Rear-ended, $13K in repairs!

[MichaelCA]

Got rear-ended by a Silverado at a stop light. He was probably going 30-40mph. Thought I'd share some pictures!

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[TaxmanHog]

Built Ford Tough tm

 

[Scorpio3d]

Got rear-ended by a Silverado at a stop light. He was probably going 30-40mph. Thought I'd share some pictures!

Sorry to hear that!
Not sure how you don’t see the Lightning with the light bar across the whole back of the truck?-Maybe he/she was jealous?
Looks like yours held up much better than the bowtie!

 

[GoodSam]

Whiplash may be linked to dementia later...sue for medical, etc.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7342774/

 

[Nolander]

Holy crap, the difference in damage is crazy! Are you ok?

 

[Riverant]

I’ve been debating keeping a large trailer hitch on at all times just for this reason. Will certainly bang my knee more than once but…

 

[RocketGhost]

I’ve been debating keeping a large trailer hitch on at all times just for this reason. Will certainly bang my knee more than once but…

The risk in doing do is that the crash energy will go directly to the frame of your truck instead of being absorbed by the bumper. I'd rather have a crushed bumper than a bent frame.

 

[MaintGrl]

I’ve been debating keeping a large trailer hitch on at all times just for this reason. Will certainly bang my knee more than once but…

I was just gonna say . . I have a pintle hitch in mine . . .that will take out a radiator and a plastic bumper in no time . .

 

[21st Century Truck]

The risk in doing do is that the crash energy will go directly to the frame of your truck instead of being absorbed by the bumper. I'd rather have a crushed bumper than a bent frame.

Yes! Vehicle crush zones have been engineered for very good reasons after decades of accumulation of many many data points.

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