Funny things is that the door opened. The damage was almost all limited to the front end. If I had been able to at the time, I would have been able to reach out from the driver seat and touch what remained of the front end. The police said I landed 150 yards back from where the impact was.

I always tell people that I won. I did $45,000.00 in damages. THe bus only got an $8000.00 jeep.

I would normally disuade most people from buying an SUV (if it isn't really needed) but aside from my angel co-pilot, I do believe the design of the Cherokee saved my life