Is it me only ... ?
Many times, when I open trunk of my Honda Civic, the hood/ door bounces back. Normally, as I know it, I escape safe. But there are occations when it would hit on neck/ head or back; may not be so severly. Today, it was VERY HARD on head. Is it just me? Please share.
-Ben
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 08-01-09 08:03:27
I am not clear what you are saying. Where are you standing when you open the trunk? Because, I am thinking if you are standing at the back of the car to open the trunk, how would the hood hit your head?
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Dimple2001
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Originally posted by benparsad
Is it me only ... ?
Many times, when I open trunk of my Honda Civic, the hood/ door bounces back. Normally, as I know it, I escape safe. But there are occations when it would hit on neck/ head or back; may not be so severly. Today, it was VERY HARD on head. Is it just me? Please share.
-Ben
It happened to me couple of times but I was not careful. One time, I remember I was in hurry and opened the trunk and quickly tried to put stuff in the trunk. The trunk bounced back and hit me on my head. BUT there is nothing unusual here. I believe it more carelessness
If you have medical rider in your car insurance, you can file a medical claim.
Also sue Honda for causing stress, psychological problems, loss of time (esp. time spent posting on CD.com).
Overall, I think your claim should be in the $1M range.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
Most of the trunk lids are balanced and will stay float after release and will also need a little slamming to shut it. Hence during the winter months a little bit of snow will keep the lid more towards the closed position and if lifted up in a hurry will drop down quickly to the shut position and will land on the neck, like a guillotine. If you perchance have your head caught in on its downward move, will suffer severe or close to a very bad neck injury. It is nice that you do have a million dollar coverage in your auto insurance.
After a few incidents like this, a driver who uses the trunk will become more cautious and will anticipate this issue. If you are playing dodgems with it, then you be careful with this opening and closing process.
It happened to lot of visitors in Mexico, in fact, to 790 people and now they are looking for their heads. They got the torsos up to now. We don't want that happening here in Canada.
The cheapest and easiest way of avoiding it is with the use of a prop up stick. A 2" x 2" stick if lumber cut to the right size, or an used hockey stick will do the job. All of this can be accomplished under a buck.
Hope this will help you keep your head linked to your shoulder.
Now don't loose your cool.
Freddie.
you guys should go to driving school
There are mixed responses to my post, which is good and normal on a forum with so wide readership. I was struck real hard and got a big bump on my head with severe pain. Today I tried opening back trunk (DICKY) different ways to know where the things went wrong. Opening it gently is fine but a little jerk will send the hood down. Neck or head in can get hit by this bouncing (back) hood. In my case, lock portion hit my head; as I was retreating back after taking out something. I would say, for safety concerns, the design should be such; so as the hood stays and should need little force to close it back. A simple kitchen cabinet door will have that (spring) fitted in hinge for this purpose.
Keeping a wooden rod won’t help here, as the thing would have already happened, before reaching the rod. Best will be to be extra careful or even (remember to) hold the hood with other hand.
But then, design sure needs improvement to incorporate more safety. Things with much lesser price tag comes with safer operation.
-Ben
