And he walked away. Black ice reminder

[Geronimo]

Wife was T Boned by a bonehead who came barreling off the freeway totaled another car then proceeded to broadside my wife. It flipped and slide a good ways on its side. She had not a scratch. The rock slider saved the B pillar and her side. The safety belt did cut into he a bit till she managed to climb out the top side. Loved that 2015 JLUR.

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[frank-o]

Happen today in central Texas this morning. Young family member hit some black ice on the highway. I was told he walked away from Wrangler before ambulance carted him away on a stretcher.

No idea on number of flips but definitely stopped hard looking at passenger front tire buried in earth. Roll bar and cross member did their job and kept the cabin passenger area from being a crumple zone.

X-rays negative and already resting back at his place. Be careful out there.

Wow! Glad to hear they seem to be okay. Take care.

 

[frank-o]

Wife was T Boned by a bonehead who came barreling off the freeway totaled another car then proceeded to broadside my wife. It flipped and slide a good ways on its side. She had not a scratch. The rock slider saved the B pillar and her side. The safety belt did cut into he a bit till she managed to climb out the top side. Loved that 2015 JLUR.

Wow. Glad she is okay.

 

[Shibadog]

Ice = bad juju. Black ice =sneaky very bad juju. The ONLY thing I’ve ever seen that actually helps on ice is (1)dedicated ICE tires or (2) chains. Otherwise traction simply doesn’t exist…

 

[[DELETED USER 82058]]

Glad the driver is ok but just to clarify…

This is Black Ice:

This is ice on the road:

 

[Hennessey17]

Ice = bad juju. Black ice =sneaky very bad juju. The ONLY thing I’ve ever seen that actually helps on ice is (1)dedicated ICE tires or (2) chains. Otherwise traction simply doesn’t exist…

I know the south doesn't have it, but salt works wonders on ice.

 

[Slaphitter]

Glad the driver is OK!

On a lighter note, only because the drive walked away…anyone want to wager an over/under on how many Forum Members are thinking “hmm, I bet I could rebuild it into a salvage title wheeling machine”. *rolleyes. Haha

 

[Shibadog]

I know the south doesn't have it, but salt works wonders on ice.

Many moons ago moved to Georgia after years in Iowa and Michigan. A little 2-3” snow was a Much bigger deal than a 10-12” snow up north. And you’re right-no equipment to deal with it plus zero experience among a lot of drivers-makes things “exciting”

 

[Jeepn’]

Wife was T Boned by a bonehead who came barreling off the freeway totaled another car then proceeded to broadside my wife. It flipped and slide a good ways on its side. She had not a scratch. The rock slider saved the B pillar and her side. The safety belt did cut into he a bit till she managed to climb out the top side. Loved that 2015 JLUR.

Glad to hear she was ok. I’ve always wondered how sliders would do in a side impact.

 

[Rustydog]

Wow. Scary and lucky.
A reminder to keep cargo secured. Tool boxes etc... So easy to get taken out by flying cargo.

 

[Vatdevil]

It is good to know there were no major injuries. The rear roll crossmember broke, which could of injured a rear passenger. Wranglers flip much easier than many other vehicles. Be safe!

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Glad the driver is ok but just to clarify…

This is Black Ice:


This is ice on the road:

That's an icy road and easily seen/mitigated. Black ice is not visible and usually only seen as you do 360° spins on it.

 

[[DELETED USER 82058]]

That's an icy road and easily seen/mitigated. Black ice is not visible and usually only seen as you do 360° spins on it.

 

[gato]

Wow, people can complain about a lot of things but many people walk away from Wrangler crashes.
...
Another + for our Jeeps.

Well, many (in fact the vast majority) people walk away from crashes in all vehicles.

Question? How many other vehicles that drove through that stretch of road that day, near that time rolled over?

We have to be realistic with Wrangler and safety.

The Wrangler is pretty much the only passenger vehicle sold in America today without curtain/side air bags. In side impacts and rollovers that is what keeps people from banging their heads/bodies inside the vehicle and being ejected (though seatbelts are key there). What you don't see in that picture, and you would see in any other rollover vehicles, are the deployed curtain/side airbags (which don't deflate).

The Wrangler is also much more prone to rollovers than most other vehicles.

Jeep has always said that the removable roof prevents them from having curtain/side airbags. Well, the Bronco came along with curtain airbags and removable roof. So that was a total lie and shows indifference from Jeep to occupant safety.

Anyway - glad the driver is OK and that no kids or anyone else was in the back seat.

Bottom line - be real - If your loved ones rive your Wrangler, remind them that it is less stable than most vehicles, more prone to roll over, and does not have good side/curtain airbags if they do roll over.

 

[Shark01]

Well they DO have side airbags that should keep the body in place and combined with a seatbelt should minimize the curtain bag need.

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