Not just Daks. I know of a lad who just yesterday swerved
to miss a ladder on the freeway and ended up hitting a bridge
railing, rolling over twice into the opposite lanes of the
freeway and then was hit by a semi. He was released from the
hospital a few hours later with a minor concussion. He was
lucky, but the mighty Ram SST was totalled, bed was sheared
completely off, passenger side was almost non existant. The
Dakota is one of the top 15 most agressive vehicles you don't
want to get hit by, I wonder how the Ram rates.
GS -
>
> Maybe i'll start sleeping in the Dak, seems like it would be safer.
>
> Frank WJ
>
>
> >From: "Chuck & Loreen" <clrobbins@home.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: "DML" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> >Subject: DML: Dak vs. House (a little long)
> >Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:15:23 -0500
> >
> >Hi All,
> >
> > I was working last night when this call came in at about 2am
> >for a vehicle into a house. A +97 4x4 Dakota hit a single family
> >home doing about 45-50 MPH. There were minimal skidmarks
> >before the impact.
> > The damage to the dak wasn't really that bad. There was
> >about 1' frontal intrusion, slightly diagonal, on the pass. front.
> >The windshield was cracked, but the cab was totally intact with
> >both doors able to open. The crumple zone worked well. Both
> >airbags deployed, but unfortunately the driver (no passengers)
> >wasn't wearing his seatbelt and suffered massive chest injuries.
> >As of 4:30 this morning he was in stable condition and early
> >speculation was that he suffered a seizure at the wheel.
> > I think the house suffered the most damage. When we returned
> >back to the scene afterwards, we were able to see just how bad
> >the house was. The Dak had hit a little alcove which stuck out from
> >the main house by a foot or so. Well, the Dak had pushed the bottom
> >of the alcove over by more than a foot. When looking straight on, it
> >was clearly visible ... especially with the crooked window. When we
> >went down to the basement, we were stunned at the damage. The
> >foundation was cracked from ceiling to floor in two places with
> >pieces of concrete as far away as 30'. The Dak snapped at least 6
> >floor joists (a couple doubled) and knocked out one support column.
> >Thankfully the residents were sleeping on the other side of the house.
> >The local building inspector was quick to deem the house uninhabitable.
> > That's about it. Stay alert out there. I think it's time for bed now
> >...
> >
> >Chuck Robbins in Cranston, RI
> >'99 Dak Sport V-6, 5spd, 2wd, RC
> >DML Digest Mode
> >http://www.members.home.com/clrobbins
> >
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