2 points that no one seems to have mentioned.

- You may feel OK or good now but later on your injury could come on as what happened with you - So you should always get the other person information.

- The outside of the car may be fine but you can't be sure that no internal or underneath damaged happened so again you should always get the other persons information.

The lack of damage to your car has very little to do with it being an SUV, the real quesiton is what kind of car was he driving?

Also 30 MPH seems like a alot, at that speed it doens;t make alot of sense that they woudl be no damage to your car, bumper are rated at uner 5miles per hour, it only takes 15mph to damage a car.

I prone to believe the 30mph is an over estimation.

2 points that no one seems to have mentioned.

- You may feel OK or good now but later on your injury could come on as what happened with you - So you should always get the other person information.

- The outside of the car may be fine but you can't be sure that no internal or underneath damaged happened so again you should always get the other persons information.

I fear I must play my "cop card" one more time: Ripper is right, an accident with a 30mph point of impact causes a considerable amount of damage. Much more than most people think.

If you'd like to experment at home, simply drive your vehicle at 30mph into a solid wall or tree and see how the bumper holds. Be sure to take pictures and post them when you get out of the hospital!

On another note, going from 35mph to zero instantly can kill you as your heart was not designed to withstand that force. So, if you do the above experiment, try not to hit the 35 mph speed.

Which reminds me, I have stacks and stack of pictures of accidents and dead bodies on cases I've worked. Unfortunately, good taste precludes me from posting them.

I have one last note, this thread reminds me of the time that Snrub posted that he had been "rearended". Only, there were no vehicles involved, and it occurred when he was in prison.

I stopped cause of a bus and the car behind me was going pretty fast and braked to late. He hit me going about 30mph, I am so damn glad I was driving an SUV. My car got only moved a foot and no damage, his car though got smashed up a bit he was so sorry but since my car really showed no sign it got hit I let him go. Well my coffee got sprayed and my back now fucking hurts cause I did get whip lashed pretty hard. I am so thankfull I was in my SUV!!!!!

first car crash for me i'm not even shaking :?

[If it happened today, you'll definitetly start feeling it tomorrow or the next day.. You think your alright now and not phased by it, but it's only cause your body is in shock and your not aware of it.. GET A LAWYER... DON'T FUCK THIS UP AND DON'T THINK WITH YOUR HEART APPY.. Listen to me!!! :wink:

for a second I thought this thread was about you losing your virginity to another boi :wink:

I know I should have got the info. okay my mistake and i'm feeling fine now. yes I was stupid okay.

Sorry if you mistook what I said, my advice was more for others than for you. I also saw that you said you were mainly OK. So sometimes you can't change the past but you can learn from the past and change the future.

excellent goldie for pointing out some important things we all missed out on ...