Celica Forums General Discussion General I just spun out and hit a curb

I was coming home from a gas station at about 11 pm when I hit a bend in the road going about 70...
I had to hit the brakes because I was going too fast...
My car's back end came out and I did a 180 and hit a curb backwards.
As soon as my car came to a stop I saw red and blue lights and a cop pulled up right behind me.
He sat me down on the curb and another cop came. I had just bought a 32 oz of beer and it was unopened in the passenger seat.
I thought I was going to go to jail or something..
I am not injured... As car as my poor car... My skunk2 exhaust is scraped up on the bottom and the tip has about a 1 inch dent in the edge...
I think my alignment is fuked up now too..
The cop gave me a ticket for going 60 in a 35 which is an exhibition of speed.
It was awfully stupid of me to be speeding. I got a court date I have to go to...
why did this have to happen...

damn dude... that sucks sooo much...

I was given a soberity test.
The cops that showed up were very forgiving.

Guys, you got to drive safe. I knew I shouldn't have been speeding but I did anyways and I now have to pay the consequences...

well thankfully you're alright and you learned your lesson and willing to pay the consequences. hopefully this will serve as a reminder that speeding is very dangerous and i hope some people i know will realize that.

drive safe, good luck with everything steven.

man atleast you didnt go to jail or someshit like that. but how much was the ticket? good luck on the day you have to go to court

i asked the cop and he didn't say how much I had to pay... It will probably end up being 100-300 dollars.

damn.. well a little bit of $ is nothing compared to your/others life and safety.. glad you are ok.

i know how you feel...not a good feeling

word of advice...it will be well worth it to get an expencive lawyer, and get off the ticket. you will definately get chanrges dropp'd, because the cop didnt radar you, or pace you. he just guess'd 60mph.

glad your OK, sorry about what happend.

no pian no gain

I told the officer I was going around sixty coz there would be no way in hell that I could have spun out like that going any slower.

My tires were really cold. I had just got a free carwash at a touchless drivethru car wash thing.

Atleast you're man enough to admit you messed up & is willing to pay the consequences

free carwash ... but at least your alright..

Sorry to hear that

Sorry to hear Steven.

wow sorry to hear that dude

Sorry to hear Steve, but at least you are okay.

I hope that teaches you. You're lucky those cops were nice, most aren't. Get yourself a good lawyer. You'll be getting lots of letters soon from them. You woln't have to go to court yourself and may be able to keep your licesnse. Please note they could have taken you to jail on the spot for going that fast.

i say take him to jail he shouldnt speed thats how people get hurt possibly killed what happend if there was kid and you hit it if i was the dad i wouldve kicked ur head in

good luck broo

memo to self ." Do Not buy any skunk2 exhaust from steven in the sale forum"

^^^^^ ha ha ha. true. Sorry man that always sucks when you screw up your ride and end up with a ticket on top of that.

bad thing to do...thats the one thing that could get you convicted. if you didnt say that then your lawyer would be able to get you off everything easily

Sorry to hear this happen to you Steven, like you said, just be more careful next time, im sorry.

that sucks dude

wow...well at least you are okay!

damn that sucks! but at least the ticket is your only real problem.

Good thing you're alright. Here's some advice, NEVER slam on your brakes on a curve or bend as you called it. Just let go of the gas OR just don't speed.

know that shits scary man glad ur ok.. the whole thing about the beer had you piss scared too i bet, but as long as its not opened, they cant do shit

Damn man, never thought you'd be one of the ones to lose control just driving around. Sucks, but at least you didn't tear anything out of your car, could've been worse. Be easy on the streets for a while until you get back on the track. Glad to hear you're ok though.

That sucks.

Y'know, I learned that in CO, the state patrol can pull you over on a "exhibition of speed" charge for as little as wheel spin. This I learned in the class they offer as a way to get off tickets.

Glad your alright and no one was hurt. Everyone screws up. Don't worry too much about the car or ticket. Sounds like nothing too serious. The same thing happened to me a while ago. I was going 100+ mph and had to get on my brakes around a turn. The same thing happened about the back breaking lose. I just powerslided around a couple of turns and barely slowed down before I rear ended slower traffic (easier said than done). I scared the s**t out of myself. Good thing I have been in that situation many times before or I would have been in a lot of trouble seriously (no curbs to hit only trees). Steven, you should know speeding on public roads is just an accident waiting to happen. No real harm done. Good luck with everything.

maybe the Karma Ghost

that sucks bro

That really sucks

same shit happen to me back in decemember with my jetta i wasn't as lucky as you though ( but i was very lucky)




totaled car broken arm hand and wirst and 2 tickets unsafe driving and careless drving thoguh i wasn't speeding i slid out on stones

holy shit

i had a bunch of 20-25 overs its around 250 man atleast ypur car is still alive...dont worry man we each make mistakes hell i flipped mine tho it was my friends fault i was goin around a turn at 70. you probably hit the brakes to hard dont worry no problems.. keep your head up

thanks guys.. I don't know what i'm going to do. I get so ashamed every time i look at my car in the garage.

sorry about your luck man i know how you feel

sorry that happened dude. good luck w/everything

Sorry man, i'm glad your ok though.

Exhibition of Acceleration ticket ran me $150 and 6 months probation.

I got it for a baby wheel spin.

On New Year's Eve this year I was doing 90 in a 40 or 50 zone (can't remember which it was, I was late for the party) and had to slam my brakes comming around a curve, I made it around the curve, spinned a 180, much like you did, and somehow didn't hit anything. Only my back tire was off the road but it landed safely on a grass area, didnt even go up a curb. I got no damage, a bit of tire tread removed, and a night full of luck with me. Either way, it was a crazy spin out, and hell, a crazy night.

yeah could have been worse. Good to know you just got a ticket and kept your life

Glad you are ok Steven.

Let this be a lesson about not speeding and driving like this.

I had to learn my lesson in a truck, $8200 later and it just finally got off my record

glad to hear you are okay bro...I spun out about a month back because someone ran me off the road at about 70mph...I was glad I bought a celi after that cause I didn't FLIP!!!!!...I had the same reality tho...could have been a lot worse...that's why I keep a sticky on my dash that simply says SLOW DOWN!!!!