My big girl saved my life

[esoteric_ast]

WOW! so glad you are ok!

 

[ktpinnacle]

This was a fantastic outcome to an awful situation. Very happy for you!

 

[drummin1]

So glad you're OK and were able to walk away. I survived a airborne, rollover crash in my '02 Yukon back in 2016....much the same as you...I crawled out and was waiting for emergency responders! I did suffer a fractured vertebrae, but I'm good now.

 

[YukonXLMan]

Wow, the more I read these stories and see these pictures the more I'm happy I made the purchase decision I did...... the safety/survivability of these autos amaze me.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

My grandad never wears his and it scares the hell out of me. He was riding shotgun one time when teaching me how to drive and a deer ran out in front of us- and I about sent him thru the windshield with how hard I got on the brakes.

I kind of had wearing seat belts drilled into me at an early age. My Dad had to install seat belts in our 1959 Rambler before he could drive the thing on base at Vandenberg in the '60's. We were required to wear the seat belts when in a vehicle on base. So I just got into the habit early on.

I still wear seat belts, and kind of like being held in place by the belts when driving or riding. We have even installed a CG Lock on the driver's belt of our two DDs so we can actually cinch the belts down on our lap for added support.

All that silliness said, if you're ever in an accident wearing a belt, you're a believer for life! No matter how minor. You'd be amazed at how much you move around in a wreck.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

Incredible story. Sorry you/your Yukon fell victim to another Louisiana ******* driver. In my work van, I don't back down. When someone tries that swerving shit at me to try to scare me into slamming on my brakes so they can cut in front, I hold my ground and inch closer to them but being sure I stay 100% in my lane. On I-10, there are always witnesses because they are inches behind your bumper. I've had two separate collisions where some entitled, nose-in-the-air thugs have hit my front right fender because I called their bluff and won. My work van gets a new fender and bumper cover while their car requires major body work to the left rear quarter panel. Both times, after we made contact, I turned into them to try to P.I.T. maneuver them. But, since having to stay in my lane, I'm limited to how far I can push so they steer away and out of it. Of course, this peels off their rear bumper since it's hooked into my front bumper. Both instances were nearly identical scenario. I'm on Louisiana roads 1,200-1,500 miles a week and deal with so many ****** drivers that it doesn't phase me at all. The second collision (I feel that calling it an "accident" is dumbing it down, which is not warranted), I was on the phone (hands-free Bluetooth) with another tech. I interrupted him talking with a calm "hold on, I just got in a wreck.". As we were talking, I was watching the offender approach. Him weaving in and out of traffic, bullying people around caught my attention. He could've went to the far right lane to fly around the other car and I, but then he wouldn't get to cut me off, so he swerved left. As the other tech was telling me his story, I was making a mental note as to what he was saying so I could tell him where he left off after I was back on the road. The dude hit me, I turned at him to push as much as I could, lightly applied the brake to pull back on his bumper cover, hit my blinker and got over to the left shoulder. He never said a word to me or even looked at me after we were stopped cuz he knew he was 100% in the wrong.


Anyways... Any chance your Yukon went to a local salvage yard? I'd like to grab those headers. lol
I promise to maintain the utmost respect for the remains.

Wow! I've heard about bad drivers in Louisiana, but didn't know this was an intentional driving strategy. The only saving grace is they would have probably stopped that after pulling up next to our Tahoe.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

This morning on my way to work, someone ran me out my lane and into the interstate median where I began to slide sideways, I then crossed over the lanes I was in and I don’t know what happened after because I shut my eyes and let it go. We went surveyed the scene and it shows that I went air born and slid on the nose I’m thinking bc there’s just one mark, then flipped, went back to the nose and hit a tree with the rear end then flipped again. I climbed out and stayed until the wrecker. I have some bruising from the seatbelt, some scratches from the glass, and a terribly aching shoulder which I will be seeing about tomorrow. But my big girl did amazing and saved my life. May she Rest In Pieces.

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Dam, Alex, that's bad! Glad you came out okay. Kind of makes up for that 13 MPG average these things usually get, huh? ;-)

 

[iamdub]

Wow! I've heard about bad drivers in Louisiana, but didn't know this was an intentional driving strategy.

It's an unofficial/unadvertised maneuver called "the dip". NOBODY uses a signal because one hand is holding a phone and the other is on the wheel. It's easy and convenient for the driver (term used loosely) to just make a quick swerve at someone. This catches them off guard and pretty much 100% of the time they hit the brakes, opening up a gap for the swerver to squeeze in. About the only time they don't respond to being dipped at is because they themselves are preoccupied with THEIR phone. This also often leads to rear-endings because everyone is tailgating, which is why people have come up with "the dip" to force their way in. Vicious cycle.

My work van has a camera and, after both incidences, when my safety manager asked why I didn't "respond to the driver swerving into my lane", I just tell him I was checking my side mirror or gauges at that exact moment and all I know is a car came out of nowhere and hit me. He knows whats up but has to ask cuz those calls are recorded.

The only saving grace is they would have probably stopped that after pulling up next to our Tahoe.

Most everyone's guilty of SOMETHING on the road, so yeah, they immediately clean up their act when they see such a vehicle. For her next car, my girlfriend really wants an SSV Tahoe, complete with black on black with dark tint, push bar and spotlight.

 

[Sarah_279]

All that silliness said, if you're ever in an accident wearing a belt, you're a believer for life! No matter how minor. You'd be amazed at how much you move around in a wreck.

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[GTNator]

Wow, the more I read these stories and see these pictures the more I'm happy I made the purchase decision I did...... the safety/survivability of these autos amaze me.

Yup, and I remember last year a guy on this forum was complaining a lot about his late model Yukon’s AC being noisy or something. Then he got into a head on collision straight into a huge truck that was towing a trailer, at a combined speed of 80-90 MPH (each vehicle was going around 45MPH). Yukon was totaled but he walked away. He said these GM vehicles earn their keep with safety even if they have a few minor bugs along the way. I’ll never forget that story cause he went from complaining to praising, overnight.


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[Ruby Roo]

Safety, yes, this is one of the reasons I drive my Yukon XL. 95% of my driving is on the highway and the last few times that there was a close call it was with a Prius driver. Glad to know that you are ok and that she saved you from a far worse fate. A little bit of buffing should take that right out.

 

[Fosscore]

Good that you are ok. Showed this to my wife and why we have the long body and not a mid sized. I know she appreciates it as I do, but this hits the point home even more, especially with the kids and her tooling around town with the distracted idiots.

Got cut off twice on the way to school just this morning because I didn't pull out fast enough into oncoming traffic. Grrrr... Hey long body turning radius won't match a small foreign job, but it will t-bone you to the junk yard and not even think twice. I did get my kids to school safely and without trading paint, so I'll call that a victory for today.

Thx for posting only if to show how well these trucks can withstand some serious punishment. Get well soon!!

 

[Bigkevschopshop]

Safety, yes, this is one of the reasons I drive my Yukon XL. 95% of my driving is on the highway and the last few times that there was a close call it was with a Prius driver. Glad to know that you are ok and that she saved you from a far worse fate. A little bit of buffing should take that right out.

Yep. I commute a total of 70 miles a day myself. Mostly fwy. Drive my burb every day. Wife wants me to save some miles by driving her charger but can’t do it man. So I agree 100% something to be had being safe and secure.


Look forward to what the orig poster buys next. Bet it’s a long roof.

 

[CrashTestDummy]

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I've been in two wrecks in my life, one was a head-on where a lady drove around a stopped garbage truck into my lane. I was wearing a 3" lap belt, and I stretched enough to hit my head on the rear view mirror. I can only imagine where I would have been had the belt not been in use.

My Dad had a guy run a red light on a highway and my Dad t-***** him (Dad = 59 Rambler, other guy = Buick Electra 225). When everything came to a stop, my Dad had a bruised elbow. The other guy slowly crawled out a back door. The spin, and him not wearing a seat belt allowed him to take a tour of the passenger compartment in that Buick, winding up in the floorboard of the back seat.

 

[mikeyss]

I remembered this thread from awhile back and was wondering how you're doing and if you ever replaced the Yukon?

 

[Alexquade]

Hey guys. Sorry about such a late post. Anxiety, depression, and PTSD has been bad. I had my shoulder checked out and it was fine. Just bad bruising! Insurance has put the other guy at fault, so far my rates have actually gone down! I did catch the guy and get his plates and turned them in dec 2nd. I replaced her with a 2014 Sierra SLT. I did see a post a while that kind of messed with me about if I was actually ran off the road and such and such. Yes, it really happened. Thinking about it now and how it panned out with the police report, the people that stopped must have spoken to the police about it. My insurance and gap covered the majority of it, leaving me with only $1800 to pay. The vehicle went to the local auction and sold in late decemeber For $1710. The engine is on eBay for $1500 from a local resale lot, along with my seats and dash. As far as I know, my bumper is still there. I took my grille home and have it hanging on my wall, along with what looks like the tensioner bracket. I still thank her for protecting me like she did, and I pray that my Sierra does the same if it comes down to it. We have since decided to get rid of the Subaru, due to me being an idiot and quitting my job. But we got a 2014 Camaro LT convertible which lowered the monthly expenses roughly $450. So that helps. Just the vert aspect scares me with if this happens again. Thank you all for the well wishes!! And everyone showing pictures of your accidents you walked away from, wow!!! I hope GMC keeps up with this quality! I really wanted a new Yukon XL, but couldn’t find one in the range I needed and figured I don’t have kids, so I don’t need a bus. And everyone showing their spouses the pictures, I’m glad to be of service, and should the need arise, I pray your vehicle protects you as mine did! That goes for everyone, driving anything!

 

[Alexquade]

This is my new girl. Just having issues with the sunroof that the dealership can’t figure out as it works as it wants. When it’s hot, the motor won’t engage, but you can hear everything clicking to send power. Research I’ve done points to the motor, and that’s not a job I want to deal with so I just deal with it.

 

[UNOIT]

Looks good. Why didn’t you get another LWB Suburban/Yukon XL?


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[Fosscore]

Good choice on the Sierra and glad to see you are doing as best as can be expected after that blow. Take it one day at a time man.

 

[Alexquade]

It would.

I'd be especially interested in seeing what he meant by getting run out of his lane. Often people over react/over correct and run themselves off the road and into bigger trouble rather than letting the person merging without looking/whatever run into their side while trying to keep it straight and slowing down. With no other vehicle visible in any of the photos I wonder if OP just saw somebody coming over and drove himself off the road



In other words, this. Don't drive yourself into a barrier of off the road and flipping all over the place because somebody is merging towards you Unless it's a big rig or opposite direction vehicle or something obviously then GTFO the way

the guy was completely on the right of me and pushed his way into my lane. If we would’ve made contact (which I should’ve let happen) the damage would’ve started at the front fender/front door area and went back. Probably would’ve saved me a lot of headache and anxiety. But instinct to save everyone else kicked in and almost killed myself.