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Are Broncos Accident Magnets?

Steve_In_29
Jun 04, 2026

Semper Fi

Today at 1:17 pm

I am always seeing forum posts about how peoples new Bronco was in an accident.

Well this is what happened to me yesterday...

Idiot (the guy in the picture) made a left turn in front of me (and another vehicle) at a traffic light controlled intersection. Other vehicle was just far enough back that they avoided it but stopped to provide a witness statement.

I was taking my wife to the dentist over in the big city (pop 15K). We are ok but being legally blind she couldn't see it coming so didn't brace and got beat up by the seatbelt pretty hard.
Air bags didn't deploy as it was a glancing blow.

Cops/EMS/Fire responded super fast (literally minutes) and ended up citing the other driver.

The car wasn't even the other driver's and they just fucked over the friend that let them use the car. Driver had no insurance but unknown about the vehicle's owner. So mine quickly stepped up

Good insurance helps. They set up the repair shop already and got us into a rental in just a few hours. After the rental place (there's only ONE out here) said they had nothing available until Friday
Possibly totaled, as when I went to tow yard to get my things we saw the passenger side frame was shoved into the tire on that side. We had to use quite a bit of force to open my wife's door to get her out at the scene. Looks like entire front of Bronco has been shifted towards passenger side of vehicle.



Gladesmen

Today at 1:37 pm

#1
That is sad I hope the wife feels better soon. And glad everyone is OK.

To answer your question yes new broncos seem to attract the less than good drivers. The first year with Darryl every time we drove it someone would run a red light or change three lanes of traffic to make a turn. We got so when we were driving we would just expect some moron to do the stupidest thing you could think of and they usually did so we were ready for it. In the last week 1.5 years that has seemed to calm way down, so I guess think it is only new Broncos.
I hope they get you fixed up or in a new Broncos soon.
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Steve_In_29

Semper Fi

Today at 1:45 pm

#2
Jakob1972
That is sad I hope the wife feels better soon. And glad everyone is OK.

To answer your question yes new broncos seem to attract the less than good drivers. The first year with Darryl every time we drove it someone would run a red light or change three lanes of traffic to make a turn. We got so when we were driving we would just expect some moron to do the stupidest thing you could think of and they usually did so we were ready for it. In the last week 1.5 years that has seemed to calm way down, so I guess think it is only new Broncos.
I hope they get you fixed up or in a new Broncos soon.

It didn't hit me until late last night that the whole time multiple cops, EMTs and Fire are processing the scene I'm standing there with an open carry pistol on my hip and not a word was said about it.

Then the cop gave my wife and I a ride to the car rental place in her cruiser.

Man I LOVE Arizona.

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