Don't text and drive - even if you're a cop... patrol car rear ended R1S

[Diddy123]

Not my car - luckily. This town is just north of Denver. Poster on facebook says she was sitting dead stopped in traffic and got rear-ended out of nowhere. No injuries, but a sad day I'm sure.

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[R1Tom]

Squad car looks like it hit a brick wall....

 

[Dark-Fx]

A shame she was resisting.

 

[Blueassassin]

Dang. Sucks for the owner but wow!

 

[iansriv]

Did they call 911? If they did, wonder how the conversation went.

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

The Rivian is probably still totaled.

I just googled "town of erie town budget". $97 Mil. I hope they got a few extra $$'s in there for "pain & suffering" and a new truck for the owner, etc. ?

 

[Marchin_MTB]

Sucks. This not far from me.

 

[JoulesVerne]

I got rear ended this week by someone reading an email.

My first thought was, I hope he didn't hit the side panels!

Luckily the steel swing arm for my bike rack was on but the rack wasn't. It blocked his van from hitting my bumper and punched a hole through his grille. I got away with a small scuff and scratch from the swing arm flexing into the bumper.

 

[Cascadian]

Nearly every other vehicle I have looked at lately has a sacrificial rear plastic panel with boundary that extends from wheel arch to tail lights.
Rivian appears to have made a rookie mistake with the side panels.

 

[SDH]

Why does that picture not surprise me? Daily I see people on their phones whilst driving, some even with dogs on their laps. And what do the cops do about it? F' all ... when they're not eating donuts and crashing into the back of others.

 

[R.I.P.]

Right up the old tailpipe!

Er, I guess not in this case...

 

[Riviot]

I got rear ended this week by someone reading an email.

My first thought was, I hope he didn't hit the side panels!

Luckily the steel swing arm for my bike rack was on but the rack wasn't. It blocked his van from hitting my bumper and punched a hole through his grille. I got away with a small scuff and scratch from the swing arm flexing into the bumper.

Check your subframe!

 

[Hillbilly]

I got rear ended this week by someone reading an email.

My first thought was, I hope he didn't hit the side panels!

Luckily the steel swing arm for my bike rack was on but the rack wasn't. It blocked his van from hitting my bumper and punched a hole through his grille. I got away with a small scuff and scratch from the swing arm flexing into the bumper.

I drive my R1T with ball and hitch on permanently for just that reason.

 

[dleepnw]

bruh

 

[R1TruKaLa]

Right up the old tailpipe!

Er, I guess not in this case...

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