Wear your fucking seatbelt!

**scheides** · 03-25-2009

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-gen...evo-crash.html

This happened in Wisconsin.

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

Anyone know this person? The majority of us drive quite fast at times, but please at least use some common sense and take what simple precautions you can.

rose0529 · 03-25-2009

Man this is crazy, I guess his phone ended up after everything in the rear wheel some how!

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

Looks like the EvoM mods deleted the thread.

**scheides** · 03-25-2009

Ghey, they took the thread down. I had it open, so I'll copy/paste:

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Originally Posted by evoM

This past weekend in Wisconsin a Blue 2006 Evo was doing 128mph after braking (police scene re-inactment) the car caught air coming over a hill early saturday morning. The driver lost control went into the ditch, hit a culvert launched, hit a tree and split the front half. The Evo was sent spinning and flew 600ft from the road. The driver was ejected 100ft and was killed. The driver had full race harness but was not wearing them. The driver hit a 12inch wooden post from a fence and was killed on impact. The car was destroyed!! The motor, tranny, front axle, and exhaust were all ripped from the car during the crash. The trans case was cracked and the tranny gears were also cracked in half. The Cam gears were snapped in half also. We found the drivers ipod in the rear driverside rim. Please Drive SAFE!! Wear your SEATBELTS!!

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

The cops on the scene said if he was wearing his seatbelt he would have lost his legs, but survived.

AwdGSX13 · 03-25-2009

Wow, I always wear my seatbelt in the Evo thanks to the annoying dinger. That thing got me into wearing it everytime.

TkrPerformance · 03-25-2009

that is fucking nuts. I dont go any were with out wearing the harness or the stock belt. The only time I dont wear it is in the tow truck at work on the ramp at the airport

123abc · 03-25-2009

That's nuts. I always where my seatbelt in my dsm, not so much my stratus driving around to work or the store.

I guess owning an evo doesn't make you invincible.

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by 123abc

That's nuts. I always where my seatbelt in my dsm, not so much my stratus driving around to work or the store.

I guess owning an evo doesn't make you invincible.

Why don't you wear your seatbelt ALL the time? Its such an easy way to protect yourself!

No car makes you invincible, if anything, the Evo makes it worse b/c it has so much power yet its crash ratings are so horrendous.

123abc · 03-25-2009

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Originally Posted by Kracka

Why don't you wear your seatbelt ALL the time? Its such an easy way to protect yourself!

No car makes you invincible, if anything, the Evo makes it worse b/c it has so much power yet its crash ratings are so horrendous.

No doubt, I have no valid argument for not wearing it.

Did Mitsu just squeak the evo by on crash testing to get it into the states then?

turbotalon1g · 03-25-2009

that sucks.

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

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Originally Posted by 123abc

Did Mitsu just squeak the evo by on crash testing to get it into the states then?

Yup, thats why for 2007 we got a '06 IX SE model instead of a '07 IX like the rest of the world. The '06 IX wouldn't meet 2007 crash standards w/o side curtain airbags so they had to keep it labeled as a MY06.

A//// Guy · 03-25-2009

Thats just too bad.

I feel naked without my seat belt on actually. That and the Owdee wont shutup even if passengers don't put theirs on.

rose0529 · 03-25-2009

A mod on evom posted this as to why it was removed

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Originally Posted by Fireball

I removed it. That thread was in complete poor taste. The gruesome details and the pictures posted without the families permission was not something I am going to tolerate.

Again, like I said, noone needs to see that. Gerald was a good guy... just made a bad decision that cost him his life.

**Kracka** · 03-25-2009

That thread served as a great reminder to people to be careful and always buckle-up. Those pictures were public photos and should have remained posted since they are not the property of the family or EvoM. Once again, the EvoM mods have stepped way past their bounds.

**cmspaz** · 03-25-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka

That thread served as a great reminder to people to be careful and always buckle-up. Those pictures were public photos and should have remained posted since they are not the property of the family or EvoM. Once again, the EvoM mods have stepped way past their bounds.

You'd get that on most forums though.

And yeah, I, too, feel naked without it on. It's kinda like that feeling when my cell phone and wallet aren't in my pocket. Just too weird to ignore.

Febo · 03-25-2009

Omg wow.... I dont even know what to say about that bad of a crash. I'm glad I wear my seat belts, I think I would take lost limbs versus lost life. But it sounds like a hell of a crash if his iPod made it to the back rim.

niterydr · 03-25-2009

Darwin strikes again. I feel sorry for his family and friends for there loss.

As mentioned wear your seatbelts.

Matt D. · 03-25-2009

I'm proof that seat belts save lives. If anyone needs a refresher we can take a trip to my brother's grave and I'll show you the scar on my head.