u/garye55

Toyota's safety features are awesome, y'all
▲ 1.1k r/Camry

Toyota's safety features are awesome, y'all

Hope you never have to use them , but they saved me.

I was traveling down the main road in my area, speed limit or less. Saw a car at the intersection, stopped at the still sign. As I got very close, I saw them start to accelerate. In typical slow motion, I didn't have a lot of time to react, tried to swerve, but no time or room to do much. This 20 year old girl t-bones me directly on the driver side door. Spins me around 180 until I land in a ditch.

Here's where the safety features kick in. The exterior of the driver door is caved in but not the interior. Amazing engineering. Every air bag deployed except the steering wheel. The air bag cushioned the impact totally. As I am coming around, I hear the Toyota care contacting me, they know I am in an accident and wanting to know if they should call 911. They also immediately can my insurance. (Edit. I had a driving monitor from state farm, I have a feeling that device notified insurance, not Toyota care, but I know Toyota knew about the accident and did want to know if I needed assistance)

I walked out of the car with nothing but a sore shoulder. I'm 72, could have been so bad. I'm so impressed with the engineering and thought that went into this car. If you own a Camry, you should feel very good about your decision. Sorry for being so verbose, but want you to have another reason to love your car.

u/garye55 — 17 hours ago