Modern cars are amazing

[Adz]

One of my staff did this to his 2007 Focus on Friday. Despite the ~50mph impact, head on into a tree there is absolutely no intrusion into the cockpit whatsoever (just a very slight twist in the dashboard).

Obviously the car is a writeoff (every single panel forward of the windscreen is bent and it's lost all its coolant and oill) but James is fine (thank god), not a mark on him. I'm sure in an older and less substantial car he'd be brown bread right now.

What's really strange though is that none of the airbags deployed. Can anyone fathom why that might be the case?

 

[Fr0dders]

ohh eck

airbags should have gone off definately.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Go on google and watch a Toyota Avensis crash test.......then watch a chinese car crash test and you will see why their cars aren't allowed here

EDIT: Here they are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03krxO1-O_U Avensis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRyG6UR2A Some crap Chinese car

 

[Fr0dders]

that 2nd one is shocking,

 

[Adz]

How do you guys reckon the chinese car compares to something older and European, let's say a Peugeot 306?

 

[saitrix]

306 would be better than those chinese ones. You will have to go back to the 80's probably for that style of cabin intrusion.

Triumph Spitfire crash,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNj1hQFlFkM

 

[naffers]

wow thats crazy

 

[Overlag]

no way did that hit a tree at 50mph.

 

[Scania]

no way did that hit a tree at 50mph.

Yes, seems a tad high I think.

 

[[TW]Fox]

airbags should have gone off definately.

Why, have you analysed the ECU and found a fault in the airbag system?

Airbags only deploy when the sensors reckon they are needed. As they didnt deploy yet he got out of the car without a mark on him, clearly they were not required.

 

[Lopéz]

no way did that hit a tree at 50mph.

Possibly 50 when he lost it - you scrub off far more speed than you think en route to an accident.

 

[MarkDavis]

Why, have you analysed the ECU and found a fault in the airbag system?

Airbags only deploy when the sensors reckon they are needed. As they didnt deploy yet he got out of the car without a mark on him, clearly they were not required.

They weren't required because the impact was probably around 15-20mph.

At 30mph, your head will be headbutting the steering wheel.

 

[allllec]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRyG6UR2A Some crap Chinese car

Anyone else watch that and go

"ok
ok
ok
oh
my
god
*jaw drops*"

 

[stockhausen]

Another one that R420LA6X2/4MNA will likely appreciate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D827IxEJVS4
Ralph Nader eat your heart out

 

[Howard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03krxO1-O_U Avensis

Very impressive!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRyG6UR2A Some crap Chinese car

Good grief

Alllec, my response was staggered too, and rhymed with clucking bell!

 

[Adz]

Possibly 50 when he lost it - you scrub off far more speed than you think en route to an accident.

He reckoned 60, I thought 10mph was enough to deduct allowing for exaggeration and the fact he most likely wasn't looking at the speedo at the time .

Maybe 40mph but the car is a lot more mangled than it looks in the picture.

 

[Duke]

He reckoned 60, I thought 10mph was enough to deduct allowing for exaggeration and the fact he most likely wasn't looking at the speedo at the time .

Maybe 40mph but the car is a lot more mangled than it looks in the picture.

So he didn't brake at all? I'm no crash investigator but 40 does seem more plausible.

 

[Adz]

So he didn't brake at all? I'm no crash investigator but 40 does seem more plausible.

I don't think there was time to brake. He got it very sideways on a corner, left the road and tried to climb the tree.

 

[Zip]

WIN!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukq-UUQAcZs

 

[dthebuk]

Another one that R420LA6X2/4MNA will likely appreciate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D827IxEJVS4
Ralph Nader eat your heart out

that takes the p***

though its a damn good incentive to not crash!