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Traffic was stopped and the car hit me at 40mph. When I saw the car in the mirror I figured the driver might be injured so I ran to the car without looking at mine. When I did look at mine, from 35' away, I was taken aback at the lack of damage. It wasn't until I got close that I saw the bumper. I couldn't get the drivers door open on the Toyota and I lost half a bumper.

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We spent 48 minutes cutting a 17 year old out of an F350 yesterday afternoon after inteaction with trees.

And then another hour picking up the tools
 
It is simple physics a large 5,000 lbs vehicle getting hit by a smaller 3,000 lbs will win all the time. I wish i could find the letter to the editor written by a local neuro surgeon abour how his family drives nothing but large SUV's and he views the extra gas consumptions as cheap health insurance.
 
I like the receiver hitch. I leave mine in all the time too. I figure that if some cell phone texting knucklehead is going to rear end me, the least I can do is put my hitch through his radiator.
 
Coug Dad said:
I like the receiver hitch. I leave mine in all the time too. I figure that if some cell phone texting knucklehead is going to rear end me, the least I can do is put my hitch through his radiator.
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Yeah, nobody ever got rear-ended until there were cell phones. That's why you're not being a complete dick.
 
Coug Dad said:
I like the receiver hitch. I leave mine in all the time too. I figure that if some cell phone texting knucklehead is going to rear end me, the least I can do is put my hitch through his radiator.
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I am the same way. I have a hitch on my truck, my Tahoe and my Trailblazer.
 
Coug Dad said:
I like the receiver hitch. I leave mine in all the time too. I figure that if some cell phone texting knucklehead is going to rear end me, the least I can do is put my hitch through his radiator.
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Same Here.
 
brudgers said:
Yeah, nobody ever got rear-ended until there were cell phones. That's why you're not being a complete dick.
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Was that necessary?
 
Radiator shops should give away hitches. This makes the third radiator for me. The other two didn't get past the hitch, both women and both drove away.
 
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brudgers said:
Is bragging about leaving a hitch in so that one can screw up someone else's life even worse after a fender bender, necessary?
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It was the second part of your comment that did not need to be said. If you hadn't made that comment nothing would have been said!
 
I remove my hitch so as not to cause any damage to a vehicle that may rear end me while the driver is concentrating on texting or primping in their mirror.

Is that PC enough?:pitty
 
I figure that if they are going to hit me, I should make every effort to keep the insurance claim down. Why should I give up a bumper every time? Now if I back into them, my bad.
 
I too leave my hitch in at all times but, not to do damage to someone's vehicle. To protect mine from some dumbXXX from damaging my truck while they're talking or texting while driving which should be against the law. The reason I don't comment more on here is there is always one or two tough guys on every forum hiding behind their computer running their lips and would never talk that way in person. You kiddies have a nice day!
 
Mule said:
It was the second part of your comment that did not need to be said. If you hadn't made that comment nothing would have been said!
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It's the leaving the hitch in just to screw up someone's life that doesn't need to be done. If the person hadn't bragged about it, we wouldn't have known what a stud he is and nothing would have been said. It's a bit ironic that going around trying to cause greater property damage and putting people's lives at hazard is what you are defending as socially acceptable.
 
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