what he ^ said. just take the hit, its exactly what i would do.....shiiiiit, even when im crossin the street i want a car to hit me hard...but not toooo hard. im young, they got insurance, and im a good actor

 

its not really about making an injury claim as much as it is avoiding a wreck and hitting a curb, which would screw up your car just as much had you taken the hit.

I mean, of course I'd want to avoid a wreck, too. but between either minor fender damage by hitting the idiot driver or potencially breaking a couple rims/axles/control arms by hitting a curb, I'd take the hit and claim under their insurance all day long.

:thumbup: to your quick reflexes, but you need make sure you're not making things worse when you swerve.

the first major wreck I was in (I was riding shotgun in my friends bronco II), instead of rear-ending a van doing 50mph, my friend swerved to the right to avoid the van. Good move, but unfortunatly, it ran us right into a 4'x4' metal utility pole (which don't give to force, making the impact that much harder). He would have been better off hitting the van.....

 

Re-thinking i know it would have been better to take the hit. But when it happens so fast, sometimes you don't always chose the best option.

 

not knocking you man, just an observation I've made.... I know exactly how it is. been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

these experiences make us better drivers :happysad: