Chery QQ flips in collision with cab

[Zakkwylde]

  On 6/3/2011 at 4:06 AM, Watwheels said:

The agility of QQ is quite amazing. Can flip, can roll , can somersault...only thing it fail to do is to slow down and stop properly.

 

Haha....good one! But looking at the QQ itself, I just feel that the car has got the 'tiptoe look' rather then 'all 4 tires firmly on the ground'. Maybe because of the tiny tires.

[Itsec]

  On 6/17/2011 at 6:26 AM, Duckduck said:

cab drivers drive like they have permanent cataract or some eye damage anyway regardless. so many i have to horn at them then they decide to press hazard light. Farking cheeby where they get license from?

 

hm... i just met once 2 hours ago... shears bridge to KPE... i was in the most inner lane and 1 car length behind a silver skoda... (the skoda was at the outer lane) and he signal and turn... i was like WTF!!! i braked abruptly, and he cut in and i cut out... i slow down saw his posture... back not leaning to the seat and seem like he cant see s--t in front of him.. i told myself.. nvm.. let live and forget!!!

[Fastfive1]

Haha this shows you that you should never get a chery QQ! Well that's what happens when the car is small and weak.

The crash test is horrible and if you have one, you're pretty much driving a death trap. Driving extremely carefully is the key to preventing such an accident from happening.

[Fastfive1]

  On 6/17/2011 at 6:43 AM, Zakkwylde said:

Haha....good one! But looking at the QQ itself, I just feel that the car has got the 'tiptoe look' rather then 'all 4 tires firmly on the ground'. Maybe because of the tiny tires.

 

Haha seriously don't waste your time on a QQ. If you can afford it, get something that's safer. http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...943&DL=1000

One shouldn't put a price on life.

[Stanchiam]

  On 6/17/2011 at 7:01 AM, Fastfive1 said:

Haha seriously don't waste your time on a QQ. If you can afford it, get something that's safer. http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...943&DL=1000

One shouldn't put a price on life.

qq design copied chevrolet spark

 

http://bit.ly/mewBxk

i guess spark will flip and turn as well when hit by the same taxi driver

next time ask that uncle try hitting a bmw see how is the effect

Edited June 17, 2011 by Stanchiam

[Fastfive1]

Haha I'm sure the BMW will hold up much better.

[Kezg1]

  On 6/3/2011 at 1:25 AM, Takumi21 said:

By Rae Tan & Tam Su Ferne

 

AFTER resting and recovering for a month from cataract surgery, he was happy to be behind the wheel of a taxi again.

 

 

 

>> ASIAONE / MOTORING / NEWS / STORY

 

 

Thu, Jun 02, 2011

The New Paper

 

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/...531-281728.html

 

 

 

Chery QQ flips in collision with cab

 

By Rae Tan & Tam Su Ferne

 

AFTER resting and recovering for a month from cataract surgery, he was happy to be behind the wheel of a taxi again.

 

Chery QQ flips in accident

Click on thumbnails below to view more photos. Story continues after photos.

(Photos: TNP)

 

 

The Comfort cabby, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lim, was eager to "pick up passengers and earn lots of money".

 

But just one hour into his work on Monday morning, he collided with a Chery QQ car while making a right turn at the junction of Jalan Bukit Merah and Henderson Road.

 

The QQ had been coming straight down Jalan Bukit Merah.

 

As Mr Lim frantically swerved away and tried to keep the taxi under control, he claimed to have seen the car flip over three times, violently hitting the ground each time.

 

The car finally landed upside down about 10m away.

 

After recovering from the initial shock, Mr Lim got out of the taxi and sprinted towards the QQ.

 

Mr Lim said: "I peered into the car and saw him (the driver) lying upside down.

 

"Together with two passers-by, I dragged him out of the car and sat him down on the kerb.

 

"He looked like he was in great shock and just sat there quietly.

 

"A passer-by helped to call for an ambulance and soon after, they came to take him away."

 

The middle-aged driver of the QQ, who declined to be interviewed, was sent to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and received outpatient treatment.

 

SHAKEN

 

The cabby, Mr Lim, 62, was unhurt but shaken.

 

"I don't know what happened. There wasn't time for me to react," he said.

 

"I was making a right turn into Henderson Road when suddenly I saw a car coming straight down towards me.

 

"The next moment, our vehicles rammed into one another. I watched in shock as his car flipped over again and again."

 

Skid marks scarred the road surface.

 

The top and sides of the QQ were badly damaged.

 

The front bumper of the cab and its number plate were damaged.

 

The car driver's wife, who did not want to be identified, arrived at the scene soon after the accident.

 

Her husband had called her about 20 minutes after the accident.

 

She said: "He called to say what had happened and that he was fine. I'm just thankful that he is okay."

 

What kind of force would make a car flip over three times?

 

Mr Ronald Soh, 55, a driving instructor at Woodlands Driving School, said: "The usual cause (of cars flipping) is speed.

 

"When people go too fast, they are unable to control the car, and they could hit a kerb. If the impact is too great (in a collision), they could also flip."

 

The deputy editor of motoring magazine Torque, Mr David Ting, said that it's hard to "pinpoint one reason" for cars to flip.

 

He said: "In theory, cars like SUVs are more likely to flip because of their bigger wheels and the car being higher off the ground.

 

"All conditions being equal, if compared with a normal car, the SUV is more likely to flip.

 

"But while the height of the vehicle can be a factor, it is not necessarily a critical one."

 

Police investigations are ongoing.

 

This article was first published in The New Paper.

 

 

 

 

This QQ can buy......flip 3x driver and 2 passengers also bo tai chi.....where to find :D

 

[Takumi21]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:14 AM, Kezg1 said:

This QQ can buy......flip 3x driver and 2 passengers also bo tai chi.....where to find :D

 

u sure all QQ can do it?

[Stanchiam]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:24 AM, Takumi21 said:

u sure all QQ can do it?

maybe export model already reenforced casing, flip turn or roll also no problem...lol

i am sure that driver very confident of his qq already after this incident

[Alheych]

i think it has nothing to do with QQ's design. some other supermini like picanto would have suffered the same due to weight. the fact that the frame of the car is still intact is actually quite remarkable. shows that QQ isn't as tin-can as i imagined.

[Stanchiam]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:37 AM, Alheych said:

i think it has nothing to do with QQ's design. some other supermini like picanto would have suffered the same due to weight. the fact that the frame of the car is still intact is actually quite remarkable. shows that QQ isn't as tin-can as i imagined.

i heard only suffer scratches, wonder what will happen if other car flip roll and turn a few times

[GoodCar]

Wah, QQ car frame sounds solid sia

[Takumi21]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:54 AM, GoodCar said:

Wah, QQ car frame sounds solid sia

 

no wonder e driver chiong all e way..

[Fastfive1]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:59 AM, Takumi21 said:

no wonder e driver chiong all e way..

 

But car still overturned.

[Csnewbie]

  On 6/17/2011 at 8:54 AM, GoodCar said:

Wah, QQ car frame sounds solid sia

i seriously think AD ad trick.

[Stanchiam]

  On 6/17/2011 at 10:28 AM, Csnewbie said:

i seriously think AD ad trick.

lol... u mean advertisement?

where to find such "stun" men

even taxi uncle also stunned

[Csnewbie]

  On 6/17/2011 at 10:33 AM, Stanchiam said:

lol... u mean advertisement?

where to find such "stun" men

even taxi uncle also stunned

I nvr believe taxi uncles one.

[Shuibing85]

  On 6/17/2011 at 10:59 AM, Csnewbie said:

I nvr believe taxi uncles one.

 

 

me too haha