Good morning everyone! Its Friday! So heres another post to bring up your day about a Volvo sacrificing itself to save another life!: My name is Brooke, and on July 13, 2010 my 1997 Volvo S90 saved my life and the lives of my family. As newlyweds, my husband and I – along with our 6 animal ‘children’ – decided to move from Louisiana back to our home state, Washington, so we could start putting down roots. On the first day of our long drive home, we had one more hour of driving before reaching our first stop for the night in Kansas. We had just remarked how happy we were that driving for the day was coming to an end when suddenly, we were in a rollover accident that could have taken our lives. While driving north on highway 71 in Missouri, a car pulled out directly in front of us trying to get to the highway crossover to go south. The driver underestimated the traffic on the southbound lanes and yielded in our lane. The car was perpendicular to us and we were faced with a choice: to swerve and avoid the car or hit them straight on. At 70mph, we swerved. Unfortunately,while we had new tires, the heat on the road caused our tires to slip as if we were on ice. When my husband tried to correct the swerve, the car did a 180-degree turn and slid into the grass median. Due to the speed and the small decline in the median, the car proceeded to roll over. We slid upside down on the roof for about 30 feet until we came to a stop just before the oncoming southbound traffic. My husband and I were both wearing our seat belts and our four birds, one cat, and dog were all in the backseat. Upside down and fearing the worst, I focused on getting my husband and I out of the car. I released my seat belt and after falling to the roof of the car, tried to open the passenger side door but dirt that had pushed up from our slide was keeping the door closed. That’s when I saw feet running to help us. Thankfully, a witness stopped to help us when he saw our car roll and the other vehicle we avoided hitting speed away. Our witness, along with many other tremendously nice strangers, were able to open the door to our vehicle and help us and the pets to safety. I am thrilled to report that not only did my husband and I make it out without any sort of bump, scratch, or soreness, but so did all of our pets. I was raised in a Volvo family ever since my dad’ s Volvo wagon was sandwiched between two 18-wheelers and he walked away with only a minor bump on the head. Knowing of the safety and reliability of my Volvo and having to rely on it for the safety of your family are two entirely different things. Volvo is synonymous with Volvo safety and only until a month ago, did I realize the truth in that statement. Even though our car was totaled by the insurance, it maintained the structural integrity and looked pretty darn good for rolling over. Now, safe and sound back in Washington State, my husband and I are waiting to buy a car until we can afford another Volvo. As you can imagine, we do not feel safe in any other car and will wait as long as it takes to get our family into another one of the safest cars on the road. We will continue the tradition and forever be a Volvo family. Thank you very much for making such a safe and dependable car. Credits to Brooke @ VolvoBlogs.us #Volvoforlife #Volvosafe #Volvo #s90 #Volvosavedmylife #TGIF
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:09:53 +0000
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