Signing off as a Mazda3 owner...

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Signing off as a Mazda3 owner...

« on: December 20, 2006, 10:45:46 AM »

Hey guys,

So... early this Monday morning, around 2:30am, I was heading towards New West. on Marine Drive, alone in my car and on the road. As I approached the corner of Marine and Byrne, one of the last lights before Queensborough, I braked to slow down entering the curve (I was NOT speeding). However... as I entered the curve, the back end hit some black ice, and the car's back end rotated around and went into an uncontrollable slide. It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to countersteer. Next thing I know, there's a loud bang, and the car is flying through the air. I would later be informed by the police that I had rolled 4-5 times before stopping in a ditch. Somehow, I stayed conscious throughout the entire crash, and I had been bracing myself into the seat as hard as possible. The airbag deployed while the car was bouncing around, and when it finally all stopped, I unbuckled myself and tried to get out. Realizing only then that the car was resting on the driver's side door, I started looking for my flashlight. It was pitch black in the ditch, I couldn't see anything but I know where I keep everything in my car, so I reached to open the center console. My iPod fell out, and somehow it turned on, creating a light just bright enough for me to see that it had fallen next to my flashlight. I grabbed my flashlight (thank God for that $120 flashlight... I could never justify buying it until that day), found the passenger door above me, unlocked it and start to climb out. I couldn't find my cell phone, so I ran into the street waving and screaming, looking for help. Finally, a truck came around the corner and stopped, rolled his window down. I ran over, and asked him to help. He was like, "yea... I'll call 911 down the street." I was in total shock and panic, and asked him not to leave - he told me to back off and drove off. I started looking for another car, and this time a Miata pulled over, and a nice couple got out, sat me down in their car and called 911. After that, it was all a blur... ambulances came to get me, put me on the stretcher and took me to hospital, where my parents and gf were waiting. They checked me out in the trauma room, stitched up my eye and a few hours later, discharged me.

I'm very lucky and thankful to be alive... I have to tell you guys - you made a damn good choice with the Mazda3 because it's got to be one of the safest cars around... only 1 airbag deployed - I don't have side airbags - and somehow, I escaped 5 end-to-end rolls without any major injuries. My entire body hurts still, and I'm scraped up a bit, but no broken bones. Anyway.. I don't think I'll be able to ever sit behind the wheel of a 3 again - the images of the car flying through the air from the driver's seat are forever burned in my mind. But the time I've had with the car and perusing these forums has been an enjoyable one. =)

Trust that you guys have bought a very good and safe car, my friends! When I am recovered, and able to get behind the wheel again, I will be looking for a wide, low and very vertically stable car with lots and lots of airbags =)

Take care, and drive safe!
Zeph


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