Did you ever own one of the cars featured in this video? Or even worse, do you still own one?! Let us know in the comments!

@brianhardy847

3 жыл бұрын

No

@brianhardy847

3 жыл бұрын

I'm like 14

@PLK123

3 жыл бұрын

u

@PLK123

3 жыл бұрын

mr2 gang

@PintuBeast

3 жыл бұрын

Most of these cars are older than fortnite kids

"... everyone is dead" ........ "so if you enjoyed the video..." Nice transition Mat👍🏻😂😂

@BrumBrym

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@rahatislam5600

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅

@umah.

3 жыл бұрын

😱😱😱😱💀💀💀☠️☠️☠️

@jamesmylife6578

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😅😀🤣😂😂😂

@pineapplenewman7471

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh 🤣

Car made between 1990 and 2010: *exists Matt: "I used to drive one of these."

@hal9xxx321

3 жыл бұрын

that is some Bear Grylls sh*t...

@tbz1551

3 жыл бұрын

He said it a couple times.

@Box0rz

3 жыл бұрын

@@hal9xxx321 Out of gas? Better use my own piss.

@daveausmunchen7787

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahha that’s a good one

@nassima2010D

3 жыл бұрын

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a lot of the safety we can thank Volvo for

@caleidoo

3 жыл бұрын

Sure. But most of the problems with older cars lied with weak construction and no absorption of impact energy. A three-point safety belt, whiplash protection system or a couple of airbags are not going to save you if the engine is shoved into your eye socket.

@1SaG

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Mercedes - who were doing crash-tests as early as 1959.

@ZepG

3 жыл бұрын

Concept Creator My wife was in a driver side impact crash in an 80's Volvo wagon and the side door beams saved her from any injuries. The car was totalled and this happened in the 80's!

@goldcd

3 жыл бұрын

I do remember a definite point in my early childhood, when my father was made aware of 'safety' 20 years of Volvos followed. Got a real soft-spot for the 240. Took the old one as my first car when I left home. Remember stopping on the motorway and seeing the Fiat behind me not notice and get rapidly larger in my mirror. Fiat lost a bumper and got a crumpled bonnet - I had to pop a bit of plastic-chrome trip into by fat-bumper.

@tony_5156

3 жыл бұрын

@@1SaG without the 3 point seatbelt which was made by a man who worked at VOLVO

“They don’t make cars like they used to!” Me: “GOOD!!”

@wristovah

3 жыл бұрын

Older cars are better though

@elweewutroone

3 жыл бұрын

If you drive a classic car, wear an FIA-approved racing suit and helmet, install a roll CAGE and install six-point racing harnesses.

@delaney6413

3 жыл бұрын

@@wristovah Safety-wise, they are not better at all. The downside is that the smallest impacts create large amounts of damage on new cars, but they're designed that way. In older cars, you become part of the crumple zone. You take the hit. In newer cars, you have a much more massive crumple zone. You are far less likely to take the hit.

@whotf888

3 жыл бұрын

Apart from the emissions bullshittery (dear EU, bugger off with those goddamn petrol particulate filters), I am completely on the new cars' side

@shnilauzdicka

3 жыл бұрын

who tf gives a shit about safety in a car? enjoy your expensive to repair electronics lmao

Remind Matt to do the carwow car of the year awards Well this comment got big. Hope they’ll make it

@houssam5180

3 жыл бұрын

Up this!

@shuaybmohamed163

3 жыл бұрын

@@houssam5180 yeah cuz it’s the end of the year

@carwow

3 жыл бұрын

It's coming... 😏

@shuaybmohamed163

3 жыл бұрын

@@carwow I’m so gassed carwow responded to my comment

@thehelperofthepeopledems2525

3 жыл бұрын

carwow is it gonna be a Bmw 😏

“The seatbelt snapped! The seatbelt snapped!”😂😂

@LRM12o8

3 жыл бұрын

Should've gotten the Tazzari Zero Safety Edition! 😂

@adnanabdillahghifari720

3 жыл бұрын

That seatbelt got ripped off

@lukasnovikas2838

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the Tazzari Zero: No Safety Edition

@Idiot505Yes

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@krane15

2 жыл бұрын

An immediate fail.

11:45 - One of my biggest fears when traffic is stopped on the expressway. It doesn't matter how strong or rigid your vehicle is. Nothing can withstand being rear ended from a speeding bulldozer going at least 70mph. Any vehicles between two semis will crumble like foil. One thing I've learned from driving on the expressway frequently is to put on your hazards if you see traffic is stopped or slowing down considerably. People behind you "should" take note and do the same if they're paying attention. What's nice is other drivers take notice and do the same while they're behind me. I learned this from seeing truckers do it frequently.

@krane15

2 жыл бұрын

What you do is to avoid being around any idiot stopped on the roadway anywhere near or around you.

@prprod

2 жыл бұрын

Not even going to touch a bulldozer doing 70 LOL

@nakfan

2 жыл бұрын

So true...

@bbkingwasthegreatest711

2 жыл бұрын

About a month ago there was an accident blocking an expressway in Sydney, Australia the speed was 80klm or 50 mph I did what you suggest put on my hazards always do that when there is some sort of blockage on an expressway, a great habit to get into.

@josephwood499

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same when traffic stopped going to Atlanta airport in a rainy day. Had time to stop and not hitting car in front. Unfortunately, car behind me was unable to stop and got rear ended. Not too hard, just a broken rear bumper but 15 years later still have issues with neck and back injuries so you better be safe when driving. Take care, someone waits for you at home.

Car: *exists" Mat: "I used to drive around in one of those."

Should've changed the end-sentence to: "If you did enjoy the video, please seek professional help immediately."

@antythehuman

3 жыл бұрын

Lol this comment is extremely underrated

@bali404

3 жыл бұрын

👌🤣

This is a good shakeup Matt

@panc_akes1663

3 жыл бұрын

Helllllllllooooo chippy

@TNP-

3 жыл бұрын

cars in terraria mod :flushed:

@akj2387

3 жыл бұрын

Chippy, I see u everywhere.. Saw u on an S21 video recently

@Rum0r

3 жыл бұрын

I know youtubers live normal lives and have normal interests but its always interesting seeing one in the comments of a random video.

@00maj

3 жыл бұрын

smol chippy

Those who can’t afford modern vehicles: Oh no! Anyways...

@michaeltutty1540

3 жыл бұрын

Some old cars are much safer than others.

@richpryor9650

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltutty1540 That's like saying some cigarettes are healthier than others

@tony_5156

3 жыл бұрын

@@awesomeone2979 that’s called a coffin

@largelampard3721

3 жыл бұрын

It depends on how you define "modern". After 1994, most executive car from germany are still way safer than modern small Japanese car . But yeah, as technology goes, same tier car from same brand will be safer.

@Dongzzzzzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltutty1540 if it's a 90's benz it's probably safer than a modern mirage lol

After watching this it's even more amazing that Richard Hammond is still alive...

@misseselise3864

2 жыл бұрын

it’s amazing that brian gillespie is alive. he flipped his car 15 times after losing control at 180mph and came out nearly unscathed. if you look up his name, you can find a video of it. nothing graphic is shown, just the accident from a distance. it also might show how he looked in the hospital

@Watch-Crazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@misseselise3864 I will certainly check it out! Thanks 👍

@stanleypoon37

Жыл бұрын

He was lucky because his car was on fire

@Watch-Crazy

Жыл бұрын

@@stanleypoon37 yeah that sounds lucky 🤣

Interesting video that just came up after this weekend's bahrain grand prix!

@stefanbekan1298

3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@priyanshusharma7023

3 жыл бұрын

Coincidence ? I think not !

@Anonymous-pn4xm

3 жыл бұрын

Come a long way from then

@AristotelisMitsiou

3 жыл бұрын

@@Harry._.Thompson So many crashes happen around the world every day, so I guess we might as well never make videos like these?

@Harry._.Thompson

3 жыл бұрын

@@AristotelisMitsiou I guess

Mat, you do a real service with a video like this, reminding us all of the value of the regulations that have provided for safer cars. (And, I hope, reminding folks to look at test results when buying, and to press car makers for improvements.) Now, if we can make drivers understand their part in safer driving.

@smitajky

Жыл бұрын

If we can possibly avoid collisions in the first place that goes a long way. Yet there are a lot of ways in which cars are less safe than they were. The proliferation of 4wd vehicles that are heavier and have their strong axis at a different height is one way that we have created new hazards.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

5 ай бұрын

@@smitajky True, you're still better off in a modern car though.

That’s why us oldtimer fans drive oldtmers in nice dry days on quiet places

@DashCamSerbia

3 жыл бұрын

And then a 2 ton SUV crashes into you.

@dillanmistry

3 жыл бұрын

@@DashCamSerbia 😂😞👌😞😞😞

@artdecotimes2942

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralzvy get better dreams

@AmogusBozo

2 жыл бұрын

@@artdecotimes2942 youre dream car is a peel p50

@cyclix5314

2 жыл бұрын

Cars are racist now?

This is different but I LIKE IT

@MichaelLesesne

3 жыл бұрын

That's what she said.

Matt : Do not crash a classic Car Vin Diesel : I ain't got a scratch on me from the past 8 movies.

@DashCamSerbia

3 жыл бұрын

Reinforced chassis. :D

@gob2336

3 жыл бұрын

insert every charger crash

@CptPrice-pf8nz

3 жыл бұрын

Vin Diesel: **crashes his 1970 Charger RT**

@dhanushbalakrishna7300

3 жыл бұрын

@@CptPrice-pf8nz yet Vin Diesel: *does not get hurt*

@Charlie-skates

19 күн бұрын

Lol

I have weekly nightmares about getting stuck in a car wreck. I had a crumple zone class during a school year, and I'll never get over it. My ex gf also had that class, and 18 years later we found out we both have had the same nightmares all this time.

@Yanate1991

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine getting squeezed until stuff comes out of both of your ends. Yeah no I’m never setting foot in something that’s not modern.

@solcutta3661

2 жыл бұрын

What's a crumple zone class??? I'm 49 so never had such things...

@basstrammel1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@solcutta3661 Well, that was a really bad word-for-word translation, and I see now that it's wack. I'll try again, but please give me some slack, I've never been in a english speaking learning enviroment. It was 3 hours a week describing us how cars fold in accidents, to learn us how to straighten it out so it was safe afterwards. Just endless videos of dummies crushed to splinters.

@basstrammel1322

2 жыл бұрын

@@solcutta3661 A funny thing about all of this is that the nightmare was breaking the femure in a loud popping manner, and being stranded alone. I did that July 23., but on an electric scooter at 5 AM on a cementary. I landed on top of my phone, and couldn't get it out of my pocket. It was twisted until it snapped and had shrapnel up and down. The lower part of the femure cracked all the way through the "dog-bone" part. I screamed for 20 minutes, was at the hospital in 40, so it didn't seem mortal, tbh. Now I have 39 stitches, ton of screws, plates, and a stainless steel brace(?) from my hip to the knee.

@Zach.3246

8 ай бұрын

@@basstrammel1322You were traumatized by watching dummies in car accidents? I’m not trying to come off as rude, but how is that traumatizing?

10:33 A couple of years ago (right as I got my license) I saw a small money transporter wedged under a trailer right up to the B-pillar. Just like in the first test the trailer's "bumper", that was supposed to prevent that had simply folded in, doing NOTHING to protect the poor guy in the transporter. Glad to see that finally someone had the sense to reinforce these "bumpers" with additional diagonal support bars, but it's probably gonaa take at least a decade until most trailers will have that. (and then there's also trailers with a forklift attached to the back, hanging just at headheight of normal commuter cars) Needless to say, I keep extra distance from trucks, cause I don't wanna get crushed like an insect by a stupid trailer!

You forgot one crash : Romain Grosjean's crash yesterday. Halo literally saved his life. I'm probably gonna make a video on that

@tomhappening

3 жыл бұрын

my man. I watch your videos. Glad to see you here

@mattearenzi8972

3 жыл бұрын

when's your next video coming mate? Love your channel

@ashisha8649

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think a normal car can afford a titanium part that big . But yeah a shell in between the wind shield would be great, apart from lower visibility.

@Tdatcher

3 жыл бұрын

#10 is that basically

@joudkik2194

3 жыл бұрын

ya you forgot it but that crash was crazy.

Roman Grosjean crash was immense ! At the 2020 Bahrain GP turn 3...

@prasad530

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely the worst F1 crash in several years.

@harsha.c7514

3 жыл бұрын

I was shocked to my core but luckily he was okay

@un6250

3 жыл бұрын

On a normal day I would’ve watched this video like another carwow video, but after watching the race yesterday, it feels really weird to see anything like this

@hrishikeshh9637

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone was so shocked ! Thankfully romain was safe

@mildlystronk

3 жыл бұрын

@@un6250 Yup. Not watching it either because of that. Maybe tomorrow. It was horrific. I was convinced we had lost a driver. Didn't even know it was Romain.

10:56 That bar is called the "Mansfield Bar" in the USA, named after the actress Jayne Mansfield, who, after a bizarre career that included becoming a Satanist, making a record with Jimi Hendrix and allegedly being tricked into drinking John Lennon's urine, died when the hood of her Buick Electra ran under a trailer which sliced off the windshield and forced the hood into her head. The press spread rumors that she had been decapitated, but that was from seeing her wig, which flew off, left in the wrecked car. Over the years, the standards for the reinforcement behind the bar have been improved to keep it intact during more severe crashes.

Our family used to own a Pontiac Transport/Montana from the early 2000s. When I saw the crash test of that one from IIHS my heart sank. It's criminal how GM was allowed to sell a van meant for family transport that had failed so miserably in a crash test.

@bartismoellis1052

2 жыл бұрын

The Toyota Previa from the mid 1990s also did horribly in crash tests but that is where technology was at the time.

*car crashes Everyone : AARRRGHHHH Mat : “So then, what exactly happened!”

@ninjagamer5540

3 жыл бұрын

Lol it was my birthday yesterday!!

@johannpena9602

3 жыл бұрын

💀💀

@Monzon_XVIII

2 жыл бұрын

@@ninjagamer5540 I don’t mean this in a bad way but who asked

@GAMING2S

2 жыл бұрын

@@ninjagamer5540 happy birthday

Whoever edited this video has absolutely nailed it 😂 the funeral dance killed me 😂😂😂

@zwxq3

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly.. How is that funny? A few guys dancing with a coffin.. I don't even understand how people can have such a huge lack of humor..

@kangvp9512

3 жыл бұрын

@@zwxq3 You must be fun at parties.

@zwxq3

3 жыл бұрын

@@kangvp9512 I knew that generic comment would come😂 I appreciate smart jokes.. Not a stupid dancing meme.

@Bmwe36compactBG

3 жыл бұрын

@Conor yea to be honest i was more on about the first bit of the video 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Bmwe36compactBG

3 жыл бұрын

@@zwxq3 I'd say it's a wide range in humour to be honest

My Dad owns a DMax Rodeo I'm genuinely scared of being in it after watching this

Cant even imagine sitting in the last car.😵😵12:01

“So what actually happened” 😂

@georgeatherton3994

3 жыл бұрын

"so then, what exactly happened"*

@TheRealYaro

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgeatherton3994 the barrier won every time

Me, who drives a 1998 vw golf gti: "Chuckles I'm in danger"

@danl4252

3 жыл бұрын

If it’s a MK4 they did quite well back in the day. 4 stars in the 1998 test. My brother had a head on in his MK4 and came out with only very minor injuries thankfully. They had a reinforced chassis, belt pretensioners reinforced doors, anti submarine seats, 4 airbags as standard (including side) and collapsible steering column. All had ABS as standard as well and later ones ESP too. You could get curtain airbags as an optional extra also Definitely not as safe as newer gen Golfs though, but probably one of the best cars from the time. From the MK5 onwards they’ve all got 5 stars

@lachland1379

3 жыл бұрын

@@danl4252 oh no, it's one of the last Mk3s with a 2 star safety rating. Guess I just have to not crash

@danl4252

3 жыл бұрын

@@lachland1379 ah right ok. Well depends how you look at it. Would rather crash in a MK3 than a MK2, for sure. Drive safe mate :)

@DerangedSloth555

3 жыл бұрын

It's all down to luck...

@arbrimehdija5821

3 жыл бұрын

@@danl4252 yeah that is right. My dad once had a terrible side crash on our Ex-Vw Golf Mk4 Variant and he survived only by that car with only one minor scratch on his knee. The car was nearly collapsed,the two side doors were destroyed,airbags too,3 windows broken,2 aluminium wheels broken and the back axle totally seperated from the car. My dad stopped at a crossroad and a son of a bi*ch came with 120 km/h on a road with 30 km/h speed limit. His car was totally destroyed too,but we fixed ours some months later and sold it

9:50 almost instant tears. Poor Matt and his empathetic soul why do this to yourself 😂

Coincidence, my family and I were on holiday in 1960 in Ontario, Canada, when an errant Moose decided to cross the motorway we were traveling on. The car we were traveling in was a 1959 Chevrolet We took a side hit from the moose. Moose didn't make it. We all survived with just some bruising. No seat belts and no airbags. Christ,we were so lucky it wasn't a head on.

The saying "They don't make em like they use too" All I can say is ...thank goodness !

@iainansell5930

3 жыл бұрын

even the safest cars suffer as they get old due to corrosion... the safety passenger cell is more likely to fail if there is any corrosion on structural parts

@pip5461

3 жыл бұрын

@@iainansell5930 This is true, hopefully the MOT check-over should reduce that from happening...

@xXxBUNDIExXx

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I watched a video of two Chevrolet caprice. One was brand new and the other was 7 years old. Exactly the same body style and the 7 year old car folded during the same impact.

@nothingsurprisesmeanymore

3 жыл бұрын

Did you know the 2019 Mustang has a zero star N-cap rating they still can't get it right.

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar

Жыл бұрын

How original pippy

8:22 “PFF she would’ve died” That reaction has me crying 😂😂😂

Jesus Christ, Mat! 😂😂😂 Thanks for the next two weeks of nightmares. 😂

A friend of mine had a mini metro , he hit a tree head on at 50 mph with it . The engine landed on his lap . From the waist down he was totally smashed, he was given 50/50% chance of survival Which he survived . He spent just over a year in hospital

@gravemind6536

Жыл бұрын

Do it in a modern car and you will just have minor cuts and bruises and a sore neck for a days how times have changed

1:05 Thanks for bringing this meme back xDD

@johncarter6506

3 жыл бұрын

3:03 I TURNED INTO A CONVERTIBLE LEETSS GOOOO!

Volvo: Hi guys. Just heard that you guys are talking about 'safety' here.....

@08._geo

3 жыл бұрын

The king has comeeee

@kevincraftsbcs4488

3 жыл бұрын

Volvo's are very safe but there are some unfavorable circumstances for them. images.app.goo.gl/2xaB1wcrUzChYHnn7

@Chris-ot9jf

3 жыл бұрын

I have a Volvo v50. I’ve repaired cars for 20 years and can happily say Volvos are good and Renaults are good. Suzuki Jimnys on the other hand are crap!

@EngiNetion

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-ot9jf "Renaults are good"

7:30 it’s a no-licence car For more precision : it’s a « heavy quadricycle » that nerfs the B1 licence (in France), and that can drive up to 90 kmh (60 mph). There are light quadricycles or « real no licence cars » that are limited to 45 kmh (30 mph) too.

9:19 this is how i feel about riding motorcycles now. after a few crashes and a lot of petrifying thoughts of getting “crumpled” i just can’t handle it anymore

this is a good remember before you go speeding then remember this and slow down! thanks matt ! i think you might have saved few people that just watched the video!

@balesjo

3 жыл бұрын

Also, before shopping for a new or used car, do due diligence and investigate the safety record for the cars you're considering.

@jooana4617

2 жыл бұрын

Is 40 mph speeding?..

@angeldesigns1385

2 жыл бұрын

In this day and age, slowing down causes more drivers to react aggressively More than one speeder will. ( you shouldn’t speed either ) Keep your pace with the majority, be alert, and use common sense.

@LeBronya_James

Жыл бұрын

@@jooana4617 Depends where you are driving

Carwow does a reaction video Me : What

@carwow

3 жыл бұрын

Don't question it, just keep watching. 😆

@straightbusta2609

3 жыл бұрын

@@carwow Woah

@307skylake7

3 жыл бұрын

@@carwow UK lockdown hitting Mat hard right 😂😂

@VFPn96kQT

3 жыл бұрын

@@hamdanali5203 it clearly says "crash TESTS!". Similar to those that were done to save his life.

@tulus38

3 жыл бұрын

@@hamdanali5203 What's "bastards" thing about this video? Just because of the timing? It's crash "test" not "crash".

How we survived during the 60s and 70s when I was growing up is beyond me. We sat on our moms lap and never wore seatbelts!

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

10 ай бұрын

Check out the death toll back then, it was far worse.

9:20 Matt , you have to remember that Fiat Seichento is a few generations younger and a lot safer than your 126p ... good luck

Please keep doing more of these Mat... Really appreciate them and the reactions on the spot.

At least my mangled corpse will be surrounded by some beautiful classic metalwork.

@peterwarden7471

3 жыл бұрын

I think the same. I don't give a 💩 about security or economics. I want a nice car. That's the reason my new I bought a few weeks ago is a 30 year old Mercedes Diesel. You drive through a brick wall and the wall is broken and the Merc is still ok and I'm still alive.

@EngiNetion

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterwarden7471old mercs are tanks

@shnilauzdicka

3 жыл бұрын

was looking for exactly this comment lmao, same here

@shnilauzdicka

3 жыл бұрын

@Green Mamba Games thats actually epic scenario imo (it its too far gone)

@nothingsurprisesmeanymore

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterwarden7471 although the 1997 c class folded up like a packet of crisps.

Brilliant video - I'm in the process of looking for an affordable first car each for my 2 kids. I just was looking at what was cheap to buy and run. Now I'm going to look at the euro ncap rating as the top priority - I had never appreciated how different the levels of protection different cars offer. And if they can't afford the fuel consumption then too bad. Less miles will be safer too.

8:40 “baby in the back, I think that’s done for” savage 😂

When did Mat become the "ENGLISH PEWDIEPIE"?

@krish5029

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@troll2637

3 жыл бұрын

That's KSI.

@spywalkz1

3 жыл бұрын

Carpie

@der4815162342

3 жыл бұрын

🎵🎵🎵Leave your crashtests in the subreddit bros......

@user-nc7od1rl2y

3 жыл бұрын

PewDiePie also lives in the UK but he sort of Swedish lol

The funeral dance meme is the thing I did not expect 😂

@HighSenses808

3 жыл бұрын

Iconic 🤣🤣🤣

The Last One Was The Last Of That Green !+) Amazing !!! Thanks

Thank you so much bro for this video.. make me wake up, how terrible the structure of the car. Hope to see another video like this. Best regards from Indonesia. 👍👍

I like these type of reaction videos. You should do more of these😏

People : reacting to music videos Mat Watson : reacting to crashes

Lol @ Matt’s reactions and theatre. Well done Matt & great video bringing attention to safety. 🙏🏻👍🏻☺️🇳🇿 Drive safe everyone. Seatbelts & no alcohol or narcotics please. 🙏🏻☺️👍🏻🇳🇿

My big takeaway from this is when buying a car you need to consider how long ago it was designed. This isn't always straight forward since sometimes a design is reused or an old car in made to look new. Rover 100 very much a case in point, it's based on the metro from the early 80s. The Saxo was also a rebadged Pugeot 106 so the design was several years old when released.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

8 ай бұрын

Anything post 2010's going to be half decent.

oh mate i abolutely luv ur content, this is bloody awsome

I'm so happy that safety in cars has been improved.

@eugene9852

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately stupidity level of drivers has also increased. Now we have people texting on their phones while driving. That obviously didn't happen back in the 90's.

@Wookey.

3 жыл бұрын

Only inside the cars. If you are walking or on a bike/moped they've not changed much, and that's where the vast majority of the danger actually is. This report shows it well: www.pacts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PACTS-What-kills-most-on-the-roads-Report-15.0.pdf Concentrating on occupant safety is not reducing overall road danger any more.

@eugene9852

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wookey. There's not all that much that can be done to make a collision safer for people outside the vehicle. The best thing to do is improve collision avoidance systems, and the manufacturers are doing that.

@Wookey.

3 жыл бұрын

@@eugene9852 There are lots of things that can be done. The primary ones are: reducing vehicle mileage, reducing vehicle speeds, segregating cyclists, removing vehicles from urban areas, improving visibility (especially from large vehicles), reducing driver distraction, reducing bonnet heights and making the fronts of vehicles smooth and giving. That your best guess included none of those suggests you've not thought about this much.

@davidjones332

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wookey. On the other hand you could buy a massive pickup truck with bull bars. You won't be any safer and neither will the pedestrians, but everybody will think you're a macho man, which is what counts.

Move up a few years to 1965 and later, past the x-frame era, and the results are different. X frame car bodies relied on the weaker rocker panels for rigidity so any rust compromises it a lot. Perimeter frames protect the occupants much better and when door bars were mandated inside side doors, it added a lot of side impact safety. Pair up a 1974 full size GM car with full perimeter frame and 5 mph bumpers with that Malibu and the driver of the old GM car will be walking away while the Malibu driver will be leaving in a hearse.

@rickdees2411

Ай бұрын

Yep, I have them door bars, in my 74 Monte Carlo!

After I saw the Malibu crash into the Bel Air, I can safely say that I would rather have modern safety features like air bags and seat belts than risk being impaled by a rigid steering column.

@mdclassics9242

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but the Malibu is a crappy car compared to the belair style over safety anyday

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

10 ай бұрын

​@@mdclassics9242However that Malibu crushed the Old Crock!!!!😅

@rickdees2411

Ай бұрын

Sigh, it is always easy, to compare apples to oranges, ie., old classics, to new cars with a multitude of safety features. One must remember, that at the time of design/build, the classic Chevy, was designed/built with the most advanced technologies available at the time. That is why people buy new cars, to get all the new 'stuff', that comes with technology advances. The Government loves this agenda, as the buying of new autos, generates multi-billions in taxes, that surely benefit Government spending agendas. New cars are incredibly expensive when one includes all ALL the costs involved, including depreciation. I drive less than minimally, my fairly nice 74 Monte Carlo. runs pretty good, passes smog, no car payments, A/C ice cold, and no car payments/depreciation. I somewhat chuckle when I see people with 'fancy' new cars, that must cost them $1000 A MONTH!!! when all costs are factored in.

Every driver should have to watch this sort of video - not just when starting to learn, but at regular intervals to stop them becoming complacent.

Great Video Mat. Makes you a bit nervous driving on the motorway though lol. When i first began my driving lessons about 17 years ago. The instructor turned up in a Rover metro, I found changing gears in this car so awkward, and the car so crap, I changed driver instructor! I passed in a Clio, and currently drive a 2020 Kia which has all the technology safety gubbins. Cars have come such a long way in recent years, in terms of automatic safety measures. Only a matter of time before we just climb in and instruct our robot car where to take us.

The noise you make Matt when the lorry hits the cars at the end. Priceless. Thank goodness for safety improvements.

Back in 1967 there was an accident involving a famous Movie Star who's name was Jayne Mansfield who's car she was a passenger in rear ended a Trailor truck one foggy night in Mississippi. She was in the front seat along with the driver and her boyfriend and her children were in the back seat sleeping. It was a huge car (1967) Buick Electra 225. The car went completely under the trailer killing the adults in the front seat. The accident occurred June 29, 1967. Her children sleeping in the back seat survived. You know her daughter who is an actress named Mariska Hargitay. NOW as for the bar on the back of trailers - they are called Mansfield Bars after Jayne. After her accident the NTSB mandated all trailers be fitted with this devise to provide some safety for automobile passengers involved in rear end collisions with Tractor Trailers.

Thankfully Matt, your MX-5 scored 4 stars when tested back in the day At least in that you should be okay;D

10:07 is how one of my family members passed away. Stay safe people.

@chirosjagonal9262

3 жыл бұрын

So sad

@DetailingCars

3 жыл бұрын

Damn

@akhashdhillon2159

3 жыл бұрын

:(

@atarvhegde5210

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how a Bigger SUV would fare in a similar test.

@dadczt6608

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss man, stay strong, i trust you king

"If you find this a little to much,click on the pop up..."😂😂😂

At 12:09 the red car becomes a 1998 Subaru impreza wrx wagon

That was absolutely brutal but eye opening at the same time! Good Video Matt!

This video was class, get Matt to do more reactions

Wow! Thx for sharing m8. Lot food for thought there. Omg!!

I feel like that last crash illustrates the danger of being on the freeway (in the US) during icy weather. Automatic emergency braking will only do so much when it doesn't have a high coefficient of kinetic friction to work with. During the cold weather in Texas, I saw footage from the pileup that made it look like this video played out in real life over and over again:(

Anybody saw yesterday's f1 crash

@bharadwajr3430

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. Horrible one

@TH3L3G3ND

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't see it but heard a lot from it

Matt: "Serious, ACCIDENTS" EVERYONE: "SCREAMMSSSSS!"

As a first responder up up till around 2000 we were trained to determine impact severity by assessing damage from the front bumper to the firewall. severe damage usually meant severe to fatal injuries. Damage to the roof and rockers severe to fatal injuries. Today's cars (2015 and up) we look at the front understanding everything between the front bumper and the firewall is sacrificial, yes we still try to determine how hard the crash was; we expect injuries but good likelihood survival.When we see minor damage no crushing to the roof line and/or rocker we expect serious and severe injuries. Crushing to the roof and rockers a good chance its fatal.

Yea….saw a special on car safety. Lots of safety was learned from and the importance of crumple zones was from NASCAR crashes. That’s why those cars shatter from impact, but most drivers walk away!

I can feel mat’s horror and like thoughts because he actually drives

@atarvhegde5210

3 жыл бұрын

I went on the internet... and found this....

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar

Жыл бұрын

What😮 adults drive😢😮😱😨

That malibu crashing into the back of a lorry was actually how one of my neighbor's kid passed away. Kid and his 3 friends were going home from hanging out til late night. They were in a pretty new Camry. I believe the police report said the accident happened around 1 AM. The wreck was...awful. The entire roof was open like a can. IIRC one of them survived but was in a coma.

One of my favorite carwow video of all time

As a mechanic, and autobody mechanic specifically. I always suggest updating the safety on classics. Basic roll cage, reinforce the front with some tubing. Most importantly a collapsible steering wheel that looks period correct. I’ve seen a lot of accidents from my training where old cars without a steering wheel that collapsed impale the driver through the seat. Mainly fatal. Feel free to drive an old car, just know it is a death trap unless you upgrade the safety.

Can't tell whether it's appropriate to upload this after Grosjean's horrifying crash in Bahrain yesterday...

@januscher7877

3 жыл бұрын

I dont understand yall people. Why is everypne so serious. We should be happy hes alive and smiling. Like after other big crashes (maybe not with fire) not a lot of people were that serious

@the911collection

3 жыл бұрын

He is alive and has some minor injuries, i mean its a part of motorsport. And i mean just because he crashed we cant make videos about crashtest anymore?

@dwade3202

3 жыл бұрын

Sjw baby

@AristotelisMitsiou

3 жыл бұрын

With that logic no one should ever upload a video like this on the basis that thousands of road accidents, some of them fatal ones, happen at any moment

@dasdndaan5999

3 жыл бұрын

@@januscher7877 Obviously I'm extremely happy that he is alive, but just the way that that Haas just absolutely tore in half and he was wedged between the armco truly made me wonder if he was still alive. There were so many factors that were just plain lucky, if it hadn't happened on the first lap, the medical car would've been very, very far away and the entire story could've been completely different. When that car burst into flames, I definitely thought Grosjean had died because I've never seen a fire quite so gigantic in recent times, not after refuelling was banned.

I had a seicento as my first car 8 years ago. I remember having one corner jacked up to swap a wheel over and I couldn't open the dooors due to the body flexing 😂

ty for the video never even thought about crashes... will consider it before buying a car :)

About the car flipping over, this is a massive risk not "only" because the secondary impact (where and how it lands) but also the fact that whoever will come to rescue will have a tough time to get you out there. I've been an ambulance operator and if the person that had the crash for whatever reason can not get out of the car by him/her-self when the car is not on its wheels, the ambulance operators can't do much until the firefighters will come with their heavy duty tools. This is one of the biggest risk for high ground clearance.

Dang. Watching your reactions got me realizing how desensitized I've become to this kind of carnage. I blame society on turning me into a psychopath.

@Wookey.

3 жыл бұрын

The real carnage is primarily outside the cars now, mostly pedestrians: www.pacts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PACTS-What-kills-most-on-the-roads-Report-15.0.pdf

@Mcali1984

3 жыл бұрын

Also means you might not panic in such situations like he would.

@LRM12o8

3 жыл бұрын

That's so typical of psychopaths, always blaming someone else! 🙄 (just kidding. The ability to suppress compassion and not get overwhelmed by shock when witnessing horrible accidents doesnot make you a psychopath, it actually makes you a valuable helper. It's an important ability in the face of catastrophe. It's having no compassion at all, that makes someone a psychopath!

@Roderickdl

3 жыл бұрын

@@LRM12o8 um, about that lacking compassion part.

@nothingsurprisesmeanymore

3 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of KZread before dashcams I was amazed that I was quite calm and collected when I came across a head on crash with a car and truck in Scotland. Even though this poor girl (about 14) had half her face hanging off I kept talking to her until the ambulance arrived, but it's still fresh in my mind 13 years later. I hope she survived.

I was just watching crashing cars and no video was new like just this one's notification poped

Make more of these!! Loved it!! Just switch the music from elevator to maybe more dramatic music, for emotional impact hahahahaha.

I learnt to drive on a ‘58 BelAir Chevy. One of the few cars big enough in Australia at the time to hold a family of 8. I think there were at least 6 turns of the steering wheel lock to lock and the body was cracking at the back from the weight of the boot. And of course had the wonderful GM powerslush (Powerglide) auto transmission.

@ccitationx7045

Жыл бұрын

and the wonderful GM safety features...

@101Volts

9 ай бұрын

@@ccitationx7045 Another one of G. M.'s "safety features" is their take on "Automatic Seat Belts" from the late 1980s to around the early or mid 1990s. You know, the type that has the belt attached not to the B pillar, but to the *door?*

Matt Wow this was scary. In many cases, the occupants (if real of course) would have been decapitated, pulverised, squashed to death or in the last case completely vapourised into little more than a grease slick. One rule from the last part - do not drive in the same lane as lorries/trucks and if you do, leave them well alone.

*Monacoque and Halo saved Romain's life.*

@Runoratsu

3 жыл бұрын

And the Nomex suit! I find it amazing how he could be in almost 30s of absolute inferno and get out with minor burns only. Modern tech rocks, and I’m so happy those things are mandatory in racing!

@anjumriazkhan3757

3 жыл бұрын

It did

@abinavrooney8556

3 жыл бұрын

@@Runoratsu 18seconds to be exact in 800 degree heat

@Runoratsu

3 жыл бұрын

@@abinavrooney8556 during the race commentary they talked about 27 seconds…?

@abinavrooney8556

3 жыл бұрын

@@Runoratsu checkout the F1.com and there is a brief investigation letter wwhich says 18 seconds but whatever his safe and healthy

Good video, reaction videos a good fillers during the 2020 craziness - As a 1982 VW Transporter (T25/T3), I watched this video in anticipation for the Orange VW pickup reaction 0:14

I have a tata nano in my home and im going to sell it right now

@donjoshuah4283

3 жыл бұрын

Well hi . Did you not see any of those safety ratings while buying the Tata Nano ? . Bruh

@sonibimal2576

3 жыл бұрын

@@donjoshuah4283 Oh hi, I was around 6 years old when my father bought the tata nano ,then tell me how am i supposed to look at the rating

@donjoshuah4283

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I see . I understand

@Janshevik

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonibimal2576 you should compare the safety rather with motorcycles than real cars.

@foxman105

3 жыл бұрын

Depending on where you live they had airbags installed. The ones sold in EU had to have ABS and Airbags. The ones in india didn't.

Ive got a 1997 classic Mini and after seeing this, I think I’m going to put it up for sale 😱😱

@grdn2607

3 жыл бұрын

I drive a mini too. Just install a rollcage.

@BelguimLover

3 жыл бұрын

Just don't crash it and you will always be safe.

@NRGamingBD

3 жыл бұрын

@@BelguimLover bruh what kind of advice is that????? Anybody else can bump into you car!

@BelguimLover

3 жыл бұрын

@@NRGamingBD i know, or perhaps drive on sunny days or plan routes where there are not so much traffic or cars.

@NRGamingBD

3 жыл бұрын

@@BelguimLover woah dude I wasn't expecting the reply so fast lol

perfect timing of that video only a day after grosjeans nearly fatal accident

At my collision repair shop, I had a collection of real deployed airbags, cut out and framed, hanging on my office walls. Each one was taken from a hard head on collision. Every one had a womans face in full makeup smashed into it. You could see all the detail, like mascara, eyeliner, blush, lipstick Ect. Even the surface was slightly stretched into the shape of a face. The customers loved it, because it was art taken from real life.

@chrisbaker2903

2 жыл бұрын

How many from women and how many from men?

11:56 green car 😱

Seeing this video after losing a friend in a fatal car accident really hits different.

I was scrolling through youtube and received the notification from carwow. I didn't even read the title just clicked on it. Still 22 views.

It's when you watch these videos that you realise how much damage can be done by someone who is not paying attention when driving. Technically, any driving offence could result in a fatality.

When I was a kid in 1967 I witnessed the outcome of a highway accident with fatalities. The cars were steaming heaps of shredded parts and there were bodies lying around on the road hundreds of feet apart. In even older crash films you see the tremendous dust fly out from the wood frames of cars in the 1910's, 1920's etc.

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

8 ай бұрын

Yup, yet the silly FanBoys hark back to a golden age of car safety! Fools

@rickdees2411

Ай бұрын

It would be nice, wouldn't it, if we could go back in time and redesign the old classics, to include all the latest safety innovations.