Well, These things are always not very pleasent to see nor easy to deal with. I was a sailor so four letter words are not new to me, but I think in this case its over the top. I feel for this Guy and his family and I truly hope that he recovers OK. Another thing that bothers me, no matter whose fault this was, What about the Fed-X driver. Does anybody care what happened to him?  

Correct me if im wrong, In the photo is that the street pavement im looking at just to the right  of the drivers seat ?  Somebody must have been hauling butt to do that kind of damage. I wonder if this Guy was wearing a seat /shoulder belt ?  I read further and saw where the Fed-x driver was taken to the Hosp. also. I bet he got banged up pretty bad considering they are just about standing up when they drive and if the doors were open ,Oh Man!!   Just remember people, You ain`t driving the safest car in the world.  Bug V Fed-x you lose.  Bug V Crown Vic. you lose. Bug V Impala you lose . etc etc. I hope both drivers recover OK

According to Bill Cosby, "Bug versus dog-in-the-road: You lose."

I had an Aunt that totaled a 63 Beetle and spent a day or two in the hospital when she hit a St. Bernard!  I was only 6 at the time and I'm sure there was more to the story than that.  Like maybe hitting a ditch or tree after hitting the dog? . . . my dad was dead set against VWs, or anything else made in Germany or Japan, so I have a feeling some of the important details may have been left out of the version of the story I was told.  But at any rate, Mr. Cosby's "joke" has a real basis in truth!

. . . so let me just ask everybody-please use shoulder belts! The Beetle driver in question's injuries are consistent with someone who at best was only wearing a lap belt. His head and chest injuries are likely from the secondary collision of his body with something in the interior of the car, probably the steering wheel.

If you look closely at the picture of him and his friend driving his Beetle, it doesn't appear to have shoulder belts . . . and if it does, they don't appear to be wearing them.  Also the car setting that low in front puts the strongest part of the car down below much of anything solid on a FedX truck!  I'm not against anyone driving a lowered Bug . . . or even against anyone driving a Bug without seat belts.  Just understand that both increase the risk of injury in a collision . . . you've got to use that much more caution when you drive it.  Still, the best you can do, you can't control the other driver . . .

I'm glad to hear his condition is improving.  And, although they tend to use a little "bad language" . . . ok, a LOT of bad language, it's impressive to see how his friends and the VW community AROUND THE WORLD have banded together to pray for him and donate money to help pay for his medical expenses.  

I definitely would rather have my seat belt on than to take a chance without it.  We really didn't start wearing seat belts until kids came around and now we don't even think about it, they just go on before the car is started.  Something else that seems crazy to me is to ride a motorcycle without a helmet.  Florida doesn't require them and it really bugs me to see them fly by on the interstate without them.   :roll: