jun 15 2007, 06:49 PM) [snapback]462637[/snapback]</div> Typical headlines must be: Kids caught stealing bubblegum at Walgreens. Cashier says she saw 3 boys enter the store, one attempted to distract her, while the others preceded to fill their pockets. They ran off when confronted. They were later spotted by their teacher Mrs. Anderson playing on the playground while chewing gum and blowing bubbles. They were later called to Principal LeRoy's office about the event where they denied it until one of the kids Billy Joe told on his fellow students, so they all confessed. Billy Joe was later cornered in the parking lot and was beaten up by the other boys. Things are back to normal now says their moms, "they love to ride their skateboards and play their sony gamestation and gamebox 350's together after school."
I'm just truly and honestly surprised that none of the Emergency Respondents were electrocuted by the scary and unfamiliar hybrid system. According to a story I read on the internet, EMTs are refusing to help people in them there hybrid vehicles because at the scene of every accident a respondent dies from electrocution. And you know it's true; it was on the internet!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TonyPSchaefer @ Jun 15 2007, 07:25 PM) [snapback]462745[/snapback]</div> I'm sorry but those have got to be some terribly dumb EMT's. I don't even want to get into it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(zenMachine @ Jun 14 2007, 01:43 PM) [snapback]461718[/snapback]</div> I'm trying to envision this.
i HAD a friend who was in a similar crash about 6 years ago. he was making a left turn at an intersection with traffic lights. had a car run the red light and hit him. he was moving slowly (about 20 mph) the other driver was daydreaming and hit his brakes late, was not speeding by all accounts so his estimated speed was about 15-25 mph according to the accident report. my friend was driving an old beater, a early 80's compact ford, the model name escapes me. he died from his head injuries two days later. doctors simply could not control his brain swelling. speed had to be relatively low since the truck was pulling out from a stop sign unless he completely blew the intersection but in side collisions, speed can be low.
