I Thought It Was A Rubber Traffic Pole....It was Metal :(.

[lukeskywalker]

This is what happens when you assume something without checking.

I was in a parking lot and a douche next to me parked at an angle that made it difficult to reverse. I decided to go forward. There was a pole that looked EXACTLY like a floppy traffic pole, even bent the same way.

Then CRAAACK. My front bumper was messed up.

Luckily a little duct tape did the job.

Anyone have a spare silver Front lower bumper setup? Thanks in advance.

 

[lukeskywalker]

That first image came out crappy.


Here its is.

 

[Veridian]

Oh man that sucks!

 

[Ghostrider]

Can't imagine that damage from 1-2mph but it shows the "standard" that used to be 5 mph is worthless. Guessing your best option is a junkyard unless someone has swapped theirs out recently.

 

[billnourse]

So you choose to intentionally run over a traffic barrier and you broke your car. Don't think I can muster much sympathy for you. Wonder how many douche bags there were in that parking lot.

 

[davem]

So why post your being stupid for us to respond too ?

 

[mbumpus11]

Was it “difficult” to reverse, or “impossible?”

Also, what in the world is a “rubber traffic pole”...and why did you think it wasn’t solid...in a parking lot?

Small word of advice: get out and inspect it next time because I would imagine assuming a line/rock/water on the trail will result in you losing your vehicle to immense damage, or worse.

Stay safe.

 

[jrandom]

...and why did you think it wasn’t solid...in a parking lot?

Because someone else thought the exact same thing, it was already “bent”.

Lol “Pro” technique for convincing significant other that “look its broken, to be safe I need to buy a metal plate bumper now” ound: ...sorry there is no way I could resist :shrug:

 

[spartacus]

Look for someone putting in an after market off road bumper or parting out a 5th Gen.
I ve never heard of a rubber traffic pole.

 

[HugeFatChick]

its totaled, can i have your wheeels :biggrin2:

 

[Rack]

The force wasn't with you, Lukeskywalker

 

[iliketrds]

Can't imagine that damage from 1-2mph but it shows the "standard" that used to be 5 mph is worthless. Guessing your best option is a junkyard unless someone has swapped theirs out recently.

Yeah, now they call it a Crumple Zone..

 

[chuffaluffigus]

Yeah, now they call it a Crumple Zone..

The 5 mph standard is that you bump something at 5 mph and don't get damage. This guy was on the gas trying to push through the obstacle. He was using 4 liters of destruction to drive through his "rubber" pole. Not at all the same. And the crumple zones you're scoffing at save lives in higher speed collisions every single day. Would you rather leave an undamaged vehicle for EMS to drag your lifeless corpse out of, or climb out of a completely destroyed vehicle with minor injuries? Just look at what happens in a Nascar wreck. Those cars are completely obliterated by design because that's how you protect the driver.

 

[cb1111]

C'mon guys, we've all done something stupid somewhere along the line.

Actually, the bumper seems to have complied with the regs as it saved the body and critical items from damage.

 

[Phyzman]

“Floppy traffic pole” is not a thing. You now Google-own the term.

Let’s agree that you learned a hard lesson here. Nothing floppy about it.

 

[sn_85]

Pictures of said pole? Either way, plastic, rubber, or metal I try not to intentionally run over barriers/barricades if I can avoid it. It's there for a reason...so people don't run it or something over.

 

[iliketrds]

The 5 mph standard is that you bump something at 5 mph and don't get damage. This guy was on the gas trying to push through the obstacle. He was using 4 liters of destruction to drive through his "rubber" pole. Not at all the same. And the crumple zones you're scoffing at save lives in higher speed collisions every single day. Would you rather leave an undamaged vehicle for EMS to drag your lifeless corpse out of, or climb out of a completely destroyed vehicle with minor injuries? Just look at what happens in a Nascar wreck. Those cars are completely obliterated by design because that's how you protect the driver.

My post was primarily sarcasm. The truth is that crumple zones, by their very nature result in more damage from minor impacts. This is the trade off for safety. I’m glad we have them!

I have no idea if OP was trying to gas through it or not, the plastic feels flimsy enough that I can imagine significant damage from a fairly minor incident.

Not to be confrontational, but crumple zones on body on frame vehicles are fairly useless. See the offset crash data for the 4R and pickups. Frames do not crumple and absorb energy the way unibody construction does. You have a far better chance of leaving an offset impact as a “lifeless corpse” in a body on frame vehicle, especially in offset impacts. Framed vehicles have to rely far more on airbags, passive and active safety.

IMO, OP made a silly mistake, we all have. It sucks, we move on and hopefully can laugh about it some day.

 

[chuffaluffigus]

Not to be confrontational, but crumple zones on body on frame vehicles are fairly useless. See the offset crash data for the 4R and pickups. Frames do not crumple and absorb energy the way unibody construction does. You have a far better chance of leaving an offset impact as a “lifeless corpse” in a body on frame vehicle, especially in offset impacts. Framed vehicles have to rely far more on airbags, passive and active safety.

Absolutely. BOF vehicles are some of the least safe on the road for sure. I just see a lot this attitude that vehicle A took less damage in a crash than vehicle B, so vehicle A must be safer when in reality the opposite is probably true, so it gets my hackles up. My own sister makes her daughter drive the family pickup instead of the family Honda Accord because she thinks it's safer, and no one can convince her otherwise. Pretty infuriating.

 

[honda250xtitan]

this forum never disappoints.

 

[Swipter]

its totaled, can i have your wheeels :biggrin2:

Good thing I wasn't in church when I read your comment. The volume of my laugh would not have been appropriate.