Porsche Dealership Takes Out A Lamp Post With Customers Lamborghini!
10-21-2010, 02:04 PM
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Porsche Dealership Takes Out A Lamp Post With Customers Lamborghini!
http://www.lamborghini-talk.com/vbfo...-my-car-16811/
Just happened a few days ago, Porsche dealer isn't giving him a loaner either
p.s. took it to dealer to fix alignment issue, guess it must have been way off
Just happened a few days ago, Porsche dealer isn't giving him a loaner either
p.s. took it to dealer to fix alignment issue, guess it must have been way off
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10-21-2010, 02:08 PM
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Holy crap, the shape of lampost is about the worst thing you can hit this side of a thick tree....lucky to walk away the pole must have been designed to sheer from that type of impact but still strongly suggest speeding/unsafe speed.
Dealers, valets, aftermarket tuners...it seems you've got to be more suspicious than ever when handing over your keys, that or check you odo and just cross your fingers and hope for the best.
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Dealers, valets, aftermarket tuners...it seems you've got to be more suspicious than ever when handing over your keys, that or check you odo and just cross your fingers and hope for the best.
-Rob
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10-21-2010, 02:26 PM
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The poles are not designed to sheer off, doing so would pose a greater risk to pedestrians and to a lesser extent other vehicles.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
10-21-2010, 04:30 PM
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The poles are not designed to sheer off, doing so would pose a greater risk to pedestrians and to a lesser extent other vehicles.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
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10-21-2010, 06:55 PM
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Hmm.. I stand corrected.. destroyed that wheel.. Still.. I have seen entire vehicles completely wrapped around the pole leaving the car in a nice horse shoe shape... and the pole did not budge.... I cannot imagine a supercar thats made out of essentially tinfoil and carbon fiber....
10-21-2010, 08:07 PM
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According to the guys in the thread on the Lambo forums.. those poles do exactly what you assume they didn't do. With the pole being made that way, the only real object which remains that could have done that damage seems to be the curb. And judging by one picture he posted, I would assume it had done so;
10-22-2010, 06:52 AM
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10-22-2010, 07:48 AM
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The pole had either rusting hardware, corroded anchor bolts, or was hit hard.
10-22-2010, 09:33 AM
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No, poles are design to take the impact and remain in place to minimize further damage to the surrounding areas.
10-22-2010, 12:48 PM
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Can you imagine that phone call...I've got some good news and some bad news...remember that alignment issue? (long pause)....... We were finally able to reproduce what you explained and pin-pointed the source......
10-22-2010, 01:02 PM
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Hey Jimmy, long time no see!!
Was the source the pole??
10-22-2010, 01:46 PM
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The poles are not designed to sheer off, doing so would pose a greater risk to pedestrians and to a lesser extent other vehicles.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
To do that much damage, either the pole was deteriorated, or the lambo hit it with extreme amounts of force. Based on the damage to the lambo, I am guessing faulty or deteriorated pole.
10-22-2010, 01:50 PM
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I beg to differ. Working in the utility business for almost 20 years, I can assure you that our Service poles, correct lingo, are NOT designed to shear off. AKA, we do NOTHING to them that would allow them to shear, no stress reliefs, weak spots, etc, etc.
The pole had either rusting hardware, corroded anchor bolts, or was hit hard.
The pole had either rusting hardware, corroded anchor bolts, or was hit hard.
Section 3: Breakaway Light Poles
Anchor: #CHDDCGCC
Frangibility Requirement
The FHWA adopted Section 7 of the 1985 AASHTO publication entitled “Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals” for implementation beginning in July 1990. This section requires more stringent breakaway characteristics. TxDOT’s previous design of roadway illumination assemblies (based on a 1975 AASHTO specification) does not meet these requirements.
Breakaway light poles rely on frangible transformer bases to provide the breakaway feature. The 1985 AASHTO specification provides for a maximum change in momentum of a 1800 pound car to break the pole away. The 1975 AASHTO specification provided for a similar change in momentum except that the test vehicle weighed 2,250 pounds.
Anchor: #i1000249
Structural Requirement
While providing the necessary frangibility, the base must also be structurally adequate to support the illumination pole for design wind speeds. Transformer bases meeting the ’85 AASHTO specification may not adequately support some 50 foot steel poles, notably those designed to meet the ’75 AASHTO specification.
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Replacement Guidelines
Lighting systems built under the previous requirements should be maintained with ’75 AASHTO standard poles and transformer bases currently in stock.
Replacement transformer bases for lighting systems built under the ’85 AASHTO requirements should be specified to be the same model number as the bases being replaced. This model number is required to be incised on the base.
Two variables of pole construction affect structural compatibility with the ’85 AASHTO transformer bases top: bolt circle and base plate thickness. No tolerances for these variables have been established. For this reason, TxDOT does not recommend the direct replacement of ’75 AASHTO standard transformer bases with ’85 AASHTO standard transformer bases for 50 foot steel poles.
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New Installation Guidelines
Current breakaway requirements can be met on new installations by using the new transformer base and pole designed for that base, both approved by the FHWA to meet ’85 AASHTO standards.
TxDOT typically uses breakaway poles wherever possible, even when not required. For these types of new installations, where breakaway poles are used but not required (outside the clear zone or behind barriers), transformer base poles meeting the ’75 AASHTO guidelines may be used when currently in stock but should not be considered breakaway.
Do not use shims or washers to level the ’85 AASHTO breakaway base, because this may change the breakaway characteristics of the base. Ensure that the top of the concrete foundation is level.
